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Rick Santorum, a former Republican presidential candidate, prepares to speak at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis on Friday. Several delegates said they would back Mr. Santorum until he endorsed another candidate. (Associated Press)

Romney receives Colorado message

Mitt Romney's had a good couple of weeks, but Colorado conservatives let him know over the weekend that he's still got some wooing to do.

April 15, 2012
George Zimmerman stands with a Seminole County deputy during a court hearing Thursday in Sanford, Fla. He is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. He acknowledged only his presence. (Associated Press)

Zimmerman appears in Fla. court

Suspect George Zimmerman made his first appearance in a Florida courtroom Thursday, the day after he was charged with second-degree murder in the racially charged shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin.

April 12, 2012
Hal Uhrig (right) and Craig Sonner withdrew as defense attorneys for George Zimmerman, the man who claims self-defense in the fatal shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. "We're concerned for his emotional and physical safety," Mr. Uhrig said at a Tuesday news conference, saying that their client had cut off all contact and that he had left the state. (Associated Press)

Zimmerman cuts off contact with lawyers

Attorneys for George Zimmerman announced Tuesday that their client has cut off contact with them, forcing them to withdraw as his legal counsel in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager in Florida.

April 10, 2012
George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., who shot unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, is seen at left in booking photo provided by the Orange County Jail via the Miami Herald following a 2005 arrest, and at right in an undated but recent photo of Zimmerman taken from the Orlando Sentinel's website. (Associated Press)

Zimmerman puts up website to get out his side of story

George Zimmerman has launched a website to solicit support and donations, speaking out for the first time since his February shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Florida ignited a national outcry on race and justice.

April 10, 2012

Pro-life spat takes NPR station to ethics board

The National Public Radio station in Seattle is going before an ethics board Saturday after a pro-life media group filed a complaint accusing the station of airing a slanted story.

March 29, 2012
** FILE ** In this Oct. 14, 2011, file photo, Mike and Chantell Sackett of Priest Lake, Idaho, pose for a photo in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that property owners have a right to prompt review by a judge of an important tool used by the Environmental Protection Agency to address water pollution. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

Court backs Idaho couple in battle with EPA

An Idaho couple facing ruinous fines for attempting to build a home on private property that the federal government considered protected wetlands may challenge an order from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a unanimous decision.

March 21, 2012
**FILE** Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) greets Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow before the Colts' 27-13 win in Denver on Sept. 26, 2010. (Associated Press)

Broncos stick necks out for Manning; will Tebow stay?

The spirits of Colorado football fans soared a mile high when word broke Monday morning that future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning had decided to play for the Denver Broncos. They just had one request: Keep Tim Tebow, too.

March 19, 2012
**FILE** In Colorado and Oregon, advocates of gun rights were victorious when courts in both states agreed that universities must defer to state laws allowing permit holders to carry concealed handguns. Here, Virginia Delegate Robert G. Marshall, Prince William Republican, speaks at a gun rally in Richmond, Va., in support of a bill in the state legislature that would allow faculty with concealed carry permits to have firearms on college campuses. (Associated Press)

Colleges find ways to foil pro-gun rulings

Courts are ruling in favor of allowing those with concealed-carry permits to bring their handguns on campus, but universities are figuring out ways to keep the guns out.

March 8, 2012