The Governor and the Legislature are locked in a last minute struggle over the California pension reform talks.  Its been made more complicated by an unrelated Supreme Court ruling prohibiting the State from requiring Charter Cities to use prevailing wage on municipal projects.

Traditionally, Americans celebrate the Fourth of July with parades, hotdogs, flags, and fireworks. This year, however, we've noticed some not-so-traditional celebrations planned for around the country and across our borders. Take a look at some of these non-conventional ways of celebrating below:

The Huffington Post reports the death of a folksy American TV icon:

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GlaxoSmithKline LLC pleads guilty this week to a $3 billion fine for illegally promoting unapproved drugs as well as failing to disclose the drugs safety precautions.

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Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama made statements following the SCOTUS ruling on healthcare, but what about Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson? While he was excluded from the national dialogue, he utilized the popular social media tool Storify to aggregate his tweets, posts, and opinions on the healthcare ruling:

What do you think of Johnson's views on health care?