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    Safety Board Recommends Lowering Blood Alcohol Level The government wants to drop the blood alcohol limit for being legally drunk in order to avoid drunk driving fatalities.Currently, any driver found with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of...

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      Colorado Set To Tax Recreational Marijuana Sales Colorado is on its way to becoming the first state to regulate and tax the sale of recreational marijuana, as a bill passed by lawmakers earlier this week is...

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      Colorado Passes First Recreational Marijuana Market Law Colorado lawmakers passed the first U.S. laws regulating a recreational pot market, setting the stage for marijuana sales to anyone 21 and older starting next January, the Wall Street...

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      Internet Sales Tax Bill Passes Senate, Heads To House The Senate voted 69 to 27 Monday to pass a bill that empowers states to collect sales taxes from Internet purchases. Under the bill, states could require...

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      Gun Control Efforts Boost Firearm Sales The White House unintentionally is proving to be the best thing to happen to gun sales in decades, reports USA Today. In late April, firearms manufacturer, Sturm Ruger,  reported first-quarter results...

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    Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal In Rhode Island Rhode Island on Thursday became the nation’s 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, as a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in this heavily Roman Catholic...

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      Democrats Slam Arizona Gun Buyback Law On Monday when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed legislation forcing municipalities to resell firearms from gun buy-back programs rather than destroy them, closing a loophole in the conservative state’s laws, Democrats said...

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      Court Upholds Under 21 Ban On Gun Sales The National Rifle Association lost a court battle Tuesday when a federal appeals court refused to hear its challenge to a ban on handgun sales for purchasers under...

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    First Legal Online Poker Site Goes Live Online gambling has returned to the US with the launch of the first legal, real money poker site. Earlier today, gambling company Ultimate Gaming opened its virtual doors to the...

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    Fundraising Concerns Arise Following Tragedies

    Unfortunately, tragic events too often bring about opportunists looking to take advantage of sympathetic donors in the form of unwanted solicitations from fraudulent charities.

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