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<![CDATA[On-street parking payment just a phone call away]]>
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<![CDATA[Scouring car seats and cup holders for coins or screaming choice words at a parking kiosk that just doesn't care may become less common in the crowded Cherry Creek North shopping district.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jordan Steffen </B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:09:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Griego: Illegal immigrant teeters on INS "discretion"]]>
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<![CDATA[Here is a man, the father of two daughters, one of whom has serious medical problems, including Down syndrome. I know him only through the stack of letters on my desk.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tina Griego</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:06:19 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ritter's proposed budget cuts education, taxes junk food, halts tax breaks]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13734032?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13734032]]>
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<![CDATA[Schools would see less money, state workers would take home smaller paychecks, and those with sweet tooths would pay more for candy and soda.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Hoover and Lynn Bartels </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:56:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Family of man slain by Denver police hopes to move beyond tragedy]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13733062?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A weathered wooden cross with plastic flowers sits outside the Valencia home in Montbello, a reminder that a father's death 1 1/2 years ago was a tragedy that could have been avoided.]]>
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<![CDATA[cillescas@denverpost.com (<B>By Carlos Illescas </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:56:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Federal judge in Denver sentences hot-dog swindler to 15 years]]>
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<![CDATA[A kosher meat salesman who left a trail of victims on two continents was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday in a decision cheered by those who were fooled by the smooth-talking hot-dog salesman.]]>
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<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (<B>By Felisa Cardona </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:53:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver community leaders back "restart" for Montbello High]]>
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<![CDATA[Montbello High School needs a "restart" that will allow more autonomy on teacher hiring and budgeting, and future students in the neighborhood may benefit from the establishment of multiple smaller high schools, northeast Denver leaders said Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:51:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Girls soccer coach gets 24 years for kidnapping, sexual assault of Littleton player]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13733263]]>
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<![CDATA[A Littleton soccer coach was sentenced to 24 years in prison Friday in Jefferson County District Court for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl last year.]]>
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<![CDATA[mmcphee@denverpost.com (<B>By Mike McPhee </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:07 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fire destroys huge house in Colorado Springs' western foothills]]>
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<![CDATA[A fire leveled a large house in Colorado Springs' western foothills Friday evening, sending firefighters on a race to prevent flames from spreading to the surrounding woods and fields. Two dozen homes were evacuated.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Man's body found in Centennial home's front yard probed as homicide]]>
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<![CDATA[The death of a young man whose body was found early Friday in a Centennial front yard is being investigated as a homicide.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (<B>By Howard Pankratz </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Guilty plea on firearms charge by man who allegedly threatened Obama during DNC]]>
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<![CDATA[A man accused of making statements about assassinating then-presidential candidate Barack Obama during the Democratic National Convention in Denver last year pleaded guilty Friday to a firearms possession charge in federal court.]]>
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<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (<B>By Felisa Cardona </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Frozen Dead Guy's fame still hot after 20 years]]>
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<![CDATA[Exactly 20 years ago, the body of Norwegian Bredo Morstol arrived in Nederland, where his grandson had hoped to open a cryonics facility.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Suspect arrested in woman's stabbing death.]]>
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<![CDATA[A Denver man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a woman in southeast Denver early Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:01 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Mother gets 16 years over abuse of children.]]>
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<![CDATA[A mother who left her children in the care of another family, even though she knew they were being abused, was sentenced Friday to 16 years in prison.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:01 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Grocery workers ask union leaders to allow strike]]>
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<![CDATA[The Colorado grocery workers' union pleaded in a letter to its international leadership Friday to authorize a strike before the busy food holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Markey is lone undecided vote on health care among Coloradans in Congress]]>
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<![CDATA[Nearly all of Colorado's congressional delegation is split along party lines as the House vote on a sweeping health care bill approaches.]]>
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<![CDATA[kcrummy@denverpost.com (<B>By Karen E. Crummy  </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:16:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Grocery union wants strike option for holidays]]>
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<![CDATA[The local grocery workers' union pleaded in a letter to its international leadership today to authorize a strike before the busy food holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas.]]>
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<![CDATA[mmcphee@denverpost.com (Mike McPhee  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:39:11 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Education groups warn K-12 cuts will mean bigger classes, teacher layoffs]]>
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<![CDATA[Education groups say the 4.6 percent cut to K-12 education proposed by Gov. Bill Ritter will mean bigger class sizes, teacher layoffs and fewer electives, resources and services.]]>
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<![CDATA[coconnor@denverpost.com (<B>By Colleen O'Connor </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:19:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver police arrest suspect in woman's stabbing death]]>
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<![CDATA[A Denver man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a woman in southeast Denver early Friday morning.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:27:59 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Halloween crackdown nets 350 arrests for drunken driving.]]>
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<![CDATA[A statewide crackdown on drunken driving netted 350 arrests over the Halloween weekend.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:27:58 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Hot dog scam ends with long prison term]]>
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<![CDATA[A kosher meat salesman who scammed investors out of nearly $2.5 million by faking purchase orders for hot dogs was sentenced to 15 years in prison today in U.S. District Court in Denver.]]>
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<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (Felisa Cardona  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:01:15 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Soccer coach given 24 years for sex with girl]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13731984]]>
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<![CDATA[A Littleton soccer coach was sentenced to 24 years in prison today in Jefferson County District Court for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl last year.]]>
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<![CDATA[mmcphee@denverpost.com (Mike McPhee  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:38:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Woman stabbed to death in home, friend arrested]]>
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<![CDATA[A Denver man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a woman in southeast Denver early this morning.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:19:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[NB I-25 near Fort Collins open after accident]]>
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<![CDATA[The northbound lanes of Interstate 25 near Fort Collins were shut down by a fatal traffic accident this afternoon.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:07:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Boulder fire truck on emergency run hits SUV]]>
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<![CDATA[A Boulder fire engine on an emergency run collided with a SUV at the intersection of Broadway and Baseline Road early this afternoon in Boulder resulting in a woman being hospitalized.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:03:47 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Body found on Centennial lawn  identified]]>
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<![CDATA[A 23-year-old man identified as Andrew Gleston Graham was found dead this morning in the front yard of a Centennial home, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Tattered Cover makes room for used books]]>
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<![CDATA[Already reeling under competition from chain bookstores and dot-coms, which can undercut their independent cousins by bulk buying and selling at much lower prices, locally owned bookstores are taking it on the chin even worse in today's struggling economy.]]>
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<![CDATA[twalker@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom Walker </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:14:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[World IronMan champ Scott sues over Boulder bike-car wreck]]>
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<![CDATA[BOULDER &mdash;  Six-time World IronMan champion and Boulder resident Dave Scott is suing a 61-year-old driver whose car he collided with while riding his bike in May.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Vanessa Miller  / <i>The Camera  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:05:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Coroner IDs student found dead in Denver dorm]]>
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<![CDATA[A student found dead in a college dorm room near downtown Denver has been identified by authorities.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:26:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Montrose man found dead below Red Mountain Pass]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13728919?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[MONTROSE, Colo.&mdash;An 82-year-old Montrose man missing for over two weeks has been found dead, the victim of an apparent accident on Red Mountain Pass.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:55:36 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado schools recognized for healthy habits]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13725742?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[In an effort to promote good habits, Colorado educators Thursday recognized 11 state school districts and two schools that have taken steps to make healthy food and exercise as important to students as learning the ABCs.]]>
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<![CDATA[aespinoza@denverpost.com (<B>By Annette Espinoza </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:43:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[DPS puts Montbello principal on leave]]>
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<![CDATA[Montbello High School principal Peter Mosby, a nationally known outdoor sportsman, was placed on paid administrative leave Monday by district officials.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:45:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Boulder Falls trail to stay closed]]>
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<![CDATA[BOULDER &mdash;  The city of Boulder's open space department has decided to indefinitely close the popular Boulder Falls trail after finding no reasonable way to fix the area's rock-fall danger.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Laura Snider  / <i>The Camera  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:21:38 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Boulder Planning Board: Don't ban pot businesses]]>
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<![CDATA[BOULDER &mdash;  The Boulder Planning Board recommended Thursday night that the city take a light hand with medical marijuana-related businesses and move cautiously on any new regulations.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Erica Meltzer  / <i>The Camera  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:49:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver sheriff petition headed to DA's office]]>
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<![CDATA[Seven petition circulators who worked for a company hired by Denver sheriff's deputies in their bid to ask voters to broaden their arrest powers used "questionable" practices, perhaps forging thousands of signatures, elections officials said Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:35:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Former worker tried to sell Colorado GOP's e-mail list]]>
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<![CDATA[An unnamed former state Republican Party worker earlier this year tried to get political campaigns to shell out $7,000 for a list containing the e-mail addresses of nearly 160,000 Colorado Republicans.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:25:49 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Medical-marijuana caregiver dispute goes to court]]>
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<![CDATA[Attorneys for medical-marijuana advocates filed a motion Thursday asking the court to invalidate the state Board of Health's decision to drop a portion of the definition of caregivers.]]>
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<![CDATA[mmcphee@denverpost.com (<B>By Mike McPhee</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:25:17 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[GLBT group getting new community center in Denver]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13725733]]>
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<![CDATA[East Colfax Avenue soon will have a new fixturea gathering spot for the region's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:24:44 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[10 Colorado Republicans seek federal investigation of U.S. attorney nominee]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13725736?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado state Sen. Ted Harvey of Highlands Ranch, joined by nine of his Republican colleagues, sent a letter Thursday to members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee asking for an investigation into Colorado U.S. attorney nominee Stephanie Villafuerte's role in accessing a restricted federal database while working on Bill Ritter's 2006 gubernatorial campaign.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:24:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[RTD gets federal go-ahead on Gold Line]]>
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<![CDATA[RTD said the Federal Transit Administration has formally approved the environmental impact statement on the $590 million Gold Line commuter-rail train that is to run from Union Station to Ward Road in Wheat Ridge.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:23:46 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Results of Greeley's mayoral race, Mapleton's bond issue and mill levy still unknown]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13725740?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[It's Friday, but there are still unanswered questions about who and what won in Tuesday's general election.]]>
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<![CDATA[mwhaley@denverpost.com (<B>By Monte Whaley</B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:23:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Petitions turned in on initiative to cut vehicle-registration fees]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13725741?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The backers of a ballot proposal that would wipe out most vehicle-registration and telecommunication fees plus decrease the state income-tax rate submitted 140,000 signatures to the secretary of state Thursday afternoon.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:22:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Silverton tax hike spells school fixes]]>
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<![CDATA[The Silverton School will go forth with nearly $11.9 million in its pocket to "thoroughly rehabilitate" the 1911 building after voters Tuesday approved a tax increase worth $1.2 million, Superintendent Kim White said.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Victoria Barbatelli </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:21:44 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Multiple shots fired in Springs, victim taken to hospital]]>
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<![CDATA[Some residents on the east side of Colorado Springs awoke this morning to gunfire; a person was hit by two rounds and taken to a local hospital, police said.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:16:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado event offers help to homeless vets]]>
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<![CDATA[David Bowman received a free haircut, vision test and flu shot at the 19th annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down on Thursday at the Colorado National Guard Armory.]]>
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<![CDATA[coconnor@denverpost.com (<B>By Colleen O'Connor </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:38:30 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Student found dead in Auraria dorm]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13724828]]>
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<![CDATA[A student at the Community College of Denver  was found dead in a dorm room tonight, but initially it does not look to involve foul play, officials said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:31:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ritter to propose cuts to K-12 education in 2010-11 budget]]>
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<![CDATA[Gov. Bill Ritter is expected to propose cutting state funding to public schools by as much as 6 percent in the 2010-11 budget he rolls out today.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Hoover </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:02:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Panel proposes letting voters amend state constitution to ease budget woes]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13717778?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A panel looking at the state's long-term budget problems recommended legislation on Wednesday to give voters the chance to overhaul the state constitution in 2012.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Tim Hoover <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:58:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Auralia's father gets 15 years in prison on pot charge]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13725536]]>
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<![CDATA[Leo Cisneros was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for selling marijuana out of his family's Denver apartment, far less than he faced had a jury found him guilty of child abuse resulting in the death of his daughter, Auralia.]]>
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<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (<B>By Felisa Cardona</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:38:21 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver Archbishop Chaput says promises were broken on abortion]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput will address parishioners on health care reform &mdash; and more specifically abortion &mdash; in a letter to be read at Masses this weekend.]]>
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<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (<B>By Electa Draper </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:25:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver opts not to renew contract with jobs partner]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13725743]]>
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<![CDATA[In the wake of a scathing audit, Denver is parting ways with a nonprofit partner that uses federal aid to fuel job growth.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:22:22 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Wintry weather lets Keystone open day early]]>
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<![CDATA[A snowy October and cold nighttime temperatures helped Keystone open a day early Thursday, much to the delight of locals and visiting skiers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:20:30 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Record high of 77 degrees Thursday in Denver precedes warm weekend]]>
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<![CDATA[Yards covered in snow a week ago were basking in the warm glow of record heat Thursday as Denver notched its highest Nov. 5 temperature on record.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:20:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pay-by-phone parking gets trial in Cherry Creek]]>
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<![CDATA[Pay-by-phone parking is coming to Cherry Creek North in the form of a six-month pilot. All kiosk-metered parking locations will have the feature during the trial run.]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:18:05 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Victim of shooting at Denver club dies]]>
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<![CDATA[One of the people shot early Sunday at Club Posh in southeast Denver died Thursday morning at Denver Health Medical Center.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:17:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Johnson: Wingin' it on medical-pot options]]>
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<![CDATA[I honestly do not know why some politician did not come up with this earlier. When even I know we could tomorrow bring sanity to the free- for-all that is the state of medical marijuana in Colorado, well, folks are just not trying.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Bill Johnson</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:15:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Corrections]]>
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<![CDATA[The Denver Post will correct all errors occurring in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story &mdash; an error of fact or a point requiring clarification &mdash; please call the city desk at 303-954-1201.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:10:26 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Nederland marks a chilly anniversary]]>
