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Colorado Cyclist Helps Dad With Parkinson's Fight (Chicago news)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:54:20 GMT

May 15, 2008 5:52 pm US/Central Colorado Cyclist Helps Dad With Parkinson's FightColorado Cyclist Helps Dad With Parkinson's FightTaylor Phinney Earned A Spot On The U.S. Olympic TeamBOULDER, Colo. (CBS) ? Boulder, Colo. cycling phenom Taylor Phinney is only 17, but he has already won a world championship in track racing and earned a berth in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, China....

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Democrats Kill Legislation That Would Open Up Colorado Oil Shale (Say Anything)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:11:15 GMT

Because nothing says “we want to help the American with gas prices” like blocking the development of new oil resources . The Senate Appropriations Committee today narrowly defeated Sen. Wayne Allard's attempt to end a moratorium related to oil shale development in Colorado. . . . The moratorium prevents the Department of Interior from issuing regulations so that oil companies can move forward...

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Colorado architects recognized for green building excellence (Environmental Protection Agency)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:13:14 GMT

Designs for Fort Collins office building, Loveland bicycle shop among 46 award-winning projects nationwide (Denver, Colo. - May 15, 2008) The U.S

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Wall Street Journal omitted that Colorado "right-to-work" initiative prompted labor-backed ballot measures (Colorado Media Matters)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:55:57 GMT

In a May 13 article , The Wall Street Journal reported that union-backed measures proposed for Colorado's November ballot "could put Democrats in an awkward position as they gather here in August for their presidential convention" because Democrats "get labor backing but are loath to support costly mandates on business during an economic downturn." Although the article noted that "[f]or their...

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Colorado: Bob Schaffer (Senate Candidate) Gets Called Out [Oliver Willis] (The Liberal Blog Network)

owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:11:45 GMT

So, campaigning 101: Don't talk about how your Colorado’s hometown boy and then use mountains from Alaska in your ad. More: Republican Senate candidate Bob Schaffer unofficially launched his campaign Wednesday with a biographical spot he was forced to pull almost immediately because the image in the ad of Pikes Peak — where he proposed to his [...]

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Look What's Hiding in Some Colorado 400t Boxes (Garmin Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:07:17 GMT

... across the country . Now we're ready to give away most of what's left of our limited stock of Colorado/Wherigo geocoins . Here's the catch: We don't know who will get them, or where, or when. A few of us just got done stashing more than a hundred geocoins in random shipments of the Colorado 400t as they were getting ready to leave the warehouse. We have no idea which stores will receive...

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Grand Junction - Grand Junction, Colorado, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:59:59 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Grand Junction, Colorado, United States Well, up early on Monday to head off to Colorado. Flicked on the weather channel and saw they were predicting 1.5hr delays for La Guardia so headed to the airport early, got to the airport about 8am and went to service desk to pay my $44 upgrade to economy plus on United - more legroom as their economy is pretty...

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US national women's team to play Brazil in Colorado and California thus summer (Star Tribune)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:57:06 GMT

CHICAGO - The U.S. women's team will play Brazil, its conqueror in last year's World Cup, in two exhibition games this summer.The teams will meet on July 13 in Commerce City, Colo., and in July 16 in San Diego as a final buildup to the Beijing Olympics.Last fall, Brazil routed the Americans 4-0 in the World Cup semifinals in China. Germany then beat the Brazilians for the championship.The two games...

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Another FLDS settlement takes root in Colorado (Salt Lake Tribune)

webmaster@sltrib.com (The Salt Lake Tribune) — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:37:01 GMT

Posted: 2:36 PM- Another Colorado colony of the polygamy-practicing Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has taken root, this one at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, 50 miles west of Pueblo.

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Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure Petition Submitted in Colorado (Feminist Daily News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:44:37 GMT

Anti-abortion groups seeking to place a so-called "personhood initiative" on the November state ballot in Colorado submitted 131,245 signatures this week, well over the 76,000 signatures required to place the measure on the ballot. This "personhood initiative" declares that a fertilized egg is a "pe...

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How to Get Promoted (on Colorado Pols) (ColoradoPols.com - Front Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:29:09 GMT

... that you are citing something, and not writing something. Blockquotes 4. Tie your post back into Colorado and Politics. This is Colorado Pols, and we talk about Presidential politics because it affects Colorado. If you want to talk about something in another state, it had better be REALLY interesting or have some relation to Colorado. If you want to talk about something...

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Vestas coming to Northern Colorado (Rashid's Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:58:54 GMT

It now looks likely that Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine manufacturer will build a blade manufacturing plant in Nortern Colorado, near Windsor. I’d guess that some of the factors that made Danish Vestas consider locating here are: The proximity to NREL's Wind Technology Center for turbine testing. Amendment 37, which will require large investments in [...]

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Colorado Association of REALTORS(R) Endorses Mike Coffman and Joan Fitz-Gerald for Congress (Business Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:52:00 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Colorado Association of REALTORS® has joined the National Association of REALTORS® in

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Colorado foreclosure filings up 23 percent in Q1 (The Denver Business Journal)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:08:02 GMT

New foreclosure filings rose 23 percent in Colorado during the first quarter of the year, according to a report released Thursday by the Colorado Division of Housing.

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Colorado companies cut more jobs in first quarter (The Denver Business Journal)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:05:35 GMT

Colorado companies cut more jobs in the first quarter than they did a year earlier, according to a report issued Thursday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Colorado Reps to Lead Veto Override Effort (ColoradoPols.com - Front Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:18:42 GMT

... that the $300 billion bill is too costly. Read more after the jump. From the Los Angeles Examiner Colorado Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave says she's ready to lead the fight to defend the federal farm bill if fellow Republican President Bush vetoes it. The House passed the bill 318-106 Wednesday. The Senate was expected to vote on it Thursday. Bush has threatened to veto the bill because...

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Vectra Bank Colorado reorganizes business units (The Denver Business Journal)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:16:20 GMT

Vectra Bank Colorado on Thursday said it is reorganizing its business units. (ZION)

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Colorado Life Amendment One Step Closer to Ballot (Pro-Life News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:44:22 GMT

Advocates supporting a personhood amendment to Colorado's constitution announced this week they have submitted 131,245 signatures to the Colorado secretary of state, above and beyond the 76,047 needed for the measure to be placed on this November's ballot. "The people...

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Group of Former Colorado Players Becomes 'Buffs 4 Life' (The FanHouse - Colorado Football)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:30:00 GMT

Filed under: Colorado Football , Big 12 A group of former Colorado Buffalo football players have created a network of ex-players designed to forge their allegiance to the school. The Buffs 4 Life Foundation has already reached out to several former players in need. "Anthony got sick and that moved us forward," [Lance] Carl said. "That was the impetus that really started things rolling."...

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Farm Sanctuary Applauds Colorado for Passing Legislation Phasing out Veal and Gestation Crates (Business Wire)

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The movement to end the use of intensive confinement systems for farm animals is gaining momentum in the U.S. On Wednesday, May 14, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter

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