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  • The artist famous for works measured in miles wants to drape long, billowing panels of silvery fabric over sections of a Colorado canyon. Not everyone is excited; some residents say art is no excuse for the damage it could cause.
  • We say we want to get to know our choices. So why do we still whine and whinny about too many debates? Rude audiences, a lack of spontaneity and the boring, lecture-style presentation are taking their toll on viewers.
  • The website Just Security made a detailed timeline of events leading up to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. False claims, conspiracy theories and calls to violence go back almost a year.
  • Private rooms for pumping breast milk and expanded therapy coverage for children with autism are two of the less publicized mandates of the Affordable Care Act. Also, being able to choose your OB-GYN.
  • House Speaker John Boehner is proposing a six-week debt ceiling increase to his Republican caucus. If adopted, it would take away the immediate threat to financial markets.
  • Six Democratic presidential candidates debate Wednesday night in Nevada ahead of the state's caucuses this Saturday.
  • Ten states voted in Super Tuesday's primaries and caucuses. At the end of the night, the map was a jigsaw puzzle of wins for Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. The most hard-fought state was Ohio, and Romney managed to squeak out a win.
  • Almost no one knows more about the rapidly growing Texas population than the state's demographer, Lloyd Potter. He talks about the historic shift in Hispanic population — and why he's glad he isn't studying the demographics of, say, New Hampshire.
  • Wildfires are still burning out of control in Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Florida. The governor of Oklahoma has declared a state of emergency.
  • Harriet Miers, nominated Monday to succeed Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, is considered one of President Bush's closest and most loyal advisers.
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