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<![CDATA[While plans for his next big party in his honor are under way, Nederland's Frozen Dead Guy is quietly celebrating an anniversary Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:39:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Nine who allegedly broke into cars and mailboxes indicted in metro wide identity theft ring]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13722349?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Members of an identity theft ring who allegedly stole financial information from cars and mailboxes and then scammed at least 26 businesses have been indicted by the Jefferson County grand jury.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Keystone opens with new bridge]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13722227?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[KEYSTONE &mdash;   The view up and down the Snake River valley from the base of Keystone's gondola has always been a Colorado classic.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Bob Berwyn  / <i>Summit Daily news  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Jeffco task force looking for suspect]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13721603?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Police are asking the public's help in finding a 24-year-old man who is accused of stealing a pickup truck, which hit a sheriff's deputy after he stopped it.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:26 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Club Posh shooting victim dies]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13721515?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13721515]]>
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<![CDATA[One of the victims shot early Sunday at the Club Posh in southeast Denver died this morning at Denver Medical Center.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:19 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Cleared in daughter's death, Cisneros sentenced to 15 years for pot sales]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13721770?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13721770]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Leo Cisneros was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for selling marijuana out of his family's Denver apartment, nearly two months after a jury found him not guilty of child abuse resulting in]]>
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<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (Felisa Cardona  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:17 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Record high temperature for Denver]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13722092?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13722092]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Yards covered in snow a week earlier were basking in the warm glow of record heat today, as Denver notched the highest Nov.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Pedestrian ID'd in fatal Aurora accident]]>
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<![CDATA[A 42-year-old man walking on South Parker Road who was hit and killed last night by a 17-year-old driver has been identified.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:05 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Single car rollover on I-25 sends three to hospital]]>
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<![CDATA[A single-car accident on northbound Interstate 25 has resulted in three people being taken to St.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:56:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dougco elects GOP-backed school board slate]]>
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<![CDATA[Voters turned out in record numbers for the school-board election in Douglas County, electing four new members who had been endorsed by the Republican Party.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Colleen O Connor <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:56:49 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Health insurers blame rate increases on 2-year-old Colo. law]]>
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<![CDATA[Health-insurance companies are blaming significant rate increases this fall on a 2-year-old state law that prohibits them from charging small businesses more for having unhealthy workers.]]>
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<![CDATA[jenbrown@denverpost.com (<B>By Jennifer Brown </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:30:05 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Supreme Court hears ID theft arguments]]>
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<![CDATA[DENVER&mdash;A massive raid on a Colorado tax business catering to immigrants was necessary to uncover the crime of identity theft and authorities needed the thousands of confidential documents]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (IVAN MORENO     Associated Press Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:02:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dillon rejects marijuana dispensaries]]>
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<![CDATA[DILLON, Colo.&mdash;Medical marijuana dispensaries have been banned, for now, in one Summit County town.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:42:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Judge nixes alleged Denver kingpin's third attempt to ditch lawyer]]>
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<![CDATA[A federal judge told Brian Kenneth Hicks he has a right to an attorney but that he does not have an absolute right to choose his lawyer.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:13:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Trucker jailed after two Colorado state workers held at knifepoint]]>
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<![CDATA[A South Carolina truck driver was arrested Tuesday night at the northbound Port of Entry weigh station on Interstate 25 in Fort Collins after allegedly holding two state employees hostage at knifepoint.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:13:01 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Tough times: 3 in 4 Denverites in survey stressed]]>
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<![CDATA[Chill out, Denver. An American Psychological Association report released Wednesday suggests 75 percent of metro residents are stressed.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:12:39 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Nine arrested on drug, firearms charges in Colorado]]>
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<![CDATA[Nine people, including suspected gang members, were arrested on federal and state charges involving the possession of firearms and dealing crack cocaine, the Colorado U.S. attorney said Wednesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:11:39 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Man arrested in Fort Morgan slaying]]>
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<![CDATA[A man was arrested in Greeley early Wednesday just hours after a recent arrival to Fort Morgan was stabbed to death in front of her apartment house.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:10:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Suspect in Boulder abortion-clinic threat may get plea deal]]>
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<![CDATA[The man accused of threatening the lives of Boulder abortion doctor Warren Hern's family is negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors.]]>
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<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (<B>By Felisa Cardona </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:09:05 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Tenor of new DPS board may be seen early in first meeting]]>
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<![CDATA[The true tenor of Denver's new school board may be revealed Nov. 30, minutes after new members are sworn in and the officers are elected.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:47:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Former New Life Church pastor Haggard starting prayer group in home]]>
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<![CDATA[Ted Haggard, who was exiled from the ministry after a homosexual relationship with a Denver prostitute was revealed in fall 2006, is starting a prayer group in his Colorado Springs home Nov. 12.]]>
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<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (<B>By Electa Draper </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:45:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Big ballot plans may be a "no" go in Colorado]]>
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<![CDATA[Economy-minded voters on Tuesday did more than reject tax hikes and debt questions for some of their community's most dire and most popular causes; they also sent a warning to those planning increases for struggling projects and local agencies in the near future, analysts say.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jessica Fender</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:01:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[DIA manager's no-show at meeting rankles City Council]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver City Council members were irritated Wednesday when Denver International Airport manager Kim Day was a no-show at a council committee meeting that was to review the airport's terminal redevelopment project.]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeffrey Leib </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:21:44 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Close votes delay some Colorado election results]]>
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<![CDATA[Barbara Cleland went to bed Tuesday night thinking she had lost an Aurora City Council seat by a measly 12 votes.]]>
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<![CDATA[cillescas@denverpost.com (<B>By Carlos Illescas </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:15:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Nine more flu-related deaths have been reported in Colorado, bringing the total number of deaths this season to 34.]]>
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<![CDATA[The Denver Post will correct all errors occurring in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story &mdash; an error of fact or a point requiring clarification &mdash; please call the city desk at 303-954-1201.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:05:13 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver center for torture survivors shut]]>
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<![CDATA[A Denver center that offered counseling and legal help to asylum-seeking immigrants who said they had been tortured in their home countries has closed after losing its federal grant.]]>
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<![CDATA[binley@denverpost.com (<B>By Bruce Finley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:03:23 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[CSU study: Insulin levels may hold dementia key]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado State University researchers think insulin levels in the brain may be the key to understanding how some types of dementia progress.]]>
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<![CDATA[mwhaley@denverpost.com (<B>By Monte Whaley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:01:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Greene: Home is where her heart's been for a century]]>
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<![CDATA[Sameness rarely makes headlines. Marion Kelly is newsworthy precisely because of her unchanging geography &mdash; the improbable distinction of living in one house for each of her 100 years.]]>
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<![CDATA[sgreene@denverpost.com (<B>By Susan Greene</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00:06 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Griego: I found a Denver treasure at the polls]]>
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<![CDATA[I'm one who ignores the "mail-in" part of the mail-in ballot, cost savings and convenience be damned. I like my voting to feel like voting, which is how I end up in the Wel lington Webb city building where I am greeted by the beaming visage of one Josephine Falls.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tina Griego</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:59:42 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado cops feel handcuffed by medical-pot changes]]>
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<![CDATA[Local law enforcement officers said they are flummoxed by "murky, confusing and vague" rules governing medical-marijuana production and are looking to the state legislature for clarification this January.]]>
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<![CDATA[mmcphee@denverpost.com (<B>By Mike McPhee </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:58:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pundits assess impact of elections on Colorado in 2010]]>
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<![CDATA[In key contests Tuesday, Republicans won two gubernatorial races, and Democrats prevailed in special elections for two congressional seats. What does it signal for Colorado and the 2010 midterm elections? We asked political experts and politicians to weigh in:]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:20:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Auroran walking on road killed by car]]>
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<![CDATA[A 42-year-old man walking on South Parker Road was hit and killed by a 17-year-old driver tonight.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:47:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Haggard to lead worship again]]>
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<![CDATA[Ted Haggard, who was exiled from the ministry after a homosexual relationship with a Denver prostitute was revealed in fall 2006, is starting a prayer group in his Colorado Springs home Nov. 12.]]>
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<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (Electa Draper  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Council committee wants to speak with DIA's Day]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver City Council members reacted with irritation today when Denver International Airport Manager Kim Day was a no-show at a council committee meeting that was to review the airport's terminal redevelopment project.]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (Jeffrey Leib  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:01:49 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Most Denverites stressed, survey indicates]]>
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<![CDATA[Chill out, Denver.  An American Psychological Association report released today suggests 75 percent of metro residents are stressed out.]]>
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<![CDATA[jbunch@denverpost.com (Joey Bunch  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:53:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver voters drive off vehicle-impoundment initiative]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver voters Tuesday soundly defeated a ballot initiative that would have significantly restricted police discretion on whether to impound cars driven by unlicensed drivers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:12:47 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Plea bargaining underway in Boulder abortion threat case]]>
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<![CDATA[The man accused of threatening the lives of Boulder abortion doctor Warren Hern's family is negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors, court records show.]]>
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<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (Felisa Cardona  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver man pleads guilty in assault on 11-year-old]]>
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<![CDATA[As his trial was about to begin in Denver today, Eugene Summers, 50, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the 11-year-old son of a family friend in 1989 and again in 1990.]]>
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<author>
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<![CDATA[Voters rejecting Aurora library-tax proposal]]>
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<![CDATA[A property-tax hike that would stave off closing four of the seven libraries in the city was failing Tuesday night.]]>
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<![CDATA[cillescas@denverpost.com (<B>By Carlos Illescas </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:45:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[South Carolina truck driver held after allegedly taking DOT employees hostage]]>
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<![CDATA[A South Carolina truck driver was arrested Tuesday night at the northbound Port of Entry weigh station on Interstate 25 in Fort Collins after holding two state employees hostage at knife point.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Slightly trimmed Clyfford Still Museum set to break ground]]>
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<![CDATA[After a recession-induced delay of about nine months, groundbreaking for the $29 million Clyfford Still Museum has been set for Dec. 14. The museum, to be just west of the Denver Art Museum's Hamilton Building on Bannock Street midway between West 12th and West 13th avenues, is scheduled to open in the middle of 2011 &mdash; a year later than planned.]]>
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<![CDATA[kmacmillan@denverpost.com (<B>By Kyle MacMillan</B> / <I>Denver Post Fine Arts Critic</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:55:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Suspect arrested in death of Fort Morgan woman]]>
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<![CDATA[A man was arrested in Greeley early this morning just hours after a recent arrival to Fort Morgan was stabbed to death in front of her apartment house.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:34:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Man stabs self in ruse to miss work shift at Blockbuster]]>
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<![CDATA[Calling in sick would have been easier.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (<B>By Howard Pankratz </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:28:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Turnout below 50% in Colorado counties not unusual for odd-year election]]>
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<![CDATA[Voter turnout in most parts of Colorado hovered well under 50 percent Tuesday, in contrast to the intense interest shown to last year's election.]]>
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<![CDATA[jingold@denverpost.com (<B>By John Ingold </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:20:46 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver school-board election seen as neighborhood schools vs. charters]]>
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<![CDATA[Voters on Tuesday shifted the balance of power on the Denver Public Schools board, creating a majority that is less sympathetic to charter schools.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:02:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Corrections]]>
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<![CDATA[The Denver Post will correct all errors occurring in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story &mdash; an error of fact or a point requiring clarification &mdash; please call the city desk at 303-954-1201.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:46:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Tierney: Teachers' gossip a teachable moment]]>
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<![CDATA[Could adults gossiping in the office be more devious than the teenagers in "Gossip Girl"?]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>Mike Littwin is taking time off. His column will return soon.</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:42:36 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Longmont's George Kanemoto built a reputation of generosity]]>
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<![CDATA[George Kanemoto and his late brother Jimmie were two of Longmont's best-known citizens: farmers, businessmen and philanthropists.]]>
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<![CDATA[vculver@denverpost.com (<B>By Virginia Culver </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:41:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado alters pot rule, alarming some]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado health officials on Tuesday temporarily struck the definition of "caregiver" from rules governing sales of medical marijuana, which providers say may make it harder for patients to buy pot legally.]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom McGhee</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:05:15 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Johnson: Critics of golf-course goose hunt hit target]]>
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<![CDATA[Truth being fully told, I kind of expected writing about it would fully wreck everything. It is the nature of life now. If you say "right," a bunch of people are bound to, for no good reason, reply "wrong."]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Bill Johnson</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:40:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Douglas County school board races bring record turnout]]>
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<![CDATA[In a record turnout for a school-board election, unofficial results show voters elected four candidates backed by the Republican Party to the Douglas County school board.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Erin Feese </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:11:07 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[GOP gubernatorial rivals outline what Colorado needs]]>
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<![CDATA[Republican Scott McInnis won't debate his GOP rivals for fear it will damage party unity, but Tuesday night the former congressman challenged Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter to a series of debates.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:56:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Breckenridge voters OK possession of small amounts of marijuana]]>
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<![CDATA[Breckenridge residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana and paraphernalia under town law. Unofficial results show 71 percent of voters approved the initiative.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:55:30 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Three incumbents look headed for re-election to Boulder City Council]]>
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<![CDATA[Early results in the Boulder City Council election Tuesday showed all three incumbents headed for re-election.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Erica Meltzer </B> / <I>Daily Camera</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:55:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Noon winning Centennial mayor's race; Hall leading in Sheridan]]>
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<![CDATA[In Arapahoe County elections, it appeared Cathy Noon was going to win the race for Centennial mayor. Ron Phelps had a narrow lead in City Council District 1, and Sue Bosier and Rebecca McClellan had strong leads in Districts 2 and 3, respectively.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Kathryn Richert and Daniel Smith </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:30:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[McLean out in front in Brighton mayoral race; Downing elected in Northglenn]]>
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<![CDATA[A quiet election year resulted in sparse voter turnout in Adams County.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Joey Kirchmer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:30:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[A short, off-year mail-in ballot led to low turnout in Jefferson County, according to Deputy of Elections Josh Liss.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Karen Groves </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:29:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Challenger takes decisive lead in bitter battle for Longmont council]]>
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<![CDATA[Challenger Katie Witt was cruising to a decisive victory Tuesday night in a bitter fight over the Ward 2 City Council seat that has involved charges of campaign abuse.]]>
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<![CDATA[mwhaley@denverpost.com (<B>By Monte Whaley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:27:17 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Broomfield picks mayor, council members; home-code violations extended]]>
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<![CDATA[The Broomfield City Council will have three familiar faces and three new ones in the coming year.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Broomfield Enterprise</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:26:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bigger bond issues losing in Boulder County]]>
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<![CDATA[Boulder County voters were in no mood for taking on big chunks of bonded debt.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:25:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bid to hike Colorado Springs' property-tax rate failing badly]]>
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<![CDATA[Rattled by an economic downturn and skeptical of City Hall, Colorado Springs voters were overwhelmingly rejecting a proposal to raise property taxes to stave off deep cuts in city services next year.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:24:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Short standoff ends in Fort Collins]]>
