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Past re-leaved: State workers off extra day
It wasn't a sweater or a fruitcake or a gift card.
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Consumers are too spent
The traditional after-Christmas retail rush was noticeably absent
Wednesday, as shoppers trickled into stores to take advantage
of half-price bargains, return or exchange gifts, or browse.
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Time may be ripe for coal-to-liquid
Boosters of a process to make liquid fuels from coal are hoping
that the 84-year-old technology's time finally has
come.
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Council e-mail to city workers edited
With one Denver City Council member ailing with a blood disorder,
a colleague on the council who hoped to push a blood drive found
out things aren't ever that easy at City Hall.
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Coffman calls for all paper ballots
Colorado's Secretary of State said today that he favors
using paper ballots at polling places for the 2008 elections
as a way to steer the state out of its voting-machine morass.
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Officer fatalities spike as traffic, gun deaths rise
A record number of fatal traffic incidents and a double-digit
spike in shooting deaths led to one of the deadliest years for
law-enforcement officers in nearly two decades.
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Human help in tiger escape not ruled out
The big-cat exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo was cordoned off
as a crime scene Wednesday as investigators tried to determine
whether a 300-pound Siberian tiger that killed a visitor escaped
from its pen on its own or got help from someone, inadvertent
or otherwise.
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Congress serves itself more pork
Included in the 2008 federal budget is $11 billion for earmarks,
which funnel money from the taxpayers to special interests.
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Despite poor planning, scholarship fund worthy
Though there have been hiccups, we admire Tim Marquez's
pledge to send students from troubled schools to college.
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Buffs miss bowl party
The charter airp*** service hired by the Colorado football
team apparently had not heard the "start fast" theme used all
season by Buffaloes coach Dan Hawkins.
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Peterson steppin' into stardom
For fun, gather all the great running backs in NFL history. Find
a time machine and put them all together in their prime.
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Denver fans pay price for their team
Allen Iverson understands the entertainer's obligation.
More than anyone else in Denver professional sports, he alone
can make a night at the Pepsi Center almost worth the
price of admission.
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Smyth to get taste of rivalry
Avalanche forward Ryan Smyth has been cleared by team doctors
and will be indoctrinated into the team's rivalry with
the Detroit Red Wings tonight at the Pepsi Center.
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Shanahan: 2007 has been "hardest season" as Denver's coach
Broncos coach Mike Shanahan and quarterback Jay Cutler acknowledged
that the team's unexpected 6-9 season has been especially
tough.
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Elam may get to punt
Broncos kicker Jason Elam, who once held punting records at the
University of Hawaii, never has punted in a regular-season NFL
game other than the occasional pooch kick.
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The new Don: S.F. hires Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton is coming out of retirement to replace Jessie Evans
as San Francisco's basketball coach and will have a
shot at 800 wins after all.
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Nene returns, as does Martin
Whether it was hanging from a rim or high-fiving an appreciative
teammate, Nene's thumb looked durable Wednesday.
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Anthony, Camby pour it on as Denver blitzes Bucks 125-105
DENVER—The stat sheet and smiles told the story: The Denver
Nuggets are finally at full strength.
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Prior signs with Padres
Mark Prior and his hometown San Diego Padres agreed to a $1 million,
one-year contract Wednesday, making him the second postoperative
pitcher to join the team in less than a month.
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