California Pot Ruling, Mitt Romney for the Win, Chicago Teachers Prep for Strike: P.M. Links

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  • An important marijuana ruling in California used by municipalities to justify banning dispensaries has been tossed out.

  • A study at the University of Colorado predicts a Mitt Romney win in November. Their system has correctly predicted every president since 1980.
  • State lotteries would make more money (and therefore reduce the need to raise taxes) if they were privatized.
  • Summer of Unrecovery: Jobless claims still going up.
  • FBI and DHS worry about ridiculous amounts of anarchy at the Democratic and Republican conventions. At least something interesting would happen.
  • Chicago teachers prepare to strike. How much would it cost to get them to never come back?

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