Some politicians are already calling for stricter gun laws nationally in the wake of last week’s deadly shootings in Aurora, but several Colorado lawmakers say it’s still too soon to say what the policy impacts could be. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.

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May 24, 2013 | NPR · Rob Ford responded to a video that surfaced last week that The Toronto Star says appears to show him smoking the drug.
 

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May 24, 2013 | NPR · If President Obama’s newly recalibrated counterterrorism strategy demonstrates anything, it is his penchant for nuance.
 

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May 24, 2013 | NPR · Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones says he’s sorry for his comments at a university symposium that motherhood causes women to lose the focus needed to be good traders.
 

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May 24, 2013 | NPR · In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys.
 

May 24, 2013 | NPR · Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes to grilling up a tasty steak or other food on the grill? Yes — but deciding which one to use depends on what you’re after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — aka “natural” hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages.
 

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May 24, 2013 | NPR · Are women really being shut out of film criticism? One recent study claims that they’re worse off in the online world than they were in print.
 

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May 24, 2013 | NPR · Josh Homme presides over a dense, textured, unpredictable sound that’s equal parts mystery, intensity, beauty and bluster. QOTSA performed …Like Clockwork in its entirety, plus an assortment of older material, in a sold-out show at The Wiltern in Los Angeles.
 

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May 24, 2013 | NPR · The folk group brings a fresh sense of wonder to classic bluegrass sounds. Hear three songs from Overmountain Men, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.
 

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May 24, 2013 | NPR · The Toronto band plays a mix of old-school calypso, ska and West Indian styles. But its new album, Jumbie in the Jukebox, doesn’t so much revive classic genres as reinvent them for a new time.
 

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