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Father sought reunion with child allegedly killed by sister
The father of a 7-year-old who died this month after allegedly
being beaten by a half-sister and her boyfriend said he spent
three years searching for the girl and was within days of contacting
her when he learned of her death.
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Man charged in rape, death of Denver woman, 61
A Denver man was charged with murder Thursday in the rape of
a 61-year-old woman who was left outside on the coldest night
of the season and later died.
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| Business |
Mortgage tale is a dopey one
Bear Stearns CEO James Cayne, 73, has denied reports in The Wall
Street Journal that he smokes dope.
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The office party is growing up
The end-of-year office party — holiday gathering, Christmas
party, New Year's bash or what have you — is
becoming less the raucous affair it once was, according to regular
Denver partygoers and corporate execs.
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| Local Politics |
Immigration issue sped to top without him
Saying it was "apparent to me that I cannot win this race," Rep.
Tom Tancredo on Thursday pulled the plug on his GOP presidential
bid and threw his support behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney.
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Ritter: "Uniquely Colorado solution" possible for Roan
Gov. Bill Ritter wants to expand four wildlife protection zones
on the Roan Plateau and slow down the pace of drilling leases,
he said today.
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| National News |
Orbiting astronaut finds work eases grief
Less than a day after learning that his mother had been killed
in an auto accident near her Lombard, Ill., home, astronaut
Daniel Tani was swabbing surfaces on the international space
station, testing a handheld germ-detection device.
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Dislike for TSA ranks close to IRS, FEMA
Hand sanitizer makes it through security in one airport, then
it's confiscated at another. Screening lines back up
because only two of six ***s are open. And then there's
the occasional all-too-intimate patdown.
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| Opinion |
Ugly tabloid politics
Floating crosses, love babies and hag photos. We're
all tabloid now.
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We should be enraged
Every era has its sensational scandals, and so it is probably
the mundane that has heated the public's low-grade
disgust into a simmering boil.
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| Denver Doings |
Good ideas all around
Let me lead off with some congratulations to the Houston Rockets.
Not on their record; they're a game below .500, staring
up at the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs and wondering
“Why aren't we in the Eastern Conference, dangit!†No
no, I congratulate them because they have a team name that is
original. Houston, Space City USA, Rockets. A shame they ran
out of that creativity when it came time for the new football
franchise. Thos Houston Rockets, not the Houston Texans
nor the Houston Harris Countians, are in town to face the Denver
Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The creativity starts at 7 p.m.
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| Sports |
Nigon gets up-close view of old rivalry
Only three players on Colorado State's current roster
were at the Coors Events Center last season for the Rams'
first men's basketball victory over Colorado in 49
years.
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Golf tournament is just pair for the course
The last time Jimmie Johnson climbed on top of a golf cart was
disastrous — he fell off, broke his wrist and was embarrassed
by the controversy the stunt caused.
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| Broncos |
Harris revels in starting role
The day passed and Marques Harris had not returned a phone message.
As friendly and polite as they come, it just wasn't
like Harris.
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Cowboys hope latest funk a fluke
The Dallas Cowboys find themselves stumbling to the regular-season
finish and dealing with questions about what's gone
wrong.
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| College |
Scott spreads minutes
Tyler Bullock was deemed the University of Denver's
best basketball player, and a young man new coach Joe Scott
could build a foundation around.
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Road cyclists to invade CSU
Colorado State University will host the 2008 Collegiate Road
National Championships, USA Cycling announced Thursday. CSU
and Fort Collins will host the event in 2009 as well.
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| Nuggets |
Nene close to getting thumbs up
Nene walked off the Pepsi Center court Thursday morning smiling
from ear to ear. He had just finished an on-court drill with
assistant coach Jamahl Mosley.
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Nuggets pull one out of the gag
Denver's Anthony Carter received the inbounds pass near
the free-throw line, a game and two overtimes in his cool hands.
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| Rockies |
Grimsley accuses 9 players
Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra and Rafael Palmeiro were among nine
players accused of doping by former major-league pitcher Jason
Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit unsealed Thursday.
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