White House vows to continue funding Obamacare, averting showdown with Democrats

The White House has assured Democrats it will continue to fund a key portion of Obamacare, clearing the way for negotiations on a series of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, according to two sources familiar with the decision. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had demanded that Congress pay for the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies — which lower health care costs …

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Colorado’s Governor John Hickenlooper warily learns to live with pot

When the people of Colorado voted in 2012 to legalize recreational marijuana, they instantly transformed their governor, John Hickenlooper, into America’s most reluctant pot pioneer. “If it was up to me, I wouldn’t have done it,� Hickenlooper admitted. “We were worried about everything,� Hickenlooper tells Yahoo News.

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Colorado’s Governor John Hickenlooper warily learns to live with pot

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