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Panasonic is back with its latest 3D home theater projector namely the PT-AE8000U. This 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) resolution projector is equipped with a new 220W Red Rich Lamp, offering a 2,400 lumens of brightness and an extremely high 500,000:1 contrast ratio. The PT-AE8000U projector’s built-in IR transmitter enables synchronization with active shutter 3D glasses and can transmit up to 20 feet. An optional IR transmitter offers greater installation flexibility with a transmission distance of up to 33 feet. Additionally, the Panasonic PT-AE8000U is equipped with three HDMI input terminals. The Panasonic PT-AE8000U 3D home theater projector will be released in late September or early October 2012. [Press Release]

Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today he is opposing Amendment 64, Colorado’s marijuana legalization measure which seeks to regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol and will on the Nov. 6 ballot.

“Colorado is known for many great things –- marijuana should not be one of them,” Hickenlooper said in a statement. “Amendment 64 has the potential to increase the number of children using drugs and would detract from efforts to make Colorado the healthiest state in the nation. It sends the wrong message to kids that drugs are OK.”

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President Barack Obama leads Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney 48 to 43 percent among likely voters, according to a poll released Wednesday by Fox News. The numbers represent a 4-point bump since the conventions, due in large part to increased support from women and independents.

From Fox News:

The conventions helped a number of undecided independents pick a candidate. Before the Republican convention in Tampa, independents backed Romney by a 10-point margin (42-32 percent) and 26 percent were undecided. Today independents go for Obama by 5 points (44-39 percent) and 17 percent are undecided.

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WASHINGTON — Help for combat-wounded troops who want to start families became a bit more likely Wednesday as Senate Democrats stiff-armed GOP opposition to a bill that would provide broader fertility treatment benefits.

Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department provide some limited benefits to military couples who cannot have children because the husband or wife was injured in combat. But both the VA and the Pentagon specifically deny benefits to couples who cannot conceive on their own and need assisted reproductive services such as sperm donors, egg donors or other surrogates.

In a recent decision, the Pentagon said it will continue to deny support for male service members who cannot produce their own sperm because of combat injuries. Pentagon lawyers told The Huffington Post that the issue was so complex that it required more study.

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If you want to re-live the iPhone 5 announcement and/or measure the total amount of time Tim Cook took a breath during the keynote, Apple just released the entire iPhone 5 announcement on its website. Watch it here and vote for who dressed best among Cook, Phil, Forstall and crew below. [Apple] More »