God. Guns. Government. Gas. Grass.
Guaranteed someone will talk about one of these every single day.
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A Statement Rocks Rome, Then Sends Shockwaves Around the World
(Pope)"Benedict read a statement that said, in part, that after examining his conscience “before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise” of leading the world’s one billion Roman Catholics. He was resigning on Feb. 28, he said, becoming the first pope to do so in six centuries."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/world/europe/pope-benedict-xvi-says-he-will-retire.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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Mo. Bill Would Criminalize Lawmakers Who Introduce Gun Control Legislation
Amidst all the crazy rhetoric out there about gun control since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, this stands out today:
"State Rep. Mike Leara filed legislation Monday that would make it a felony for lawmakers to merely file legislation that would at all restrict gun rights."
http://stjoechannel.com/fulltext?nxd_id=327742
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Obama presses Congress for stopgap sequester fix
“It won’t help the economy. It won’t create jobs. It will visit hardship on a whole lot of people,” He added, it will “add hundreds of thousands of Americans to the unemployment rolls.” - President Obama
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-to-press-for-sequester-fix/2013/02/19/e647cd70-7a5d-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html
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32 days of higher gas prices comes at tough time
"What's behind the higher prices at the pump? It's a confluence of factors, from rising crude oil prices, to production cuts and refinery closings.
"Right now, things are tight worldwide," said Ray Carbone, president of New York commodities trading firm Paramount Options. "Refineries going down, unanticipated maintenance, and higher demand ... going into driving season."
http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/17/news/economy/gas-prices/
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Arizona court ruling upholds DUI test for marijuana
"An appeals court has issued a ruling that upholds the right of authorities to prosecute pot smokers in Arizona for driving under the influence even when there is no evidence that they are actually high."
http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/free/20130213arizona-court-ruling-upholds-dui-test-for-marijuana.html
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