Texas To Require Architects Get Fingerprinted, Uruguay Set To Legalize Marijuana, Spanish-Language Obamacare Site Launches: P.M. Links

• Texas will require that architects who apply for an
  occupational license or are seeking to have a license renewed
  
  be fingerprinted as of January 1, 2014.
• The Russian defense minister has said that the Russian military
  will have
  500,000 soldiers on permanent contracts within a decade.
• Lawmakers in Colorado are worried that Denver will
  not have enough pot on hand to meet demand when recreational
  marijuana becomes available in the state on January 1, 2014.
  
  Bill O’Reilly is not happy about The Denver Post
  hiring an editor to cover marijuana, who he thinks will be in the
  business of “promoting intoxication.” In other
  marijuana-related news, Uruguay is expected to become the first
  country in the world to
  legalize the sale of marijuana today.
• The Spanish-language version of the
  Obamacare website has been launched.
• At least five have been killed amid looting in
  Argentina, where police are refusing to patrol the streets
  until their salaries are increased.
• 
  Twitter shares topped $50 today, a new high.

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