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Feds rooting out 'unwelcome speech' on campus: But what is that?
The failure of the University of Montana to respond adequately to sexual assault allegations has led to a broadening of how the federal government defines verbal harassment. Free speech advocates worry that the new policy will chill the right to speak freely on campus.
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James Holmes insanity defense: Judge sees 'good cause' to allow plea change
Lawyers for accused Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes said he is mentally ill, justifying a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. The judge said he would decide this month whether to accept the plea change.
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Why Prince Harry meets US vets in Colorado (+video)
Britain's Prince Harry, a veteran combat helicopter pilot, met Saturday with military vets competing in the Paralympic-style Warrior Games in Colorado.
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Holmes death penalty: Decision doesn't rule out plea deal later
Holmes death penalty decision was not a surprise. 'For James Eagan Holmes, justice is death,' the district attorney said. But there are many reasons there could be a plea deal later.
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Behind gun control debate, questions of what's practical, constitutional (+video)
Would new gun restrictions actually work? Are they constitutional? These questions frame the deeper debate between gun rights defenders such as NRA's David Keene and gun control advocates like Sen. Charles Schumer.
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The Monitor's View: Kids and digital media: removing the fears
Reports of Adam Lanza's war-game obsession and the new FTC rules on children's online privacy help refocus concerns on the effects of digital media on children. But parental anxiety can be channeled toward solutions.
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State laws legalizing marijuana put Obama in a bind: What are his options?
Voters in Massachusetts, Washington, and Colorado have multiplied the points of conflict between state and federal marijuana laws, making it harder for Obama to formulate a consistent policy.
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David Petraeus affair: Congress still wants him to testify, as questions grow
David Petraeus will not appear before Congress this week about the attack in Benghazi, Libya. But as more revelations come out about his affair, lawmakers say they still want to hear from him at some point.
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Vox News A 4th presidential debate? Larry King to moderate third-party candidate forum.
In the Oct. 23 debate, to be livestreamed over the Internet, independent presidential candidates are expected to take on a wider range of issues, including diminished civil liberties and the drug war.
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Modern Parenthood Next episode of Homeland? No, just a college recruiter chasing Noah
An Army general inviting my sleep-to-noon and video-game-playing son to a national leadership program sounded like something out of Homeland. But, no, it was just one more college recruiter chasing our Noah and our money.
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Latest polls: Romney's uphill fight not as steep
Public opinion polls are moving things in Mitt Romney's direction, with one expert suggesting that Romney 'has peeled off some of Mr. Obama’s softer support in addition to gaining ground among undecided voters.'
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One presidential debate over, and still undecided in Ohio
The Monitor watched Wednesday's presidential debate with undecided voter Maggie O'Toole in Ohio – an important battleground state. Why she is still not ready to commit to either President Obama or Mitt Romney.
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Mitt Romney scores points in presidential debate, but will it help him?
Mitt Romney appeared more at ease and in control than did President Obama at Wednesday's presidential debate in Denver, with experts saying it might have done him 'some good.'
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Decoder Wire Why is the Obama-Romney campaign rife with such awful ads?
This time around, reporters are searching for new ways to say the word 'slime.' One reason for the Obama-Romney mudfest is the nature of an incumbent president’s run for reelection, but other factors are in play, too.
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After new poll: Is Obama losing his touch with Colorado voters?
President Obama is trailing Mitt Romney in Colorado by five percentage points in a new poll, after Mr. Obama won the state in 2008. The president is in the midst of a two-day swing through the state.
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Suspected Aurora, Colo. shooter James Holmes gets 24 murder charges (+video)
After the charges were read, prosecutors and defense attorneys sparred over whether a notebook that news reports said Holmes sent to his psychiatrist and had descriptions of the attack was privileged information.
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Colorado shooting: Suspect is charged, no word on death penalty (+video)
Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes faces 142 counts, including killing with an attitude of 'extreme indifference to the value of human life generally.' Prosecutors are consulting with victims and their families over whether to seek the death penalty.
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If Colorado shooting was premeditated, can James Holmes plead insanity? (+video)
James Holmes faces an arraignment today. The Colorado 'Dark Knight' shooting case is expected to be dominated by arguments over the sanity of James Holmes.
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Why is Ron Paul still in the GOP race - and what does he want?
He hasn't won a single state primary or caucus, yet Ron Paul soldiers on in the GOP presidential race. He is quietly amassing delegates to the GOP national convention, but his real aim is to infuse the party with his brand of Republicanism.
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Cover Story Modern romance: Gen-Y is late to the wedding, but wants marriage
Gen-Y is is rewriting modern romance as the path to marriage gets longer but more certain: Young people want more certainty before the wedding.
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What went wrong for Mitt Romney in Colorado? (+video)
Mitt Romney downplayed expectations going into Tuesday night, and it was predicted he could lose to Rick Santorum in Minnesota and Missouri. But his loss in Colorado was a shocker.
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Is falling US marriage rate a bad thing? Some find positives in the data.
The portion of US adults who are married has hit a record low, barely half, which experts say bodes ill for child-rearing. But many see positives in the latest data and say the institution is not imperiled.
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Opinion: How the tea party can 'agree' with Occupy movement's demands
Given the somewhat amorphous slogans of the Occupy Wall Street movement, members of the tea party may be wondering if they should join the fray. Depending on how the Occupy Wall Street agenda is actually applied, many of the protesters’ calls for change resonate pretty strongly with tea partiers. University of Denver law professor Robert Hardaway suggests how the tea party might “agree” with five of the Occupy movement's top demands – in its own way:
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'Dramatic change' to marijuana laws? What bill before Congress would do.
A new bipartisan bill would remove marijuana from the company of heroin and cocaine in federal regulations, leaving it to the states to legalize pot – or not. Inter-state trafficking would remain a federal crime.
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Election 101: Ron Paul sets sights on 2012. Ten things to know about him.
Ron Paul is hoping the third time’s the charm. The Texas congressman declared his (third) candidacy for president Friday on ‘Good Morning America.’ The ‘intellectual grandfather’ of the tea party movement is a constitutional purist who’s as popular among his fervent followers as he is disliked by the GOP establishment. He’s a dark horse pushing for an upset victory.
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