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Graphing the Great Gun Debate

ProPublica: We’ve compiled some of the best graphics on guns, from where they’re purchased to the laws governing how they’re used.

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New Tanning Industry Campaign to Dismiss Skin Cancer Fears Draws Fire from Doctors Group

FairWarning: A new campaign by the tanning industry to promote the safety of sunbed use has come under fierce attack from the American Academy of Dermatology.

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Visualized: Guns and Murder in Florida

Grant Smith and Mc Nelly Torres: Data shows that over the last decade, the likelihood that a murder in Florida will involve a firearm has steadily increased.

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In Florida, Federal Government Will Likely Set Up State Health Care Exchange

Ashley Lopez: It looks like Florida officials are going to hand off implementation of parts of the Affordable Care Act to the federal government.

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Florida Tea Party Groups Still Fighting Health Care Law

Ashley Lopez: Even though Republican state officials have begrudgingly accepted that the 2011 health care reform law needs to be implemented in Florida, the once politically relevant tea party is still fighting the law.

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For Florida Lawmakers, Slow Acceptance of Health Care Reform Law

Ashley Lopez: The state of Florida will finally begin to consider implementation of a federal law that has been in place since 2010 — the Affordable Care Act.

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Accuracy Isn’t Priority as VA Battles Disability Claims Backlog

Aaron Glantz: Of the 17 Inspector General’s reports analyzed, the highest error rates were in Los Angeles, San Diego, Wichita, Phoenix, Honolulu, Pittsburgh and St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Visualized: Florida’s Uninsured and Medicaid Eligible

Grant Smith: How many Floridians are uninsured and eligible for Medicaid? Examine the data yourself.

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Where the Candidates Stand on Medicare and Medicaid

Suevon Lee: With total Medicare spending projected to cost $7.7 trillion over the next 10 years, there is consensus that changes are in order. But what those changes should entail has, of course, been one of the hot-button issues of the campaign.

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For Disabled Veterans Awaiting Benefits Decisions, Location Matters

Aaron Glantz: Veterans in sparsely populated states often encounter quick resolution of their compensation claims for problems ranging from back injuries to post-traumatic stress disorder while those in metropolitan areas languish.

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