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Colorado Gun Laws Remain Lax, Despite Some Changes
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Since the Columbine tragedy, the state’s lawmakers and voters have
passed some gun restrictions, but gun control opponents have
successfully fought other efforts.
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Place of Escape Becomes a Trap as 12 Killed in Colorado
By DAN FROSCH and KIRK JOHNSON
Witnesses described a scene of panic when a man, identified by the
authorities as James Holmes, opened fire in a theater showing the latest
Batman movie.
Liberal Donors Finding a Home in Massachusetts Race
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Elizabeth Warren’s haul — $24.5 million so far — has already catapulted
her to No. 15 on the list of most successful Senate campaign
money-raisers in history.
Syrians Fleeing Capital Leave Bodies and Bombs Behind
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
One family that managed to escape the conflict and cross into Lebanon
described a hellish landscape punctuated by explosions.
Lynsey Addario for The New York Times
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Sorting tobacco at a farm in Centenary, near Harare, Zimbabwe.
Golden Lining in Zimbabwe Land Takeover
By LYDIA POLGREEN
The seizure of white-owned farms was a disaster for Zimbabwe on many
levels, but tens of thousands of people got small farm plots and many
have fared pretty well.
On the Same Team, but Worlds Apart
By JULIET MACUR
Gabby Douglas, 16, has rapidly blossomed into the main competition for
Jordyn Wieber, the 17-year-old gymnastics world champion.
The Toughest VaultPornography Takes the Next Seat in Public Places
By MATT RICHTEL
The growing public display of pornographic content is a thorny issue for legislators, libraries and airlines.
Tax Loopholes Block Efforts to Close U.S. Deficit
By JONATHAN WEISMAN
Lawmakers point to ending tax dodges as an important fix, but one deficit hawk’s fight shows how difficult that is.
Arts & Leisure
A Real-Life Fairy Tale, Long in the Making
By LARRY ROHTER
The film “Searching for Sugar Man,” opening on Friday in New York and
Los Angeles, charts the strange career of the singer and songwriter
Rodriguez.
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In a Robbery, the Weapon Was at the End of a Leash
By MICHAEL WILSON
The police believe that a pit bull has been used as a threat and, when
demands were not met, as a means of attack in at least two robberies in
Jamaica, Queens.
Editorial: Afghanistan’s Economic Challenges
Corruption and poor governance are sabotaging its ability to become
self-sufficient. Time is running out as coalition forces prepare to
withdraw.
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A Family With 2 Moms, Except Before the Law
Same-sex couples with children face legal hurdles.
Movies »
Critic’s Notebook
A Prince of Film
The Japan Cuts film festival presents movies featuring the actor Koji Yakusho.
Wagnerian Difficulties
“Wagner’s Dream” looks at Robert Lepage’s staging of the “Ring” cycle for the Metropolitan Opera.
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With Ingredients From Alfa, Chrysler Bakes a Tasty Compact
Chrysler reached back more than a third of a century for the name of its
new compact sedan, which borrows its basic structure from its parent,
Fiat, and the Alfa Giulietta.
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The shooting in Aurora, Colo., brings calls for increased regulation of handguns.
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