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SAYING NO TO GUN PURCHASES The FBI denied 72,659 attempted gun purchases under the background check system in 2010—about 1.2 percent of applications. Of those rejected, half had criminal

records, and 19 percent were fugitives. _Politico.com_ SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. SUBSCRIBE

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morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. LONG VOTING LINES IN FLORIDA At least 201,000 voters attempting to vote in

Florida in November gave up in frustration over long lines, an Ohio State University study estimates. Some polling places had lines so long they stayed open more than two hours past the

scheduled closing time. _Orlando Sentinel_ AL GORE'S MILLIONS A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com With a fortune of $300

million, politician-turned-environmental activist and investor Al Gore is now worth more than Mitt Romney. Gore recently exercised $30 million worth of Apple stock options, and personally

netted $100 million from the sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera. _Time_ TALLER HUSBANDS, SHORTER WIVES In only 3.8 percent of American married couples (of different genders) is the wife taller

than the husband. _TheAtlantic.com_ SUPER BOWL ADS, THEN AND NOW A 30-second ad on this year’s Super Bowl cost $3.8 million. For the first Super Bowl, in 1967, a 30-second ad cost $37,500.

_USA Today _ FEMALE PREMIERS IN CANADA The selection of Kathleen Wynne last week as the new premier of Ontario means that 88 percent of Canada’s population lives in provinces or territories

led by women. Female premiers also preside over Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, and Nunavut. _Bloomberg.com_ Explore More Noted