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                March 11, 2008 | Denver, Colorado
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Local News
Fire guts Denver home
A quick-moving house fire broke out in north Denver about noon today, displacing a family of four, firefighters said. FULL STORY
Judge may not excuse Cheney from testifying
Vice President Dick Cheney may be ordered to answer questions about a 2006 encounter he had at a Beaver Creek mall with a citizen who told him that he disagreed with the Iraq war. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Russian bombers have NORAD on guard
Lakewood cops seek police impersonator
Cherry Creek superintendent to retire
Former Skinner principal pleads not guilty
Boulder's pink poodle owner preps for legal fight

Business
Schwab to bring 500 jobs
Charles Schwab plans to bring up to 500 jobs to metro Denver as it consolidates offices from Phoenix and San Francisco and relocates them here. FULL STORY
State jobless rate inches up to 4.2 percent
Colorado's unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.2 percent in January. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Fed to aid banks with securities
High stakes in IAC break-up
Spitzer spurs lots of crowing
Bad news keeps coming
Gasoline prices near record; oil rises again

Local Politics
"Earmarks," reform linked in Senate
U.S. Rep. Mark Udall on Monday wouldn't agree to extend to the Senate his promise of forgoing requests for special-project funding, or "earmarks," should he win the seat he's campaigning for in November. FULL STORY
Moves target affirmative action
Supporters of a ballot measure that would ask Coloradans to end state affirmative action programs said Monday that they have enough signatures to put the issue before voters in November. FULL STORY

National News
GOP pushing to impeach Spitzer
ALBANY, N.Y. — Pressure mounted today on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign because of a prostitution scandal, with a top state Republican threatening to push for impeachment proceedings if the governor doesn't step down in 48 hours. FULL STORY
CDC: 1 in 4 teen girls has an STD
At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Kids of afflicted parents face risk of Alzheimer's
Baghdad suicide blast kills five U.S. soldiers
Actor Damon to reprise role as daddy
Pharmaceutical traces taking toll on wildlife
Investigation inspires lawmakers to learn more

Opinion
Constitution is too easy to alter
A reform plan would make it easier for citizen groups to initiate laws but harder to change the state's basic governance charter. FULL STORY
The freedom to school your children at home
And you thought schools were only teaching your kids how to add, subtract, and use condoms. FULL STORY

Sports
Nuggets: Are they good enough?
Those rumors aren't true. The Nuggets' problems aren't shooting, rebounding and defense. Their problems are location, location, location, says Jim Armstrong. FULL STORY
CU women knocked out of tourney
After breaking out of its shooting slump, Iowa State put together a 14-4 run to beat Colorado 76-50 today in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament at the Municipal Auditorium. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Avs ailing at almost every turn
Forsberg out again tonight
Broncos: Holes still to fill
It's patriotic to want truth
Kent Denver, Bruins title favorites again

Avalanche
Avs ailing at almost every turn
The Avalanche has the NHL's reigning ironman, Andrew Brunette, who is expected to play in his 442nd consecutive game tonight. But he's the exception. Never have the Avs been been beset by so many injuries. FULL STORY
Forsberg out again tonight
Avalanche star Peter Forsberg will miss his second consecutive game tonight, against Atlanta, with a groin injury. "He said his groin was still bothering him," Avs coach Joel Quenneville said this morning. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
New times, old hurts for Foppa

Broncos
Broncos: Holes still to fill
If the season started today, the Broncos' fullbacks would be either Mike Bell or Steven Jackson and their kicker would be Matt Prater. FULL STORY
It's patriotic to want truth
How big is the football scandal hiding under the famous hoodie of New England coach Bill Belichick? FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Walker on receiving end of stunning deal
Mailbag: Tenders render wonder

College
Denver's Final Four best late than never
Roger Kinney remembers thinking the setting was perfect for making Denver's proposal to host the 1989 NCAA Final Four. FULL STORY
Bzdelik: Hoops stars should go pro
Colorado coach Jeff Bzdelik may get razzed by his Big 12 colleagues at the league's tournament this week. "Being in the NBA for so many years, I can tell you that, if you're not going to stay for four years, you might as well come out," Bzdelik said. FULL STORY

Nuggets
Heat's Wade to sit out rest of season
Miami Heat star guard Dwyane Wade will miss the rest of the season so he can further rehabilitate his surgically repaired left knee, which has bothered him for about a year. FULL STORY
Intense effort, no win for Nuggets
Moral victories have worth in November. Play a great team tough and there is surely something to build on. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Sampson sighting
Broken finger can't stop A.I. from playing
Martin, Iverson due in lineup tonight
Iverson hits 28, but Spurs prevail

Rockies
First Rox cuts: Reynolds, Weathers
The Rockies made their first spring cuts this afternoon, sending seven players to their minor-league camp, including pitchers Greg Reynolds and Casey Weathers, their first-round draft choices in 2006 and 2007, respectively. FULL STORY
Barmes draws interest from O's, Angels
With Troy Tulowitzki cemented as the Rockies' shortstop for arguably the next decade, the Orioles and Angels are among the teams monitoring Clint Barmes this spring. FULL STORY









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