{"id":10084,"date":"2013-03-07T04:40:45","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T12:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10084"},"modified":"2013-03-07T04:40:45","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T12:40:45","slug":"open-thread372013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/07\/open-thread372013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/7\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I had to walk another 1 1\/2 miles, so I\u2019m quite tired, but not so much that I cannot blog. I\u2019m current with replies, however briefly.  Tomorrow appears routine.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s took me 3:41 (average 5:09).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From USA Today<\/a>: <\/font>States with more gun laws have fewer gun-related deaths, according to a new study released Wednesday by Boston Children’s Hospital.<\/p>\n

This is NOT rocket science!<\/font><\/p>\n

From CNN<\/a>: <\/font>Overriding a veto by Arkansas’ Democratic governor, the state’s Republican-controlled House and Senate approved a bill to ban abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, the most restrictive such law in the country.<\/p>\n

Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, vetoed the bill Monday, saying it "blatantly contradicts the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court."<\/p>\n

And the Republican War on Women goose-steps on.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The Oregonian<\/a>:<\/font><\/p>\n

In case you were wondering how much U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley<\/a> disdains the automatic "sequestration"-driven cuts to education, here is a rundown of what he called them Wednesday:<\/p>\n