 Christmas time, Valentines Day, time for gun sales
(9 News Denver: Tue, 25 Dec) DENVER (AP) - Instant background checks that are required on all Colorado gun sales from licensed firearms dealers hit a single-day record on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season the day after Thanksgiving.
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 Dems win, lose budget battle
(The Record: Sun, 23 Dec) WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers unveiled a $500 billion-plus catchall spending bill Sunday, reluctantly sticking within President Bush's budget but still protecting politically sensitive domestic programs from White House cuts.
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 P.E.I. fastest-growing Atlantic province
(The Journal Pioneer: Thu, 20 Dec) Prince Edward Island is the fastest-growing province in Atlantic Canada, with a population growth rate just below the national level, Statistics Canada says.
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 Aussie population exceeds 21 million
(Tenterfield Star: Sun, 23 Dec) Australia's population has cracked the 21 million mark, official figures show. And the country's fertility rate is flourishing, with more babies born in the year to June than ever before, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.
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Bangladesh to encourage "one couple one child" to tackle population explosion
Manitoba posts strongest population growth in 25 years