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<![CDATA[Two workers at a Interstate 25 port of entry weigh station in Fort Collins were taken hostage at knifepoint tonight.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:35:32 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Greeley man gets 62 years in attack]]>
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<![CDATA[A 27-year-old Greeley man was sentenced to 62 years to life in prison today for holding an high school student captive and raping her in her apartment in January.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:34:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Arbitrator backs RTD in wage, benefit dispute]]>
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<![CDATA[An arbitrator has ruled in favor of RTD in a wage and benefit dispute with its union, saving the transit agency an extra $10 million it would have had to pay employees over three years had labor prevailed.]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeffrey Leib </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:32:59 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver safe-water group gets funds for Africa]]>
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<![CDATA[A total of $3.56 million in cash and other support will help one of Denver's top global-aid organizations expand its work providing safe drinking water and sanitation systems in economically troubled African nations.]]>
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<![CDATA[coconnor@denverpost.com (<B>By Colleen O'Connor </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:32:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver auditor faults nonprofit on creating jobs]]>
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<![CDATA[A nonprofit that received access to nearly $6 million in federal aid from the city of Denver to fuel job creation "has remained significantly and constantly noncompliant" with job-creation goals, City Auditor Dennis Gallagher reported Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:32:15 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[State Rep. Nikkel says state's spending disclosure website too short on details]]>
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<![CDATA[Lawmakers who this spring pushed to post every state expenditure online now say the state's website dedicated to that purpose provides too few details and thwarts the will of the legislature.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jessica Fender </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:32:14 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ritter's energy office returns fire on "patronage" barbs]]>
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<![CDATA[The director of the Governor's Energy Office recently interviewed 20 people from scores of applicants and hired someone who had worked on Republican Bob Beauprez's gubernatorial campaign.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:32:11 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Reward offered for Western Slope ram poacher]]>
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<![CDATA[Energy companies working on Colorado's Western Slope have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person who poached a bighorn sheep ram.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:31:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Springs lawyer accused of denying access to woman's service dog]]>
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<![CDATA[A Colorado Springs lawyer is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice on allegations he turned away a disabled woman's service dog.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:31:50 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Public-TV station to start investigative journalism unit.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707004?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707004]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver public-TV station KBDI- Channel 12 is launching a nonprofit investigative journalism unit, Colorado Public News.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:31:49 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Jerusalem mayor's speech at DU sparks rival rallies]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707003?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The divide over Jerusalem was as clear as the busy street that divided protesters in Denver on Tuesday night, as about two dozen people gathered on each side of East Iliff Avenue.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:31:49 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Impound initiative fails in Denver; Breck OKs pot possession]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13705316?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13705316]]>
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<![CDATA[A ballot initiative requiring police to impound the vehicles of drivers without valid licenses failed tonight after more than two-thirds of voters opposed it, the Denver Post is reporting.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<![CDATA[jingold@denverpost.com (John Ingold and Jessica Fender  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:35:21 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Trial date for father of alleged terrorist postponed.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707009?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Lawyers preparing for the trial of a Colorado man whose son is charged with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction are getting more time to get ready.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:38:01 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Rep. Dave Schultheis to retire next year.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707007?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707007]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Republican state Sen. Dave Schultheis says he's retiring from the legislature.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:38:00 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Jerusalem mayor's speech divides DU groups]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13706419?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13706419]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[The divide over Jerusalem was as clear as the busy street that divided protesters in Denver Tuesday night, as about two dozen people gathered on each side of Iliff Avenue.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[jbunch@denverpost.com (Joey Bunch  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:59:27 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Health department changes pot "caregiver" rule]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13704223?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13704223]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Colorado health officials on Tuesday temporarily revised rules governing medical marijuana in order to comply with a court decision that said a supplier must do more than give patients marijuana]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (Tom McGhee  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:39:07 -0700]]>
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</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Lawyer sued in service dog case]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13705122?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13705122]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[A Colorado Springs lawyer is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly turning away a disabled woman's service dog.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[jbunch@denverpost.com (Joey Bunch  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:26:17 -0700]]>
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</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[$10,000 reward being offered in bighorn sheep poaching case]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13704500?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13704500]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the person who poached a bighorn sheep north of DeBeque last week.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:15:05 -0700]]>
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</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Man says he stabbed himself because he didn't want to work]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13702589?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13702589]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[A 29-year-old man who claimed he was attacked and stabbed by three people - skinheads or Hispanic males - confessed Monday night that he stabbed himself because he didn't want to go to work,]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:01:45 -0700]]>
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</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Gang ringleader gets 32 years in prison]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13704246?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13704246]]>
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<![CDATA[The ringleader of a gang which specialized in home invasions and car thefts has been sentenced to 32 years in prison, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:35:45 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Plea pending in sex tape case; investigators clear UNC]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13695266?source=rss]]>
</link>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13695266]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A plea agreement is in the works for Vance Fulkerson, the former University of Northern Colorado drama professor who is accused of secretly videotaping students while they used the toilet and]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post  / <i></i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:06:33 -0700]]>
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</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Public assistance programs worry about meeting season's heavy demands]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699159?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699159]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Colorado public-assistance programs are predicting that they will be hard-pressed to handle this year's surging demand. The Colorado Low-income Energy Assistance Program is anticipating a 15 percent increase in applications this season.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jordan Steffen</B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:27:50 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Exec bankrolls board hopefuls]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699835?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699835]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[The owner of a Denver company that makes truck trailers has combined with business partners to donate nearly $200,000 to three candidates in the city's school-board election.]]>
</description>
<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:38:43 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Pueblo attempted-murder suspect linked to New Mexico and Texas "Ether Man" crimes]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698703?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698703]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[Investigators have used DNA evidence to link a man accused of trying to kill a Pueblo police officer and his family last month to the series of "Ether Man" rapes spanning two decades in New Mexico and Texas.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (<B>By Howard Pankratz </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:06:01 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[UNC theater department's faculty/student dynamic questioned]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699227?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699227]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[The outside investigator hired after sexual-misconduct allegations were leveled at a University of Northern Colorado professor raised numerous questions about relationships between faculty and students in the school's theater department.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[mwhaley@denverpost.com (<B>By Kevin Vaughan and Monte Whaley</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:32:15 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Ritter defends ex-aide over restricted records]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699160?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699160]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday publicly defended Stephanie Villafuerte, the White House's nominee for U.S. attorney in Colorado, as questions linger about whether she played a role in the accessing of a restricted federal database while working on Ritter's 2006 gubernatorial campaign.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Hoover</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:20:14 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Ritter: $400 million in transportation funds around the corner]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699157?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699157]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[The FASTER transportation measure passed by lawmakers earlier this year could generate up to $180 million this year for Colorado roads and bridges, and about $220 million next year, Gov. Bill Ritter said Monday.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeffrey Leib </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:09:44 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Program could match Colo.'s next generation of farmers with land, expertise]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699230?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699230]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[Seth Roberts' Weathervane Farm on the banks of Cottonwood Creek feeds dozens of families in the Upper Arkansas River Valley. His organic produce, free-range chickens and eggs, and fresh cut flowers are in high demand at the local farmers markets.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[jblevins@denverpost.com (<B>By Jason Blevins </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:31:46 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[CU president emeritus William Baughn dies]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698950?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698950]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[University of Colorado president emeritus William H. Baughn passed away Sunday in Boulder. He was 90. The cause of death was not immediately available.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[jbunch@denverpost.com (<B>By Joey Bunch</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:56:17 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Greene: Stapleton developer Forest City's poor planning pits park against school]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699156?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699156]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA["At Stapleton, the one thing we could never have planned for was the people." So reads Forest City's website for the mega-development where its own lack of planning (you know, <I>for the people</I>) has prompted tensions over whether to build a park or a school.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
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<author>
<![CDATA[sgreene@denverpost.com (<B>By Susan Greene</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:53:41 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Griego: Reunion sparks look at roads North]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699105?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699105]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Upon the advent of the 50th reunion of North High School's class of 1959, it occurred to Alan Iannacito that while it is interesting to learn what became of classmates after graduation, he really wanted to know how they ended up at North in the first place.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tina Griego</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:52:43 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Denver sushi bar owner formally charged in shooting death]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698704?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698704]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[The owner of a downtown Denver restaurant and sushi bar has been formally charged with murder in a fatal shooting at his business.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (<B>By Kieran Nicholson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:38:34 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Two Denver councilmen back medical-marijuana sales tax]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699959?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699959]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[Denver City Council members Charlie Brown and Chris Nevitt are polar opposites on how much regulation the burgeoning medical marijuana industry should face.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:40:20 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Up to 225,000 Colo. drivers without valid license still on the road]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699226?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699226]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[More than 200,000 people might be driving illegally in Colorado, and such drivers were involved in crashes that caused nearly one-fourth of all state traffic deaths last year, state auditors reported Monday.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[dolinger@denverpost.com (<B>By David Olinger</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:04:02 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Election 2009: Colorado ballots for mail vote due back by 7 p.m. today]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699158?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699158]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Colorado voters have until 7 p.m. today to drop off mail ballots for this fall's election. A Denver initiative requiring police to impound the vehicles of unlicensed drivers is one higher-profile measure on this year's ballot.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>Denver Post staff and wire reports</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:27:12 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Linkhart ends youth-jobs funding push]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699958?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13699958]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Councilman Doug Linkhart on Monday backed off his push to amend Mayor John Hickenlooper's budget to add $700,000 for youth-employment programs.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:18:04 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Former state Sen. Tom Wiens files to run for Bennet's seat]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698705?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698705]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Another Republican is gearing up to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:27 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[DPS seeks approval of girls charter school stressing athletics.]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698702?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698702]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Denver Public Schools Monday recommended the approval of an all-girls charter school focusing on developing leadership skills through athletics. Final approval by the school board still is needed.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:25 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Man fatally shot is identified; suspect sought]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698701?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698701]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Police on Monday named the man shot to death behind an East Colfax Avenue restaurant early Friday as 35-year-old William Harris. Police are still looking for a man dressed in dark clothing who ran from the area where Harris was found shot multiple times.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:25 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[U.S. House OKs veterans cemetery for Pikes Peak area.]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698700?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698700]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to create a new national cemetery in southern Colorado. The bill still has to go before the Senate.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Threats against doctor admissible]]>
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<![CDATA[Federal prosecutors say statements from a Washington man accused of threatening a Colorado abortion doctor's family should be admitted in court.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[CU mourns passing of former president Baughn]]>
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<![CDATA[University of Colorado president emeritus William H. Baughn passed away Sunday in Boulder. He was 91 years old.]]>
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<![CDATA[jbunch@denverpost.com (Joey Bunch  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:48:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Wyo. rafting deaths lawsuit settled]]>
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<![CDATA[Grand Teton Lodge Co. has settled a lawsuit over a 2006 rafting accident on the Snake River that killed three people.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Ben Neary</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:23:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Teen injured in avalanche in stable condition]]>
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<![CDATA[A 17-year-old Eagle County resident injured in an avalanche Sunday near the Climax Mine was in stable condition Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Bob Berwyn </B> / <I>Summit Daily News</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:23:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Boulder seeks feedback on street art]]>
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<![CDATA[The city of Boulder wants to know what residents think of pavement art, based on a mural on South 31st Street near Bucknell Court.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:05:47 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Restaurant owner charged with murder in downtown shooting]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13695926?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The owner of a downtown Denver restaurant and sushi bar has been formally charged with murder in a fatal shooting at his business.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:59:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[New technology, police efforts stall auto thefts]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691863?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Car owners buy glass-etching paste to burn their VIN permanently onto every window. Rural sheriffs plant GPS tracking devices on farm tractors or four-wheelers left out as bait for machinery thieves.]]>
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<![CDATA[mbooth@denverpost.com (<B>By Michael Booth </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:06:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Would-be Pueblo cop killer suspected of New Mexico serial rapes]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13696417?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Investigators have used DNA evidence to link a man accused of trying to kill a Pueblo police officer and his family last month to the series of "Ether Man" rapes spanning two decades in New]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:49:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Police ID two men in Sunday downtown shootings]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver police today identified two men in custody after a pair of downtown shootings early Sunday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:16:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Another campaign-related e-mail sent out to state workers' accounts]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13673166?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13673166]]>
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<![CDATA[The tables have turned, with Republican state employees complaining they've received invitations to a fundraiser for Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter on their work e-mail accounts.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:08:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Aurora police ID shooting victim]]>
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<![CDATA[Aurora police today named the man shot to death behind an East Colfax Avenue restaurant early Friday as 35-year-old William Harris.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:49:33 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Hundreds in Denver, Colorado Springs still need hepatitis C testing]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691861?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Four months after a terrorizing and high- profile hepatitis C outbreak linked to hospital drug theft, hundreds of patients who might have been exposed to the liver disease still may not have been tested.]]>
