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Possible GOP presidential candidates play up gun credentials

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addressed the NRA's annual leadership forum, a kind of political pep rally the organization considers one of its premier events.

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Manufacturers see better times for economy, jobs

Economists don't expect explosive global or corporate growth this year, but the improving big economies of the U.S. and Europe will likely inspire companies to further increase spending on high-priced equipment.

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NCAA board endorses more power for big schools

The NCAA's board of directors took the first step toward shifting power to the five largest football conferences on Thursday, endorsing a 57-page plan that calls for giving 65 of the nation's biggest schools more autonomy.

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NRA seeks universal gun law at national meeting

The nation’s largest gun-rights group, which officially opens its convention of about 70,000 people Friday in Indianapolis, wants Congress to require that concealed weapons permits issued in one state be recognized everywhere, even when the local requirements differ.

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Turner skips hearing, documents claim no misdeeds

Indiana House Speaker Pro Tem Eric Turner missed an ethics review Wednesday but claimed in filings submitted to the panel that he did nothing wrong when he fought legislation that could have cost him millions of dollars.

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Indiana education panel approves new school standards

The approval from the Education Roundtable — co-chaired by Pence and Superintendent for Public Instruction Glenda Ritz and flushed with lawmakers, business leaders and education officials — means the standards passed one of the last hurdles before adoption.

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Pence: Agency switch not mandate on volunteering

Gov. Mike Pence said an executive order placing an independent state agency that promotes volunteerism under the authority of the agency that administers unemployment benefits isn’t a precursor to requiring volunteerism.

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