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dividual policyholders who were set to lose their insurance now must decide whether to stay with it or transition into one that complies with the Affordable Care Act. People with lower incomes can also see if they qualify for tax credits for a plan under the federal health care law, she said.
• "What's going to be the best interest of those folks? It's to give them the opportunity to choose," Muller said.
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11 SD Guard soldiers home from Afghanistan
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Eleven South Dakota National Guard soldiers have arrived home for Thanksgiving.
• The members of the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment flew to Rapid City Tuesday after serving a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.
• They were responsible for public affairs, print and broadcast journalism and training Afghanistan soldiers in public affairs duties.
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Gun advocates appeal 'Firearms Freedom Act' ruling
• Gun advocates ask US Supreme Court to uphold state laws designed to buck federal gun rules
By MATT GOURAS
Associates Press
• HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Gun advocates asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a lower court's ruling against state laws designed to buck federal gun rules.
• Earlier this year, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district judge's decision against the 2009 Montana Firearms Freedom Act. The law attempts to declare that federal firearms regulations don't apply to guns kept in the state where they were manufactured.
• Other pro-gun states have passed similar measures.
• The Justice Department has argued successfully that the courts already have decided Congress can use its power to regulate interstate commerce. Some gun-control advocates sided with the federal argument, saying "firearm freedom acts" would allow felons to obtain guns without background checks and make it harder to trace guns used in crimes.
• Gun advocates have long said only the Supreme Court can decide the case because it will have to limit the reach of Congress to regulate guns. The Supreme (Continued on page 24)
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