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<![CDATA[jenbrown@denverpost.com (<B>By Jennifer Brown </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:07:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[David Lane seeks cases that keep government on leash]]>
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<![CDATA[If the case is big and controversial and involves the government and the Bill of Rights &mdash; even, and maybe especially, if television cameras are around &mdash; Denver attorney David Lane is a good bet to end up in the middle of things.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Kevin Vaughan</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:27:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Few glitches, low turnout reported for mail-in voting]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691494?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691494]]>
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<![CDATA[Coming one year after the frenzied, record-busting turnout of the 2008 election, this year's election might feel a little quaint.]]>
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<![CDATA[jingold@denverpost.com (<B>By John Ingold </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:21:23 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver school choice a hit with students]]>
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<![CDATA[The chaos begins in the Black household on weekday mornings around 6 a.m., when the family's three children prepare to head off to three different Denver high schools.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:13:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[No one hurt in Denver apartment fire]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691667?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver firefighters quickly doused a fire that broke out in an apartment bedroom Sunday in a complex at 5400 W. Warren Ave.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:09:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Yellowstone wolves shot that were part of study]]>
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<![CDATA[A Yellowstone National Park wolf biologist says the killing during hunting season of two collared wolves will affect a study examining wolf pack dynamics in and around the park.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:08:13 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Jeffco: Woman dead, man wounded in stabbing]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691665?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A woman is dead and a man injured after a double stabbing Sunday at an apartment complex in Jefferson County.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:07:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Johnson: Box-shaped heart of the holidays]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691495?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[It is November. Are you kidding? Is it just me, or did summer seem only three weeks long? Halloween has come and gone, which means Thanksgiving has to be about three weeks away, which likely means tomorrow.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Bill Johnson</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:06:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Three shot as Halloween fun turns violent in Denver]]>
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<![CDATA[Halloween turned violent in Denver on Sunday morning with two shooting incidents, a party that turned into a fight, and a high-speed car chase, police said.]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom McGhee </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:57:58 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Early Denver apartment designer Roland Wilson, 83, changed the city's skyline]]>
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<![CDATA[Roland Wilson, one of Denver's first apartment designers to include indoor pools and underground parking, died after a long illness on Oct. 22 at his Cherry Hills home. He was 83.]]>
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<![CDATA[vculver@denverpost.com (<B>By Virginia Culver </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:40:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Poison center gets bagful of calls about glow sticks]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691672?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Glow sticks were the trickiest treat in this year's Halloween bag.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jordan Steffen </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:21:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Yellowstone visitors see less drama since king elk died]]>
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<![CDATA[Visitors to northern Yellowstone National Park have been filing a lot fewer unusual auto damage claims during this fall's elk mating season compared to recent years.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mead Gruver </B> / <I> The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:21:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Summit County avalanche injures skier, 19]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691670?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A 19-year-old Eagle County man was injured after he was caught in an avalanche as he skied down Bartlett Peak in Summit County on Saturday.]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom McGhee</B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:21:23 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Nederland woman says attacker wore "Scream" mask]]>
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<![CDATA[A Nederland woman reported that someone wearing a mask from the movie "Scream" attacked her in her home Saturday night, police said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:21:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[New CU building will include meditation room]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691664?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Rock-climbing walls in campus recreation centers are so 10 years ago. But not every campus has a designated yoga and meditation space.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:20:59 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Chicago fundraiser shows White House's committment to Michael Bennet's campaign]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691235?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Anyone looking for evidence of the priority the White House is making the election of Sen. Michael Bennet doesn't have to look much farther than a glitzy ballroom at the Chicago Ritz-Carlton on a night last June.]]>
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<![CDATA[mriley@denverpost.com (<B>By Michael Riley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:02:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Douglas County housing development draws criticism]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13691233?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A project that could net this upstart city 2,500 new homes and $45 million in taxes is causing headaches for Douglas County neighbors who worry that the building boom will increase traffic and decrease planned open space.]]>
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<![CDATA[cillescas@denverpost.com (<B>By Carlos Illescas </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:02:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Eagle County man injured in Summit County avalanche]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13690598?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A 19 year-old Eagle County man was injured after he was caught in an avalanche as he skied down Bartlett Peak in Summit County Saturday.]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (Tom McGhee  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:36:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Woman dead, man wounded in Jefferson County stabbing]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13690451?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A woman is dead and a man injured after a double stabbing at a Jefferson County apartment complex this morning.]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (Tom McGhee  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:35:46 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver firefighters extinguish apartment blaze]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13690468?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13690468]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver firefighters quickly doused a fire that broke out in an apartment bedroom in a complex at 5400 W. Warren Ave. today.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:06:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Vets in college struggle with delayed GI Bill benefits]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687241?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687241]]>
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<![CDATA[Some 60,000 applications for post-9/11 GI Bill benefits remain unprocessed nationwide, leaving some veterans waiting for tuition and stipend payments as enrollment for the spring academic semester begins.]]>
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<![CDATA[coconnor@denverpost.com (<B>By Colleen O'Connor </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:07:53 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Colorado Marine among missing in crash off California coast]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687199?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687199]]>
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<![CDATA[A Colorado Marine is one of nine people missing after a midair collision off the coast of Southern California on Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>Denver Post staff and wire reports</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:06:25 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Denver's Gorilla Run sets world record]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687910?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687910]]>
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<![CDATA[In the annals of obscure accomplishments, even this is out there.  More than 1,000 people in gorilla suits crammed streets and bike paths in LoDo Saturday morning, setting a Guiness World Record]]>
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<![CDATA[jingold@denverpost.com (John Ingold  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:31:21 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Boulder's Pearl Street Mall animated, but peaceable]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13688007?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13688007]]>
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<![CDATA[Halloween night in Boulder was going smoothly so far, Police Chief Mark Beckner said to reporters at a 9:30 p.m. Saturday briefing, with crowds on the Pearl Street Mall behaving themselves.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Daily Camera</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:23:10 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[November weather can be fickle]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687192?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687192]]>
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<![CDATA[Even though November is usually a tranquil month, with numerous pleasant, springlike days, it also can be a snowpacked wintry month. In fact, November is Denver's and Colorado's second- snowiest month. March is the snowiest, and April is behind November in third place.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Woebbeking </B> / <I>Weather Central Inc.</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:19:55 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Broomfield voters get say on home ordinance]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687190?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687190]]>
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<![CDATA[Supporters of controversial Ordinance 1891 say it encourages pride in homeownership and neighborliness.]]>
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<![CDATA[mwhaley@denverpost.com (<B>By Monte Whaley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:19:22 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Greek Orthodox Church to honor Denver doctor]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687189?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687189]]>
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<![CDATA[The Greek Orthodox Church is honoring a Denver dermatologist for outstanding service to his faith with investiture as Archon of St. Andrew the Apostle.]]>
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<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (<B>By Electa Draper </B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:18:54 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Tax windfall for open space]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687188?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687188]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[While most Colorado governments are struggling, the Pitkin County open space program expects a $3 million tax windfall from higher property assessments that don't yet reflect the recession.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:15:18 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Persistence pays in case of missing cellphone]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687187?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687187]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A determined Colorado man found his missing cellphone at a trash dump after dialing the number from his girlfriend's phone and listening for the ring.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:14:31 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Fright and glee as Denver police host annual Halloween party]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687126?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687126]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[One by one they came tripping out of the black plastic door &mdash; zombies, pirates, super heroes, killer clowns &mdash; each one staggering away from what was inside with looks of gleeful terror.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[jingold@denverpost.com (<B>By John Ingold </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:10:38 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Denver sets layoffs to balance budget]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687052?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687052]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[After 20 years working for the city of Denver, Keith Chavez suddenly must come up with a new game plan to support his wife and three children.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:07:30 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Greene: Pot-permit process a sign our system's high already]]>
</title>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687116?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687116]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[My indoctrination began in a waiting room monitored by surveillance cameras and an armed guard.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[sgreene@denverpost.com (<B>By Susan Greene</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:07:00 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Doctors differ widely on views about medical marijuana]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687109?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13687109]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[An average of 400 requests for medical marijuana cards flow into the state health department for review daily, but the real gatekeepers in the rush to buy pot legally are the physicians and osteopathic doctors who sign the patients' applications.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[mmcphee@denverpost.com (<B>By Mike McPhee </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:06:49 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[N.M. man gets 5 years in road-rage attack]]>
</title>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13686880?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13686880]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A Santa Fe man has been sentenced to five years in prison stemming from a high-speed road-rage attack a year ago.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Associated Press</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00:46 -0700]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Burglar breaks into Northglenn officer's home, steals gun]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13686879?source=rss]]>
</link>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13686879]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A burglar broke through a window and slipped into the home of a Northglenn police officer Friday night, stealing his Glock 26 pistol and a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser belonging to a friend.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[kmitchell@denverpost.com (<B>By Kirk Mitchell </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:54:14 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Denver councilman wants to regulate pot shops]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13686692?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13686692]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown wants the city to create a new licensing system for medical-marijuana dispensaries, which he says are growing unchecked.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:53:44 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[DUI suspected when Denver police car rammed]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13686667?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13686667]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A suspected drunken driver was arrested after he allegedly slammed into the side of a patrol car and then took off running on foot before being caught a few blocks away, authorities say.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[kmitchell@denverpost.com (<B>By Kirk Mitchell </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:52:41 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Parker Marine missing in mid-air collision off Southern California]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13685123?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13685123]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A Colorado Marine is one of nine people missing after an air collision off the coast of Southern California on Thursday.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>Denver Post staff and wire reports</i>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:51:03 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Northglenn police pistol stolen in burglary]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13685115?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13685115]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[A burglar broke through a window and slipped into the home of a Northglenn police officer's home last night, stole his Glock 26 pistol and a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser belonging to a friend.]]>
</description>
<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[kmitchell@denverpost.com (Kirk Mitchell  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:43:44 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Suspected drunken driver crashes into Denver police car]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13685119?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13685119]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A suspected drunken driver was arrested after he allegedly slammed into the side of a patrol car and then took off running on foot, authorities say.]]>
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<![CDATA[kmitchell@denverpost.com (Kirk Mitchell  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:41:04 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Two lost Boulder hikers rescued]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13685088?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13685088]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Two Boulder hikers were rescued Friday after they wondered off a trail in the Green Mountain area in unincorporated Boulder County.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post  / <i></i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:59:16 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Don't get spooked by H1N1 virus this Halloween]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681095?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681095]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Even the undead get sick, so vampires and zombies, along with pirates, ghosts and princesses who are ill this Halloween should stay home, experts say.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[coconnor@denverpost.com (<B>By Colleen O'Connor </B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:01:51 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Denver deputies agree to put off pay raises]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681094?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681094]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Denver sheriff's deputies have agreed to delay their negotiated pay increases of 4.5 percent scheduled for next year to help balance the city's budget.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:01:21 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Sledmaker on slippery slope with Silverton city hall]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681477?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681477]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[The handmade wooden sleds gliding around the streets and hillsides of Silverton in winter give this remote mountain town an innocent resemblance to a Norman Rockwell painting.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[nloholm@denverpost.com (<B>By Nancy Lofholm </B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:59:01 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Dental work key to identifying missing Colorado teen]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681476?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681476]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Jenny Hammond was a bright Douglas County teenager who wanted to see the United States and earn summer money when she went to upstate New York in 2003 as part of a crew selling magazine subscriptions, her mother said Friday.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (<B>By Howard Pankratz </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:58:27 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Flakes melt, sun returns as storm leaves Colorado]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681474?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681474]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[The sun returned and the highways reopened Friday as Colorado said farewell to the remnants of a huge autumn storm.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (<B>By Kieran Nicholson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:57:53 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Focus on the Family's Dobson slates exit for February]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681475?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681475]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Focus on the Family founder James C. Dobson will end his 32-year stint as the voice of the conservative Christian ministry at the end of February, the Colorado Springs-based nonprofit announced Friday.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (<B>By Electa Draper </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:57:22 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Denver Health swine-flu vaccinations postponed]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681096?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681096]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Denver Health Medical Center announced Friday afternoon that it will postpone 17 H1N1 flu clinics because of low supplies of the vaccine.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By 9News and The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:09:15 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[90 Fort Carson GIs bound for Iraq, Afghanistan]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681089?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681089]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[About 90 soldiers from two Fort Carson units are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:39:02 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Griego: Poverty task force a study in dedication]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681512?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681512]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[You have been waiting, with bated breath, no doubt, for an update on the state legislative interim Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tina Griego</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:53:18 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Marie Beauprez, mother of ex-congressman, dies at age 88]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681449?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681449]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[If a field needed to be plowed or a cow needed to be milked, Marie Beauprez could be counted on to jump in and get the job done and still get supper on the table and the wash on the line.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:12:51 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Udall widens push for nuclear plants]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681307?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681307]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[As Congress aims for a national energy fix, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall on Friday broadened his push for mini-nuclear-powered plants as part of the solution by addressing the hot-button matter of radioactive waste.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[binley@denverpost.com (<B>By Bruce Finley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:01:55 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[First lawsuits filed in Arizona sweat-lodge tragedy]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681097?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The first two lawsuits in what could be a flurry of legal actions stemming from a deadly sweat-lodge ceremony led by author and motivational speaker James Arthur Ray were filed Friday in Arizona.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Bob Christie </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:32:56 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Masked gunmen rob Taco Bell staff.]]>
