First legal recreational marijuana shop opens north of Uruguay border
A pre fab marijuana outlet near Pueblo Colorado draws out of state buyers, with many locals and visitors noting tax revenue and jobs. The piece contrasts New Mexico’s ban with Colorado’s legal market and jokes about a New Mexico motto to embrace a spaceport and legalized cannabis.
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Oklahoma
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Washington
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Missouri veto gambit urged to mirror Arizonas Medicaid clash
An editorial urges Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to veto almost all bills and sign only the budget and targeted measures to force Medicaid expansion, arguing the legislature has blocked growth and left Missourians without health coverage while critics cite reduced transparency and strong GOP majorities. The piece compares Nixon to Arizona's Jan Brewer and cites bipartisan concerns over health care, education funding, and public access to information.
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Jean-Luc Picard
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Jan Brewer
Missouri
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Chamber of Commerce
Ryan Silvey
Kansas City
Jay Barnes
Jefferson City
Brewer
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Matt Blunt
Chris Kelly
D-Columbia
Accountability in VA scandal targets Shinseki and Congress
The piece argues Congress and Republicans bear responsibility for veterans health care failures linked to VA mismanagement and underfunding. It cites Bush era policies, Iraq War costs, and delayed care driven by partisan funding battles, noting Shinseki’s efforts to reduce backlogs amid funding gaps.
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Shinseki
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Bush
Alec MacGillis
New Republic
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World Cup 1978 and Argentina’s Dark Era
The 1978 World Cup in Argentina occurred under a military regime marked by Operation Condor, torture centers, and mass disappearances. The regime used football to project legitimacy, constructing walls around slums while repressing opponents as tens of thousands suffered and many were killed or disappeared.
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FIFA
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Rafael Videla
Marguerite Feidowitz
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