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President Barack Obama's 2012 tax returns show he and first lady Michelle Obama paid $112,214 in taxes last year on $608,611 in adjusted gross income.

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DENVER (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend.

And the events and crowds will likely test the limits of new laws permitting pot use by adults

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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — SkyWest Airlines plans to eliminate one of its roundtrip flights between Gillette and Denver, starting May 2. SkyWest needs to cut the number of flights so it can meet the overall sleep network requirements and clear time to paint of some of its aircraft, according to the Gillette News-Record. The airport in

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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has broken the 500,000 skier-day benchmark for the first time this past winter season.

Resort managers calculated it hosted 502,222 visits, or skier days, this season, which started Nov

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A cool, rainy spring is easing dry conditions in parts of the nation's farm belt that saw the worst of last year's drought.

But optimism is being tempered, as that weather pattern has kept anxious farmers in most of Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and Wisconsin from planting

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is meeting on Capitol Hill Friday with House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

The Treasury Department says Lew is updating the House leaders separately on the state of the economy, both in the U

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Authorities don't suspect foul play in the death of a Superior man found in his home after a fire.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials say North Korea's new leader is trying to show the world and his people that he is in charge, rather than trying to trigger military conflict.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper tells Congress Thursday that his analysts believe North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is using rhetoric to gain recognition, and to maneuver the international community into concessions in future negotiations

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The State Board of Education hopes to have its search for Wyoming Department of Education director candidates completed by early June.

The board is tasked with coming up with three names for Gov

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