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<![CDATA[Two masked gunmen held up a fast-food restaurant in Colorado Springs on Thursday night, corralling six workers into an office and robbing them at gunpoint.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:32:51 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Motion in fatal-crash case delayed.]]>
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<![CDATA[A motion to throw out blood and breath tests in a fatal crash that killed two Connecticut librarians won't be decided on until at least mid-December.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:32:50 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hung jury in child sex-assault case]]>
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<![CDATA[The trial of a Niwot man who admitted to drinking an 8-year-old girl's urine and spending time with her in the nude ended Friday with a hung jury, The Daily Camera reports.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:32:49 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Aurora police put up reward in fatal shooting]]>
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<![CDATA[Aurora police are offering a $2,000 reward for information in the fatal shooting of a man early Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:32:48 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Report: Colo. missing mark on education]]>
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<![CDATA[DENVER&mdash;Colorado is one of several states reporting that its students have mastered math and reading skills when they don't meet tougher federal standards, federal officials said this week.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (DAN ELLIOTT     Associated Press Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:31 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Aurora police investigate fatal shooting]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13679439?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13679439]]>
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<![CDATA[Aurora police are offering a $2,000 reward for information in the fatal shooting of a man early Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:46:07 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Snow gone, Colorado highways now open]]>
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<![CDATA[The huge storm that blanketed the Front Range Wednesday and Thursday has moved on and roads and highways on the eastern plains, an area hit with "ground blizzards," have re-opened.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:17:10 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Snows bring early avalanche danger to Colorado backcountry]]>
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<![CDATA[The heavy snows in Colorado the past week have created an early and potentially deadly avalanche season, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said today.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:18:47 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Masked, armed robbers stick-up Springs eatery]]>
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<![CDATA[Two masked gunmen held up a fast-food restaurant in Colorado Springs on Thursday night, corralling six workers into an office and robbing them at gunpoint.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:16:17 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Supreme Court panel suspends attorney for court outbursts]]>
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<![CDATA[A lawyer accused of repeatedly disrespecting a federal judge during a 2007 civil trial was suspended from practicing law for a year and a day.]]>
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<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (<B>By Felisa Cardona</B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:30:09 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Court says medical-marijuana growers must have close patient contact]]>
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<![CDATA[The Colorado Court of Appeals redefined the role of medical-marijuana caregivers Thursday in a ruling that says growers must have more meaningful contact with patients than simply providing the drug.]]>
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<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (<B>By Felisa Cardona</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:25:41 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado snow forces delays at DIA, closes highways]]>
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<![CDATA[Blowing snow at Denver International Airport forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, and highways leading north and east from Denver were closed into the night Thursday as a two-day storm slowly drifted out of Colorado.]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeffrey Leib, Kieran Nicholson and Howard Pankratz </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado cities' budgets don't appear to be snowed under]]>
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<![CDATA[The early crunch of snow underfoot &mdash; and even snow up to the kneecaps &mdash; in October doesn't necessarily mean budget crunches.]]>
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<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (<B>By Electa Draper </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:44:01 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[More than 100 shiver in line for free sandwiches in Fort Collins]]>
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<![CDATA[Despite the snow, more than 100 people camped in a Fort Collins parking lot for a chance to win a year's supply of free chicken.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:43:35 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Civil-rights group honors Denver nonprofit's work]]>
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<![CDATA[A national civil-rights group Thursday honored Denver's Padres y Jovenes Unidos, a nonprofit that works for equality and justice in education, racial justice for youths and immigrant rights.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:43:01 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Intelligent Design Conference starts today]]>
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<![CDATA[Shepherd Project Ministries is sponsoring the "Legacy of Darwin" Intelligent Design Conference from 7 to 9:30 p.m. today and 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Douglas County Event Center in Castle Rock.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:42:42 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Police: Carson GI shot himself to avoid deployment]]>
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<![CDATA[Police in Colorado Springs say a Fort Carson soldier set to return to Afghanistan intentionally shot himself in the shoulder to avoid deployment.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:42:22 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Possible theft of funds at DIA investigated]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver police and Denver International Airport officials are investigating the possible theft of funds in the airport's ground transportation department, a police spokeswoman said Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[Footprints in snow lead to Greenwood Village robbery suspects]]>
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<![CDATA[It did not take Greenwood Village police officers long to find the men suspected of robbing the South Dayton Street 7-Eleven early Thursday &mdash; all they had to do was follow the tracks through the snow.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:39:02 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Aurora schools chief sets reading, writing, math goals for 2015]]>
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<![CDATA[Former State Board of Education member Karen Middleton needs only to think back to a speech given in late 2005 to understand how much progress Aurora Public Schools has made under no-excuses Superintendent John Barry.]]>
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<![CDATA[cillescas@denverpost.com (<B>By Carlos Illescas</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:35:14 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado employers see 11.8% hike in cost of health insurance]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado business owners say the cost of offering health insurance to employees has climbed 11.8 percent compared with a year ago, according to a new survey.]]>
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<![CDATA[jenbrown@denverpost.com (<B>By Jennifer Brown </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:20:15 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[More than half of Denver Public Schools students who start the ninth grade do not graduate in four years, a trend that will take a concerted effort to reverse, according to a report released Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:18:28 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[DIA's financial chief placed on leave for "insubordination," he says]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver International Airport manager Kim Day has put the airport's chief financial officer, Stan Koniz, on "investigatory leave," officials said Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeffrey Leib</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:40:18 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado budget-cut blitz unleashes blazing rhetoric]]>
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<![CDATA[Dueling news releases from the Democratic speaker of the House and the Republican Senate minority leader over the state budget crisis likely signal a testy legislative session ahead.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:37:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Skull found in N.Y. is missing Douglas County teen's]]>
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<![CDATA[A skull found in a New York state forest this week belongs to an 18-year-old from Douglas County who went missing after she was dropped off to sell magazine subscriptions at a trailer park 12 miles away in 2003.]]>
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<![CDATA[jbunch@denverpost.com (<B>By Joey Bunch</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:10:06 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Erie co-workers split $1 million Powerball prize]]>
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<![CDATA[Each week, four employees at John Murphy Millwork in Erie have pitched in $10 apiece to buy lottery tickets. It paid off this week.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:09:58 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Johnson: Realistic pellet gun means a sure shot at trouble]]>
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<![CDATA[All that she would say later, and over and over to people she knew, was how grateful she was that police did not kill her son.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Bill Johnson</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:09:39 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Blizzard hits plains as metro snow eases]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13668073?source=rss]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Blowing snow at Denver International Airport forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, and highways leading north and east from Denver were closed into the night Thursday as a two-day]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (Jeffrey Leib, Kieran Nicholson  / and Howard Pankratz <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:17:23 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[DIA finance chief placed on leave; insists he's done nothing wrong]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13671048?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13671048]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver International Airport manager Kim Day has put the airport's chief financial officer, Stan Koniz, on "investigatory leave," officials said today.]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (Jeffrey Leib  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:27:05 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Bones in N.Y. ID'd as missing Douglas County teen]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13670456?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A skull found in a New York state forest this week belongs to 18-year-old from Douglas County, who went missing after she was dropped off to sell magazine subscriptions at a trailer park 12]]>
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<![CDATA[jbunch@denverpost.com (Joey Bunch  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:33:25 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Tracks in snow lead to robbery suspects]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13670968]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[It did not take Greenwood Village Police Officers long to track down the  men who allegedly robbed the Dayton Street 7-Eleven early today &mdash; all they had to do was follow the suspects' tracks through the snow.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Victoria Barbatelli  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:09:30 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Drifting snow snarls traffic, delays, cancels DIA flights]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13668306?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Blizzard conditions at Denver International Airport are making it tough for crews to keep runways clear, causing big delays and hundreds of canceled flights and creating treacherous driving]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz and Jeff Leib  / <i>The Denver Post Staff Writers</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:57:55 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Parties in courthouse stabbing identified]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13669847?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A husband allegedly stabbed by his wife's boyfriend outside the Arapahoe County District Courthouse on Wednesday was identified today as 40-year-old Delmar Traylor.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:03:25 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Appeals court: "Caregiver" must do more than grow pot]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13668544?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Colorado Court of Appeals has upheld the marijuana cultivation conviction of a Longmont woman, ruling that a person designated as a medical marijuana "caregiver" must do more than just]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com ( / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:49:37 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Did they debate or not? Beauprez can't have it both ways]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13668665?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13668665]]>
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<![CDATA[Republican Bob Beauprez this week said he didn't recall debating Marc Holtzman when they ran for governor but it turns out they did.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Lynn Bartels  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:13:20 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[No letting up: Three feet of snow possible in foothills by Thursday]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13658820?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13658820]]>
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<![CDATA[Some areas of the foothills will be buried under three feet of snow by the time the storm ends, according to the National Weather Service.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:57:15 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Ritter cuts heavily from higher ed, but would refill budget with stimulus funds]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664580?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[State spending for colleges and universities will be cut by 40 percent  and would be backfilled by federal stimulus dollars  under a plan Gov. Bill Ritter revealed Wednesday to balance the current year's budget.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Hoover </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:21:54 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Denver-area dealing with major but "manageable" snowfall]]>
</title>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664581?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664581]]>
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<![CDATA[When it comes to snowstorms, a variation of Murphy's Law is always in effect, say those who plan for the events. "Our motto is hope for the best but plan for the worst," said Denver Public Works spokeswoman Ann Williams.]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom McGhee </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:21:34 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Greeley mayor glad tenure's end is near]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664827?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664827]]>
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<![CDATA[This city's mayor says he's glad his controversial two-year tenure is nearly over &mdash; and he's ready to get back to being a regular citizen.]]>
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<![CDATA[mwhaley@denverpost.com (<B>By Monte Whaley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:51:23 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Medical marijuana doc says most applicants have pain and qualify]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13665752?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13665752]]>
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<![CDATA[The owner of a Denver medical marijuana clinic said most of his clients who apply for a marijuana referral get one, though he knows some may be taking advantage of the lax regulation.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Deborah Sherman </B> / <I>9News</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:32:02 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Udall, Markey take on credit card companies]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13662867?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13662867]]>
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<![CDATA[Sen. Mark Udall will try to attach a credit card consumer rights bill to key legislation extending unemployment benefits and Rep. Betsy Markey is sponsoring a bill to freeze cardholders' interest rates.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[mriley@denverpost.com (Michael Riley  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:30:37 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Greene: Little devils lose the treat of wild tricks]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664917?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664917]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[I write in homage to mischief. Growing up where the thumb meets the index finger on the mitten that is Michigan, we had a special night to make trouble.]]>
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<![CDATA[sgreene@denverpost.com (<B>By Susan Greene</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:37:33 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Jeffco Public Schools considers closing campuses, selling buildings]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664916?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664916]]>
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<![CDATA[A shifting population and a budget crunch have pushed the state's largest school district to consider closing schools and selling buildings.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:09:48 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[After 55 years, DNA identifies Boulder County's "Jane Doe"]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664918?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664918]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[She is Jane Doe no longer.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[jingold@denverpost.com (<B>By John Ingold </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:09:42 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Denver Water to hike rates 13% in Denver, 9.8% in suburbs]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664915?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664915]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver Water will boost residential water bills by 13 percent in February and increase the amount customers outside the city pay by about 9.8 percent.]]>
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<![CDATA[coconnor@denverpost.com (<B>By Colleen O'Connor </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:09:41 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Landmark study: Weight loss, diet fend off type 2 diabetes]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664582?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664582]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[It seemed to Margie McCandless she was destined to have diabetes.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[jenbrown@denverpost.com (<B>By Jennifer Brown </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:04:32 -0600]]>
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</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Griego: Basking in the hush of a hard snow]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664366?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664366]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[We awaken to snow. The first big snow, which I love as much as I hate the snows that will follow, when the magic becomes ordinary and the ordinary becomes tiresome. The magic of the first snow lies in its ability to clear the slate for a brief time, to transform the familiar overnight.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tina Griego</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:02:40 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Charges filed against Greeley man accused of shooting friend in the head.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664818?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664818]]>
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<![CDATA[Prosecutors have filed charges against a Greeley man accused of shooting a friend in the head while they checked football scores at home.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:14:17 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Wiring-burglary suspect dies of high-voltage burns in Pueblo.]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664815?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A 28-year-old man died early Wednesday in Pueblo after allegedly trying to steal electrical wiring from a high-voltage electrical box, Pueblo police said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:14:16 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Man wanted in Pueblo beating death arrested in Nebraska]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664816?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664816]]>
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<![CDATA[A man wanted in connection with a beating death in Pueblo in September was arrested Wednesday in Norfolk, Neb.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:14:15 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Greeley glitch leads to mistaken driver's licenses warnings.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664814?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664814]]>
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<![CDATA[Because of a computer glitch at Greeley's municipal court, more than 400 people mistakenly were told their driver's licenses could be suspended.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:14:14 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Husband headed to divorce court allegedly stabbed by wife's beau.]]>
