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July 26, 2012 | | GRAVE The controversial reburial of the remains of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s wife is the least of what they’re mad about in Hyannis Port. Paula Froelich on the missing permit, Kerry Kennedy’s arrest, and media tactics. FINALLY The presidential candidates are finally talking about guns, nearly a week after a lone shooter killed 12 people and injured nearly 60 more in a movie theater in Colorado. While speaking in New Orleans on Wednesday, President Obama told an African-American group that there could be more restrictions regarding keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and even said he'd work with lawmakers to make weapons harder to possess. "I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals," he said, adding that the steps shouldn't be controversial, but "common sense." Mitt Romney, on the other hand, said tragedies like the one in Aurora would not be prevented by changing national gun laws and made the mistake of alleging that suspect James Holmes obtained the weapons used in the movie theater massacre illegally—he didn't. WORDS Romney’s foreign-policy proposals are remarkably similar to Obama's, but his rhetoric is far more irresponsible—and much less likely to attract voters, writes Michael Tomasky. MURDER MYSTERY The wife of Bo Xilai, the late Chinese politician, has been indicted on charges of intentional homicide, according to state media reports, for the death of British businessman Neil Heywood. Another person named Zhang Xiaojun has also been charged alongside Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, but no details have been released on the second suspect. The state news agency reported that "conflicts of economic interest" were revealed by an investigation into Bo Xilai's family and Gu is believed to have poisoned Heywood with the help of her son and Zhang in response to fears that Heywood was threatening Gu's son's safety. AFTERMATH James Holmes' neighbors have finally returned home to the apartment building they shared with the man allegedly responsible for the brutal shooting at a Colorado movie theater nearly one week after the incident occurred. Police had not allowed anyone to return up until now, as they had been investigating and detonating Holmes' booby-trapped apartment. "Police will remain present throughout the night for security purposes," one Aurora officer confirmed. Investigators found Holmes' apartment filled with homemade grenades and 10 gallons of gasoline set to cause an explosion throughout the building as soon as someone opened the door. | | 
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