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Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 10 October 2015

First week sales were $5 million in Colorado and $2m in Washington

Details: Written by Eric Tucker of the Associated Press; Published: 06 October 2015

$20 billion final settlement in environmental damage claims

Details: Written by JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer; Published: 05 October 2015

Falling incomes mean graduates and their families are struggling for years

Details: Written by ERICA WERNER, AP Congressional Correspondent; Published: 05 October 2015

Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah challenges Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy

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Details: Written by MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press; Published: 05 October 2015

Supreme Court Agenda will deal with race in college admissions, abortion, unions and birth control

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Details: Written by ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press; Published: 03 October 2015

Trump criticized "gun-free zones," saying that the Oregon shootings could have been limited if instructors or students had been armed

Details: Written by KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press; Published: 01 October 2015

VIDEO: Watch the president's full speech here

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 01 October 2015

Fourteen Caribbean nations are calling for slavery reparations from former colonizers

Details: Written by STEVE PEOPLES, JILL COLVIN, Associated Press; Published: 28 September 2015

Candidates risk losing support if they ignore extreme right wing demands

Details: Written by HAROLD HECKLE, JOSEPH WILSON, Associated Press; Published: 27 September 2015

Spain wants to keep Catalonia but parties say they will move to secede

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