</title>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664813?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664813]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A man going through a divorce was allegedly stabbed by his wife's boyfriend outside the Arapahoe County courthouse late Wednesday morning.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:14:14 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Sheriff in Balloon Boy case: No privacy laws infringed]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664811?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The sheriff in the runaway balloon case doesn't believe he broke the law when he disclosed that child welfare workers were involved in the inquiry, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:14:13 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Boy, 14, expected to face charges in deaths of parents]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664810?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Rio Grande County sheriff says he expects a 14-year-old boy to be charged in the deaths of his mother and stepfather after their bodies were discovered at their home in south-central Colorado.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:14:12 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA["Punkin chunkin" record could fall in Utah's thin air]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664819?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A team that specializes in shooting pumpkins from a giant air cannon is coming to southern Utah, hoping the high elevation and thin air will help them set a world record.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mike Stark </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:19:34 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Verna Jackson, 91, funded scholarship with hats she made]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664297?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664297]]>
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<![CDATA[When she established a scholarship for African-American seminary students, funded primarily by proceeds from a yearly showing of hats she made, leadership at the Iliff School of Theology said: "Hats off to you, Verna Jackson."]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[jadavidson@denverpost.com (<B>By Joanne Davidson</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:10:28 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver Catholic schools gain national accreditation]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664597?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Denver Catholic Schools on Wednesday said that its school system has been accredited by a nationally recognized service.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (<B>By Electa Draper </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:04:32 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[H1N1 flu likely has peaked in Denver-Boulder, state says]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664596?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664596]]>
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<![CDATA[The H1N1 influenza appears to have peaked in the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area, Colorado health officials said Wednesday.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:04:31 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Education officials talk at Colorado hearing about improving No Child Left Behind]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664595?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664595]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A commission looking at how to improve the federal No Child Left Behind legislation picked Colorado for one of its national hearings on teacher effectiveness and leadership development.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:04:30 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Sheriff's deputies investigate puzzle of petition's invalid signatures]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664593?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664593]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver sheriff's deputies still are trying to find out how more than half of the nearly 60,000 signatures supporting a push for giving them enhanced arrest powers ended up invalid, said a lawyer hired by the deputies.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:04:29 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Marble block from Colorado on standby for Tomb of the Unknowns]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664301?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664301]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Preservation experts armed with high-tech grout will get to work on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia next spring, ending a long debate and a Colorado-connected quandary over what to do about cracks in one of the country's iconic monuments.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[nloholm@denverpost.com (<B>By Nancy Lofholm </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:31:56 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[High-school fight alleged to be over pot deal]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664300?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664300]]>
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<![CDATA[A fight Tuesday at Monarch High School in Boulder County was a result of two high school students being stiffed by two alleged marijuana distributors who were fellow students, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (<B>By Howard Pankratz </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:31:47 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[DIA follows snow plan]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660137?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660137]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver International Airport officials mobilized hundreds of pieces of snow-removal equipment for today's storm and as of late afternoon, DIA seemed to be winning the battle.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:23:38 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Greeley man charged in brother's death]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13662165?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13662165]]>
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<![CDATA[James Thorpe Lauberts, 26, faces criminal charges in the death of his mentally and physically disabled brother.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:19:52 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Boulder high schoolers mix it up over marijuana deal gone bad]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13661440?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13661440]]>
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<![CDATA[A fight Tuesday at Monarch High School in Boulder County was a result of two high school students being stiffed by two alleged marijuana distributors who were fellow students, the Boulder County]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:40:00 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[H1N1 cases on decline in metro area]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660355?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660355]]>
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<![CDATA[The H1N1 influenza appears to have peaked in the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area, Colorado health officials said today.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:35:12 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Balloon boy sheriff denies wrongdoing]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13661607?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13661607]]>
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<![CDATA[FORT COLLINS, Colo.&mdash;The sheriff in the runaway balloon case doesn't believe he broke the law when he disclosed that child welfare workers were involved in the inquiry, his spokeswoman said]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:32:34 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Pitkin investigating booby trap left on trail for bicyclists]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13661147?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13661147]]>
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<![CDATA[ASPEN, Colo.&mdash;A mysterious twine strung across a trail as if to injure a speeding bicyclist has the attention of criminal investigators in Pitkin County.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:31:57 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA["High Voltage" theft electrocutes Pueblo man]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13659794?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13659794]]>
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<![CDATA[A 28-year-old man died early this morning in Pueblo while trying to steal electrical wiring from a high voltage electrical box, the Pueblo police said.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:39:42 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Boulder IDs mystery Jane Doe from 1954]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660954?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660954]]>
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<![CDATA[BOULDER &mdash;  Boulder County's famed "Jane Doe" &mdash; the homicide victim whose identity has been a mystery for more than five decades &mdash; was identified today by the sheriff as a woman]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Brittany Anas  / <i>The Camera  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:58:13 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Arapco sheriff: Divorcing husband stabbed by wife's boyfriend]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660723?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660723]]>
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<![CDATA[A man going through a divorce was allegedly stabbed by his wife's boyfriend outside the Arapahoe County District Courthouse late this morning.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:10:55 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Cops: 14-year-old killed parents near Monte Vista]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660683?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660683]]>
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<![CDATA[A 14-year-old is expected to face charges for the killings of his mother and step-father at their home in the San Luis Valley.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Kyle Clark  / <i>9News  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:10:22 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Jane Norton has GOP friends in high places as she runs for the U.S. Senate]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636548?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636548]]>
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<![CDATA[Republican Jane Norton touts her Colorado roots on the stump but her Senate campaign exudes East Coast connections, from U.S. Sen. John McCain to her high-powered D.C. sister and brother-in-law.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:28:29 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Ritter's cuts hit higher ed hard, hope for stimulus relief]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660108?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660108]]>
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<![CDATA[Gov. Bill Ritter rebalanced the state budget today largely by cutting deeper into higher education and planning to backfill the reduction with federal money.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Tim Hoover  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:24:44 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[400 Greeley drivers wrongly told they could lose licenses]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660045?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660045]]>
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<![CDATA[GREELEY, Colo.&mdash;More than 400 people mistakenly were told their drivers licenses could be suspended because of a computer glitch at Greeley's municipal court.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:08:57 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Colo. Springs shelter invokes cold-weather policy]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660103?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660103]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.&mdash;A Colorado Springs homeless shelter is invoking its cold-weather policy: people who have been kicked out for breaking the rules can return.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:08:05 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[W. Colorado town reduces employees, wages]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660140?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13660140]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[CARBONDALE, Colo.&mdash;A 25 percent drop in revenue has forced the layoffs of one part-time and four full-time Carbondale town employees, including a police officer.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:03:47 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Energy leases offered next to conservation area]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13659853?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13659853]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.&mdash;Federal officials are offering oil and gas leases on hundreds of acres next to a national conservation area in western Colorado.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:01:15 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Front Range braces for snow as forecast calls for big storm]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13656358?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13656358]]>
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<![CDATA[Weather observers could be measuring snowfall in feet in parts of Colorado over the next two days, with as much as 18 inches expected in parts of metro Denver.]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom McGhee and Victoria Barbatelli</B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:24:55 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Boulder DA to review complaint against sheriff in balloon case]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655734?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655734]]>
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<![CDATA[Prosecutors said Tuesday they haven't decided whether to file charges against the parents accused of falsely reporting their son was in a runaway balloon, sparking a massive rescue attempt before the boy was found at the family's Fort Collins home.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:57:19 -0600]]>
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</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Groups offer reward for tips on dead lynx]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13654156?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13654156]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[DENVER&mdash;A coalition of conservation groups is offering a $4,800 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed a federally protected lynx in western Colorado.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:45:58 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Fort Collins, Pueblo get smart-grid grants]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655309?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655309]]>
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<![CDATA[Fort Collins and Pueblo received $24.2 million in federal grants Tuesday to install smart-grid electric meters &mdash; enabling homes and power companies to communicate with each other &mdash; in almost 120,000 homes.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mark Jaffe </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:32:46 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Critics say urban group using Estes Park fire for political gain]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655554?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655554]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[As public-health officials assess how much asbestos was released during last week's fire at the historic Park Theatre Mall in Estes Park, a tempest is brewing in town over whether the blaze is being used for political gain.]]>
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<![CDATA[mwhaley@denverpost.com (<B>By Monte Whaley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:29:31 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Colorado replaces red, blue pollution advisories with 0-500 index]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655662?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655662]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[State officials announced Tuesday they are switching to a different system for warning the public about winter air pollution.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:29:03 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[CSU students track science behind zombies, vampires]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655663?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655663]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Two Colorado State University biochemistry doctoral students think they know the science behind Halloween's greatest myths: vampires, witches and zombies.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:28:28 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Gubernatorial candidate McInnis sees GOP primary debates as ammunition for Democrats]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13657226?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13657226]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[The campaign for GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis fired back Tuesday at criticism of his decision not to debate his primary opponents.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:27:41 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Weather cancels Larimer County H1N1 shots]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13659033?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13659033]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[In Larimer County this morning, an H1N1 vaccination clinic has been postponed by the weather, according to a media release from the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:20:20 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[3 indicted in Jeffco football scam]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13653897?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13653897]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A Jefferson County grand jury today indicted three people on charges they stole $10,000 from the Golden Applewood Midget Football Association.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:14:47 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Jury selection under way in soldier's murder trial]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13658527?source=rss]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.&mdash;Jury selection has begun for the trial of a Fort Carson soldier accused of killing two Colorado Springs residents while they were putting up garage sale signs last]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:02:29 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[McCain, Bennet on front line to turn vets into teachers]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13656359?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13656359]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Sens. John McCain and Michael Bennet want to put more battlefield veterans in classrooms as teachers, teaming up as a seasoned senator with military expertise and a freshman lawmaker who was superintendent of Denver Public Schools.]]>
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<![CDATA[mriley@denverpost.com (<B>By Michael Riley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:26:27 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Thousands of tiny, dead fish found in Cherry Creek]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655676?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655676]]>
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<![CDATA[Thousands of tiny dead fish drifted down Cherry Creek through Denver on Tuesday morning, becoming fodder for other urban critters and bit players in an ecological mystery.]]>
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<![CDATA[binley@denverpost.com (<B>By Bruce Finley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:25:05 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Momentum for a new school at Stapleton grows]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13656986?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13656986]]>
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<![CDATA[Parents in crowded Stapleton may have more options for their kids as a popular charter school considers expansion and progress continues toward building a new neighborhood school.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:24:09 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Denver deputies' bid for election has insufficient signatures, clerk says]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13656357?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13656357]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A push for a ballot initiative to give Denver sheriff's deputies enhanced arrest powers suffered a blow Tuesday when elections officials reported that more than half of the nearly 60,000 signatures collected on behalf of the effort were invalid.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:23:54 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Gov. Ritter adds four state furlough days in 2010]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655675?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655675]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[State employees, many of whom are set to take four furlough days this year, will see four more unpaid days in the first six months of 2010, Gov. Bill Ritter said Tuesday.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Hoover </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:53:55 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Hunters rescue stray dog, puppies in forest]]>
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<![CDATA[Ed Cray and two friends were camping recently in the White River National Forest near Glenwood Springs when they heard a dog barking.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:31:37 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver offender's car crushed to drive home message]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver police on Tuesday crushed Balazs Toth's car, a vehicle that was declared a public nuisance because it was used while he allegedly attempted to lure a child to have sex with him.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Victoria Barbatelli </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:01:01 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Littwin: Obama's focus may fail real reform]]>
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<![CDATA[I'm no theater critic, but I know when the star player is supposed to take the stage. And that time is now. But strangely, now that the health care-reform saga is approaching its final act, Barack Obama has mysteriously gone missing.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mike Littwin</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:50:19 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Johnson: Golfers, want to hit a birdie? Use a 10-gauge]]>
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<![CDATA[I golf with a lot of guys, and not one of them likes geese. They curse them, shoo them, pray their tee shot will skull one. Yet I know not one of them would actually shoot a golf-course goose if given the chance.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Bill Johnson</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:26:19 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Stimulus money a "lifeline" for Colorado]]>
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<![CDATA[The stimulus money flowing through state agencies has saved or created almost 4,500 jobs in Colorado so far, most of them in colleges and prisons.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Burt Hubbard </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:21:42 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Corrections]]>
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<![CDATA[The Denver Post will correct all errors occurring in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story &mdash; an error of fact or a point requiring clarification &mdash; please call the city desk at 303-954-1201.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:20:38 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Morning commuters in Denver should brace for snow]]>
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<![CDATA[Predicted rain in Denver this afternoon is expected to turn into snow after midnight, and Wednesday morning's commute will likely be slowed by snow.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:37:42 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Metro State foundation's  arts center moving to Santa Fe Drive.]]>
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<![CDATA[The Santa Fe arts district will get a major new gallery when the Center for Visual Art relocates there in the spring.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:52:28 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Delay sought in trial for elder Zazi.]]>
