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An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty federal pot tax.The measure would regulate marijuana the way the federal government handles alcohol and states that do legalize it would have to obtain a federal permit. Oversight of marijuana would be removed from the Drug Enforcement Administration and given to the newly renamed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana and Firearms, and it would remain illegal to bring marijuana from a state where it’s legal to one where it isn’t.

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A shootout that ended in a car crash engulfed in flames on the Las Vegas strip closed down the main road where the incident left a cab driver, a passenger in the cab and a rapper dead, and four other people injured.

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The nearly week long hostage situation in Alabama involving a five-year-old boy has finally come to an end.

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Spring will arrive early this year, according to America's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil.

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More drilling here in the U S of A and the fact that there isn't enough pipeline capacity to move the glut of domestically produced oil around the country to lower the price for everyone means it's cheaper to fill up your tank right here in Billings

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A waiter in Houston risked his employment and is being praised after he refused to serve some rude customers. Now I'm sure Michael Garcia has had to serve rude customers before but this was a "special" case

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The biggest game of the year is February 3 in New Orleans!  Where will you be watching?  The Big Easy is the ideal place but if you can’t make it there, there are plenty of places around Billings to get in on the action!  Check it out!

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On Sunday the price of a first class stamp will go up by one penny to 46 cents. The U.S. Postal Service needs the extra revenue to try to close a huge deficit created in part by 2006 congressional mandate, under which it has to pre-fund healthcare benefits for future retirees to the tune of $75 Billion

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Authorities in New Mexico say a teenage boy has fatally shot two adults and three children inside a suburban Albuquerque home.

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Well,  I just found out recently that it is.  I also found out some pretty important facts about donating blood and why it's so important  as well.

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Read all of the President's proposed gun regulations along with the President's gun violence plan and a full list of planned executive orders.

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The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research recently conducted a survey of of more than a 1,000 adults to view their perception of obesity and obesity related health issues. Here are some highlights from the survey, as reported by the Associated Press

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