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<![CDATA[Federal prosecutors and a defense lawyer for Mohammed Wali Zazi are asking a federal judge to delay his Dec. 7 trial in Denver because the case involves classified information and more time is needed before both sides are ready to proceed.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:52:26 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Three indicted in theft from youth football group]]>
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<![CDATA[A Jefferson County grand jury Tuesday indicted three people on charges they stole $10,000 from the Golden Applewood Midget Football Association.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:52:25 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Prosecutors undecided on whether to file charges against Heenes]]>
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<![CDATA[Prosecutors said Tuesday they haven't decided whether to file charges against the parents accused of falsely reporting their son was in a runaway balloon, sparking a massive rescue attempt before the boy was found at the family's Fort Collins home.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:52:23 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[17 combat deaths in October a grim milestone for Fort Carson]]>
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<![CDATA[A grim record for Fort Carson marched on, as the 16th and 17th soldiers from the base died in combat in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said Tuesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[jbunch@denverpost.com (<B>By Joey Bunch </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:50:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Anne Robinson, who helped thousands of troubled teens, dies at age 60]]>
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<![CDATA[Anne Robinson loved kids &mdash; hers and the estimated 15,000 troubled teens she worked with at Beacon Youth and Family Center in Englewood.]]>
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<![CDATA[vculver@denverpost.com (<B>By Virginia Culver </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:50:17 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Cold kills fish in Cherry Creek]]>
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<![CDATA[A major fish kill that occurred in Cherry Creek in downtown Denver today was a "natural occurring event," according to Jennifer Churchill of the Colorado Division of Wildlife.]]>
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<![CDATA[binley@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz, Daniel Petty and Bruce Finley  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:38:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Adams County caregiver gets 18 years for neglect]]>
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<![CDATA[An Adams County judge today sentenced Tammera Deane Henritze, 39, to 18 years in prison for neglecting and mistreating a 65-year-old Alzheimer's patient she was paid to take care of.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:59:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Snow may delay Larimer flu shots]]>
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<![CDATA[Wednesday's forecast of heavy snow for Larimer County may force the health department to postpone a scheduled H1N1 vaccination clinic at The Ranch at the county fairgrounds.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Victoria Barbatelli  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:52:16 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver clerk rejects thousands of signatures on deputies' ballot petition]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver Clerk and Recorder Stephanie O'Malley has deemed there were not enough valid signatures to approve a ballot initiative that would give sheriff's deputies arrest powers before voters next year.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Christopher N. Osher  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:21:26 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Identity released of Jeffco man fatally shot by SWAT]]>
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<![CDATA[The identity of a man who was fatally shot by a police SWAT team has been released.  Matthew Kraber, 34, was shot multiple times early Friday morning by members of the Jefferson County Sheriff's]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:14:10 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Penry is Grand Junction donors' favored favorite son]]>
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<![CDATA[Faced with two hometown Republican candidates for governor, Grand Junction residents overwhelmingly voted with their wallets for state Sen. Josh Penry over former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis in the opening salvo of their primary battle.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Burt Hubbard </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:50:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver police crush sex offender's car]]>
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<![CDATA[DENVER&mdash;A man who received a 90-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to attempting to sexually assault a child in Denver has lost his car too.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:16:22 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Airlines change policies ahead of storm]]>
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<![CDATA[Airlines serving Denver International Airport have announced travel waivers with a major winter storm predicted to pounce tonight through Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (Ann Schrader  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:28:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Sunday snow sets stage for week ahead]]>
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<![CDATA[The foothills saw up to eight inches this evening, as mountain traffic on Interstate 70 slowed to a crawl as night-time temperatures turned drizzle to flakes, according to the National Weather]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com ( / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:00:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Ritter's office orders 4 more furlough days for state workers]]>
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<![CDATA[State employees, many of whom are set to take four furlough days this year, will see four more unpaid days in 2010.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:41:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hungry dog leads Glenwood hunters to her puppies]]>
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<![CDATA[Ed Cray and two friends were camping in the White River National Forest near Glenwood Springs when they heard a dog barking.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Dan Weaver  / <i>9News  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:29:19 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Man pleads guilty to crash that killed mom, baby]]>
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<![CDATA[GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.&mdash;A 20-year-old Parachute man has pleaded guilty to driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a mother and her baby.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:08:15 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Cabela's plans Grand Junction store]]>
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<![CDATA[Cabela's Inc. announced today that it will build a 75,000-square-foot store in Grand Junction, the Nebraska-based outfitter's first retail outlet in Colorado.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (Ann Schrader  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:05:05 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[DPS evaluates school remedies]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver Public Schools is the first district in Colorado set to deploy stern academic reforms pushed by a White House education-stimulus program to fix the nation's worst schools.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:45:41 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Loss of state funding threatens Colorado tire cleanup]]>
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<![CDATA[Rick Welle's tire shredder whines under a bright sun, chipping slowly away at mounds of 80,000 discarded tires tucked among the sandy hills along Santa Fe Drive.]]>
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<![CDATA[mbooth@denverpost.com (<B>By Michael Booth </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:38:30 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Vail Resorts' reports sale of season passes up]]>
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<![CDATA[Vail Resorts Inc.'s season-pass sales rrevenues rose 15 percent through Sept. 20 as skiers eager for powder prepared to make tracks a year after the financial crisis. The number of season passes sold increased by 14 percent, resort officials said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:23:26 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Aron Ralston endorses wilderness proposal]]>
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<![CDATA[VAIL, Colo.&mdash;Mountain climber Aron Ralston has thrown his support behind a proposal to designate about 450,000 acres in four counties as federal wilderness.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:20:56 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[No decision on charges in Colorado balloon case]]>
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<![CDATA[DENVER&mdash;Prosecutors say they haven't decided whether to file charges against the parents in the runaway balloon case, or whether to investigate allegations that the sheriff broke the law by]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:45:27 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Fires at Lakewood house only a drill]]>
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<![CDATA[Passersby who spot a house fire today and tomorrow just off  West 14th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood should not be alarmed - it's a drill.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:30:14 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[New Frontier bank had warnings before collapse]]>
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<![CDATA[A federal inspector general concluded the collapsed New Frontier Bank failed to implement proper risk-management strategies despite warnings that started in 2004, the Fort Collins Coloradoan reported.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:50:20 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[McInnis says he won't debate Penry.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647307?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis on Monday refused to share the stage with his chief party rival and said he had no plans to debate him before next year's primary.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:46:50 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver Post staffers win top photography awards]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647312?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Denver Post on Monday won Editor &amp; Publisher magazine's top photo award for the online presentation of "Ian Fisher: American Soldier."]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jordan Steffen </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:45:27 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Aurora OKs cuts in library services]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13648453?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The City Council gave final approval Monday to a 2010 budget that calls for deep cuts in library services.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:44:31 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Lawyers of Fort Collins parents in balloon-boy case want sheriff investigated]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647440?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[On the same day that Larimer County investigators concluded their inquiry in the case of a 6-year-old boy thought to have floated across northern Colorado in a balloon, lawyers for his parents asked the district attorney to investigate Sheriff Jim Alderden for allegedly creating negative, pretrial publicity about the family.]]>
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<![CDATA[mmcphee@denverpost.com (<B>By Mike McPhee</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:43:18 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Ritter to reveal plan to rebalance Colorado's budget]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647437?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647437]]>
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<![CDATA[Gov. Bill Ritter's office on Wednesday will reveal its plans to rebalance the state budget, likely meaning more cuts to state programs.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Hoover</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:14:16 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Uranium mill clears Western Slope hurdles]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647439?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647439]]>
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<![CDATA[A Canadian company's push to build the United States' first new conventional uranium mill since the Cold War has cleared local hurdles &mdash; despite environmental concerns &mdash; and won wary high-level support.]]>
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<![CDATA[binley@denverpost.com (<B>By Bruce Finley</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:44:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[U2 has date with Denver]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647553?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647553]]>
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<![CDATA[U2, arguably the world's biggest rock band, is bringing its massive "360  Tour" to Denver on June 12.]]>
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<![CDATA[jwenzel@denverpost.com (<B>By John Wenzel</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:00:03 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Springs firm wins $100,000 for work with Native Americans]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647551?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647551]]>
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<![CDATA[A Colorado Springs group that helps Native Americans overcome alcoholism, drug abuse and other health issues has won a $100,000 prize from a San Francisco think tank.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:48:50 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Jeffrey Castardi, head of Gin Rummy Club, pleads guilty]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647310?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647310]]>
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<![CDATA[Jeffrey Castardi, who headed the Gin Rummy Club, a Denver gambling and loan-sharking operation where the clientele included well-known sports and media personalities, pleaded guilty to racketeering Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:45:53 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Restaurant owner claims self-defense in fatal Denver shooting]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647297?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647297]]>
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<![CDATA[A man facing murder charges stemming from a fatal shooting at his restaurant on the 16th Street Mall told investigators he shot the victim in self-defense.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:43:52 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Greeley man shot while checking football scores]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647308?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647308]]>
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<![CDATA[Police arrested a man they say shot his friend in the head while the two checked football scores on a computer at home.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:43:00 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Sex-offender sweep nets 106 arrests in Colorado, Wyoming]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647309?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647309]]>
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<![CDATA[Authorities in Colorado and Wyoming have arrested more than 100 people in a sex-offender sweep this month.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:42:11 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Charges filed after Denver student duct-taped]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647332?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647332]]>
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<![CDATA[An office secretary at Palmer Elementary School was charged Monday with false imprisonment and child abuse after allegedly taping the mouth and hands of a student.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:41:18 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Corrections]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647725?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Denver Post will correct all errors occurring in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story &mdash; an error of fact or a point requiring clarification &mdash; please call the city desk at 303-954-1201.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:35:56 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Griego: Spirited duo bring history to life]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647727?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647727]]>
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<![CDATA[I spent a few hours at a cemetery Saturday only because I knew I would find it entertaining. True, the words "cemetery" and "entertaining" typically are not found in relation to one another. The juxtaposition suggests something vaguely inappropriate.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tina Griego</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:32:58 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado GOP presses Senate on Villafuerte]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647333?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647333]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams on Monday asked the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington to demand answers from Colorado U.S. attorney nominee Stephanie Villafuerte about whether she may have acted inappropriately during the 2006 gubernatorial campaign.]]>
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<![CDATA[kcrummy@denverpost.com (<B>By Karen E. Crummy  </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:30:03 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Snags in getting loans may tie up Union Station construction]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647438?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647438]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Snags in winning up to $320 million in federal loans for the redevelopment of Union Station could mean that construction on the project may not start in earnest until the first quarter of 2010 instead of next month, as originally planned.]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeffrey Leib</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:05:28 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Former Colo. Senate leader Fitz-Gerald leads America Votes liberal coalition]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647311?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13647311]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Former state Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald is the new president of America Votes, a national progressive group that she says is "perfect" for the skill set she spent 25 years building.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Lynn Bartels</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:43:48 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[German solar manufacturing firm to locate plant in Denver, create 300 jobs]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13644302?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13644302]]>
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<![CDATA[The world's largest maker of solar inverters announced Monday that it will locate its first North American manufacturing plant in Denver.]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (Aldo Svaldi  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:47 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Secretary at Denver school charged in duct taping of boy]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13646028?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13646028]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[An office secretary at Palmer Elementary School was charged Monday with false imprisonment and child abuse after allegedly taping the mouth and hands of a student last week.]]>
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<![CDATA[jbunch@denverpost.com (Joey Bunch  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:58:53 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Affidavit: Sushi bar owner claims self-defense in fatal shooting]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13645222?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13645222]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A businessman facing murder charges stemming from a shooting in his restaurant on the 16th Street Mall told investigators he shot the victim in self-defense after being choked.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:18:08 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Gin Rummy Club chief pleads to organized crime charge]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13645829?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13645829]]>
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<![CDATA[Jeffrey Castardi, who headed a Denver gambling and loan sharking operation where the clientele included well-known sports and media personalities, pleaded guilty to racketeering on Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (Tom McGhee  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:14:21 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Guilty plea in Gin Rummy club illegal gambling case]]>
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<![CDATA[A man who ran a high-stakes poker business in Denver catering to Denver media figures and sports personalities and allegedly had ties to the New York mob, has pleaded guilty to violating]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:12:25 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Boulder woman accused of burning child with cigarette]]>
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<![CDATA[BOULDER &mdash;  A 43-year-old Boulder woman has been arrested on suspicion of burning a preschool-aged boy with a cigarette twice &mdash; once behind the ear and once on his face, according to]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Vanessa Miller  / <i>The Camera  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:33:08 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[U2 playing Invesco in Denver in June]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643625?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643625]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[U2 is coming to Denver. Tickets for the 360 Tour stop June 12 at Invesco Field at Mile High go on sale in November.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By John Wenzel / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:16:16 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Man charged with stabbing ex-girlfriend outside Denver grocery]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A man who allegedly stabbed his former girlfriend while screaming "You made me do this!]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:58:32 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[State health chief will move to natural resources]]>
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<![CDATA[Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday named state health department chief Jim Martin to run the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.]]>
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<![CDATA[binley@denverpost.com (Bruce Finley  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:18:15 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Sheriff's employees investigated for misconduct]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13644019?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.&mdash;Eight employees were fired or resigned from the Mesa County Sheriff's Department over a 17-month period after allegations of misconduct.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:47:34 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[St. Anthony's restricts visitors]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[DENVER&mdash;One Denver hospital is barring people 18 years old or younger and those with flu symptoms from visiting the institution.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:55:13 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Coordinated sex offender sweep in Colorado winds down]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643944?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643944]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A multi-state roundup of sex offenders in a coordinated strike by dozens of law enforcement agencies has netted more than 100 arrests.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:54:39 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Sweep looking for exploited children results in 26 arrests in Denver metro area]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643954?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643954]]>
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<![CDATA[A three-day federal and state effort to rescue children forced into prostitution has resulted in 52 children being rescued and dozens of pimps being arrested nationwide, the FBI said today.]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:54:10 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Member of Denver office of U.S. Attorney honored]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643936?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643936]]>
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<![CDATA[Jim Allison, the longtime chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Denver, has been inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<![CDATA[hpankratz@denverpost.com (Howard Pankratz  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:42:31 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Denver Hospice chaplain a spiritual caregiver]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641189?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641189]]>
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<![CDATA[Three women pray in the middle of the lobby of a modern office building, oblivious to the television blaring at full volume or the stares of passing janitors.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<![CDATA[coconnor@denverpost.com (<B>By Colleen O'Connor </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:10:20 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[DPS aims to make charter schools more diverse]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641344?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641344]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[In most other charter schools, 8-year-old Cal Crum wouldn't be sitting in a second- grade classroom learning about geometric shapes with his typically developing peers.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeremy P. Meyer </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:09:31 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Greeley man shot in head while checking football scores]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643852?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643852]]>
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<![CDATA[A man was shot in the head last night by a friend as the pair checked football scores on a computer in a Greeley home, police said.]]>
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<![CDATA[knicholson@denverpost.com (Kieran Nicholson  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:05:34 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Springs nonprofit helping Native Americans wins $100,000 prize]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643428?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13643428]]>
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<![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS &mdash;  After marking 31 years of sobriety in August, Don Coyhis considered retiring from the nonprofit organization he founded 21 years ago in Colorado Springs to help Native]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Debbie Kelley  / <i>The Gazette  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:32:23 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Relatives of man killed in boating accident sue driver, bar]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640861?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640861]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Relatives of a man killed last year in a boating accident on Dillon Reservoir are suing the boat driver and the bar that served him alcohol before the fatal accident.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com ()]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:14:32 -0600]]>
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</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Neighbors urge compassion for Heene family]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640860?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640860]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[As the unreal flight of the balloon boy from Fort Collins has descended into a legal struggle between lawyers and law enforcement, a drive for compassion for the Heene family has begun.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>From staff and wire reports</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:12:42 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Firestone moves closer to developing Union parcel in Longmont]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641190?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641190]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[City planners say they have figured a way to develop the huge Union parcel in southwest Weld County owned by LifeBridge Christian Church, while circumventing roadblocks erected by neighboring Longmont.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[mwhaley@denverpost.com (<B>By Monte Whaley </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:58:11 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Dentists, unions lift Ritter in re-election fund]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641127?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641127]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Gov. Bill Ritter can thank dentists, satellite TV executives and unions for a big chunk of the $450,000 he raised last quarter for his re-election bid.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Burt Hubbard </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:48:34 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Kids share families' emergency plans]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640863?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640863]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Eight-year-old Nick Lambert walked into Aurora's Fire Station on Sunday with a plan in his hand. The plan was how Nick and his family would escape &mdash; from any room in their home &mdash; if there was a fire or emergency.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jordan Steffen </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:10:23 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Driver killed after motorcycle strikes Median in Aurora]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640857?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640857]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[A Centennial man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle, striking a road median and being thrown against a metal signpost, Aurora police said.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com ()]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:08:48 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Gypsum residents warned about peeping Tom]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640855?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640855]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Residents of the mountain town of Gypsum are being told to lock their windows and draw their blinds as the Eagle County Sheriff's Department looks for a peeping Tom.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:08:23 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[I-70 construction finished early to avoid storm]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640856?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640856]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Construction on Interstate 70 finished a day early as a winter storm moved in.]]>
</description>
<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:07:35 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Proposed TV show about young ski bums would film in Jackson Hole]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640859?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640859]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[A Los Angeles producer is proposing to shoot a television series chronicling the lives of young ski bums pursuing their recreational lifestyle in the resort setting of Jackson Hole.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:06:16 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Johnson: Kids learn how bald is beautiful]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641188?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641188]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[I had never seen kids so falling down, jumping and laughing, out-of-their-minds wild since the last time I offered to take a group of them out for ice cream. It is not hard to work kids up.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Bill Johnson</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:56:18 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Denver Councilman Linkhart aims to bolster youth jobs]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641191?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13641191]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Denver Councilman Doug Linkhart said he will try to amend Mayor John Hickenlooper's proposed 2010 budget to add $700,000 to bolster financing for a youth jobs program.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christopher N. Osher </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:54:12 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Sexual misconduct pervasive problem among Utah teachers]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640862?source=rss]]>
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<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640862]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[State education officials say sexual misconduct by teachers is the No. 1 reason Utah educators are forced to surrender their licenses.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Associated Press</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:03:51 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[CU chemistry prof Tom Cech has a Nobel in his closet and is back for research and teaching]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640955?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640955]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[Students slung damp backpacks from their shoulders and began settling into their chairs in a University of Colorado chemistry lecture hall Wednesday morning.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Brittany Anas </B> / <I>Daily Camera </I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:38:40 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Women pay up to 50% more for health insurance premiums]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636522?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636522]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[Checking the "female" box when buying health insurance is likely to cost extra &mdash; perhaps up to 50 percent more than a man would pay for the same coverage.]]>
</description>
<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[jenbrown@denverpost.com (<B>By Jennifer Brown </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:02:42 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[I-70 construction finished a day early]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640054?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13640054]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[Construction on Interstate 70 finished a day early as a winter storm moved in.  Traffic resumed around 12:30 p.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:17:24 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Centennial man killed in motorcycle accident]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13639168?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13639168]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[A Centennial man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle, striking a road median and being thrown against a metal signpost, Aurora police said.]]>
</description>
<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (Tom McGhee  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:55:48 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Sleeping-pill defense claimed in Denver-area murder case]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636546?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636546]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[When Andrew McClay asked a sheriff's deputy if his "friend" was OK, the question was so odd given the circumstances that the deputy had to ask "Who?"]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[kmitchell@denverpost.com (<B>By Kirk Mitchell </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:07:58 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Growth of medical-marijuana demand fuels Colorado land rush]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636549?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636549]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[Real estate brokers say that Colorado's medical-marijuana law has sparked a land rush, as entrepreneurs lured by a growing number of licensed users search for properties for growing or selling pot.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom McGhee</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:04:29 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Legacy, Loveland win state high school marching band finals]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13637392?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13637392]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[Nothing screams American school spirit as loudly as a high school marching band.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (<B>By Electa Draper</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:03:46 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Insurer guidelines bar many on stats' edges]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636107?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636107]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[First there was the too-fat baby who couldn't get health insurance. Then the too-skinny toddler. Now, in Denver, there is a too-small woman.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
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<author>
<![CDATA[kauge@denverpost.com (<B>By Karen Auge </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:03:07 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Gadgetry monitors Colorado drunken drivers for alcohol]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636520?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636520]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[If a convicted drunken driver violates probation by drinking, a dozen technologies can detect it.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[dolinger@denverpost.com (<B>By David Olinger </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:00:18 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Zombies thrill to Denver's living-dead revel]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636614?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636614]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Denver's fourth annual Zombie Crawl at Skyline Park on Saturday afternoon featured bloody nuns, a guts-exposed Spider-Man, oozing sores and gunky, bloody neck lacerations.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Victoria Barbatelli</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:59:50 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Littwin: High time to make all marijuana legal]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636424?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636424]]>
</guid>
<description>
<![CDATA[This is how you know you're old. I injured myself recently while sitting on the couch.]]>
</description>
<category domain="Media News Group">
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</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mike Littwin</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:59:26 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Hundreds rally in Denver to stop climate change]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636312?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636312]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Several hundred people stood under the big "350" banner on the west steps of the Capitol on Saturday afternoon to rally for reduced carbon-dioxide emissions and to avert, organizers said, catastrophic climate change.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (<B>By Electa Draper</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:55:25 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Balance sought on rising cost of gathering electronic evidence]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636310?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636310]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[In many legal disputes, the smoking gun is found in e-mail, but the cost to search and retrieve electronic evidence is increasingly more than the lawsuit is worth.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
</category>
<author>
<![CDATA[cardona@denverpost.com (<B>By Felisa Cardona</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:55:16 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Man shot, killed near Denver's 16th Street Mall was father of three trying to make ends meet, dad says]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636307?source=rss]]>
</link>
<guid>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636307]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[The father of a man gunned down Thursday in a restaurant near the 16th Street Mall said his son had a hardscrabble life trying to provide for three young kids.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[kmitchell@denverpost.com (<B>By Kirk Mitchell</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
</author>
<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:54:15 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Colo. official calls flu declaration "precautionary"]]>
</title>
<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636134?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636134]]>
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<![CDATA[President Barack Obama's declaration will give Colorado caregivers more flexibility if the number of H1N1 cases surges, a state official said Saturday.]]>
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<![CDATA[aespinoza@denverpost.com (<B>By Annette Espinoza </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:49:05 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Estes Park mall fire ruled accidental, started near water heater]]>
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<![CDATA[Federal, state and local investigators have determined the fire that devastated Estes Park's Park Theatre Mall on Monday was accidental.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Victoria Barbatelli / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:46:33 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Town hall tackles gay-rights issues]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13637364?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13637364]]>
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<![CDATA[Gay-rights activists in Denver held what they called the nation's first gay town-hall meeting, led Saturday night by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat from Boulder.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>9News and The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:20:41 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Lawsuit over state's school funding as inadequate far-reaching]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636613?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636613]]>
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<![CDATA[With a court ruling last week, Colorado is set to enter the battlefield of "adequacy" in school funding, a place dozens of other states have been before with mixed results.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Hoover </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:18:03 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[I-70 closure continues until Monday morning for FasTracks work]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636612?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A large stretch of eastbound Interstate 70 will continue to be shut down through Monday morning as construction crews work on a FasTracks project.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:17:35 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[One dead, one injured after car hits street sweeper along C-470]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636608?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636608]]>
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<![CDATA[One man is dead and another is seriously injured after a traffic accident in a construction zone on C-470 in Douglas County.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:17:06 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[CSU homecoming-queen hopeful, 60, was accused in 1989 fatal shooting]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636606?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636606]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Colorado State University-Pueblo students went the traditional route when it came to choosing their 2009 homecoming queen.]]>
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<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>Staff and wire reports</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:16:34 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Greene: For Special Olympics bowler, every game is perfect]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636547?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13636547]]>
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<![CDATA[It's Friday morning at Monaco Lanes, and dozens of Special Olympics students are here to bowl.]]>
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<![CDATA[sgreene@denverpost.com (<B>By Susan Greene</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:11:27 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Bail reduction denied in Fort Collins-area attack on hikers]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13635664?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13635664]]>
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<![CDATA[A judge has denied a lower bail for a Loveland man accused of attacking and trying to sexually assault two female hikers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:03:42 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Legacy High wins 5A band contest]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13637267?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13637267]]>
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<![CDATA[Nothing screams American school spirit as loudly as a high school marching band.  The state 4A and 5A marching band finals Saturday night at Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora pitted Colorado's best and biggest against each other.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (Electa Draper / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:52:04 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Group rallies against carbon emissions]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13635349?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13635349]]>
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<![CDATA[Several hundred people stood under the big "350" banner on the west steps of the Capitol Saturday afternoon to rally for reduced carbon-dioxide emissions and to try to avert catastrophic climate]]>
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<![CDATA[edraper@denverpost.com (Electa Draper<i> The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:23:03 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Zombies crawl through Downtown Denver]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13635273?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver's fourth annual Zombie Crawl at Skyline Park this afternoon featured bloody nuns, a guts-exposed Spyder Man, oozing sores and gunky, bloody neck lacerations.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Victoria Barbatelli  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:51:14 -0600]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Estes Park fire ruled accidental]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13634981?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13634981]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Federal, state and local investigators have determined the fire that devastated Estes Park's Park Theater Mall on Monday was accidental.]]>
</description>
<category domain="Media News Group">
<![CDATA[/News.Local]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Victoria Barbatelli  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:13:51 -0600]]>
</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Man sentenced in fatal stabbing, growing pot]]>
</title>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13634254?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13634254]]>
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<![CDATA[A 29-year-old man was sentenced to prison for the stabbing death of a 22-year-old woman and for growing marijuana.]]>
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<category domain="Media News Group">
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<author>
<![CDATA[kmitchell@denverpost.com (Kirk Mitchell  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:00:27 -0600]]>
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