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 Gun Pulled After 
 Colo. Palin Rally 

Parking-lot traffic maneuvering pushes man to brandish loaded weapon

Oct 23, 08 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Road rage following a Sarah Palin rally in Colorado on Monday allegedly resulted in one man pulling a loaded handgun, the Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports. Jack Cheskaty “wanted to be ready for anything” when another driver threatened to pull ahead of him in a bumper-to-bumper parking lot. More »

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road rage • Colorado • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • guns

 West Turning Blue, Dems Say

Party boasts strong voter registration, turnout in Mountain states

Aug 29, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Mountain West has historically gone for the GOP, but thanks to aggressive grass-roots organizing, Democrats believe they have a shot at turning red states blue, Politico reports. More field offices, opened much earlier than the GOP's, have boosted registration in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. “This presidential cycle... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • New Mexico • Obama 2008 • grassroots • Nevada • Colorado • McCain 2008 • the Hispanic vote • young voters

Big Stage Leaves Plenty of Room for GOP Potshots

Dems fear lavish stadium production could hurt Obama

Aug 28, 08 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Top Democrats are fretting over the mile-high risks their party faces tonight in Denver when Barack Obama takes the stage at Invesco Field. Officials fear rock-star treatment, complete with Greek-inspired staging Republicans dubbed “Barackopolis,” could reinforce claims of an out-of-touch candidate. “It’s likely that the campaign... More »

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Barack Obama • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Colorado • Invesco Field

COMMENTARY

 What Journos Really
 Do at the DNC

Hint: Most aren't covering anything

Aug 28, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A whopping 15,000 journalists arrived in Denver to cover the Democratic National Convention. The Columbia Journalism Review sent Justin Peters to find out what they're doing:  
  • 7,500 mostly mill about: "Only a small number of reporters actually have a reason to be here."
... More »

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Denver • list • journalist • Colorado • media coverage • DNC • Pepsi Center

 Denver: Not the Life of the Party

Dems may be nervous about election or about drinking at altitude

Aug 28, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are having an unusual problem at this year’s convention: They’re not having much fun, the New York Times reports. “Normally at conventions, you’d have people regaling you with what happened the night before,” said one exec who’s been party-hopping. “This time,... More »

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Denver • Democratic National Convention • Obama 2008 • Colorado • party • delegates

ANALYSIS

From Rockies, Dems Can See Their Future

Party can mine the West's demographic, ideological shifts

Aug 28, 08 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The past few years have shown a surprising trend toward a Democratic preference in the Mountain West, but that doesn’t mean voters are embracing the party line, Ryan Lizza writes in the New Yorker. Governors like Colorado’s Bill Ritter—who gained office on a coalition more of new... More »

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Barack Obama • Denver • Colorado • Democratic Party • centrism • Bill Ritter • New Deal coalition

ANALYSIS

Biggest Convention Donors Usually Need Favors

No limit to funds given to parties' gatherings

Aug 25, 08 7:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Major donors to the Democratic and GOP conventions this year either have business pending with politicians or have recently received a favorable ruling, the Los Angeles Times reports. From cable companies to a government union to an electric utility, millions of dollars have flowed into party coffers—but both sides... More »

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Qwest • campaign finance • Democratic National Convention • corruption • Colorado • corporate governance

OPINION

 West Primed for Dems' Taking

Washington's neglect has voters yearning for change, Colo. senator writes

Aug 18, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The West has long been a Republican stronghold, but Democrats have a chance there in November, Ken Salazar writes in the Los Angeles Times. Salazar himself beat the Republican establishment to win a Colorado Senate seat in 2004. Independents are now the region’s largest voting bloc, he writes, and... More »

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Barack Obama • New Mexico • Democrat • Nevada • Colorado • Ken Salazar • independents • independent voters

OBITUARY

 Oldest Working 
 CEO Dead at 107 

'Papa Jack' Weil, a Denver fixture, was 'to Western shirts what Henry Ford was to cars'

Aug 14, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jack A. Weil, the Henry Ford of Western shirts who was thought to be the oldest working CEO, died yesterday at age 107, the Denver Post reports. “Papa Jack,” as he was known in the Denver community, popularized the Western shirt as we know it. The sawtooth... More »

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fashion • Denver • obituary • Colorado • western United States • Jack A. Weil • cowboy • apparel • shirt

Gay Candidate Wins Shot
at US House Seat

33-year-old entrepreneur earns Dem nomination with primary win

Aug 14, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Entrepreneur Jared Polis, who is openly gay, won a Colorado congressional primary Tuesday, and says his victory should send “a signal to young gays and lesbians across the country that they can consider a career in public service,” the New York Times reports. Polis is favored to... More »

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Congress • House of Representatives • Colorado • gays • Mark Udall • Jared Polis

 DNA Clears JonBenet's Family 

Colo. DA apologizes to family; no new leads in search for killer

Jul 9, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - New DNA evidence in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case has exonerated the entire Ramsey family, the Boulder Daily Camera reports. Scientists analyzed a sample from JonBenet's clothes, using new technology called "touch DNA," and found no match to JonBenet's parents, brother, or anyone in law enforcement databases. The... More »

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murder • JonBenet Ramsey • Colorado • DNA evidence • Boulder

West Coast Freezes as
East Coast Bakes

Aspen re-opens its slopes and Washington expects 5 inches

Jun 10, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the sun scorches the East Coast, the West is shivering from a brisk few weeks. Areas of Washington are expected to get up to 5 inches of snow, while Aspen, Colo., is re-opening its slopes. There's still an average of 3 feet of white stuff on Aspen Mountain's upper... More »

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weather • Washington • Aspen • Colorado • snow

Prison Letter Could Nail Bronco's Killer

Ex-cellmate says mail links gang member to Williams shooting

May 31, 08 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A letter written by a jailed Colorado gang member could tie him to the murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, the Rocky Mountain News reports. The letter, intercepted by the suspect's cellmate, mentions the man's worries about a witness who saw him shoot "D-Will." Williams was gunned... More »

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NFL • Denver • murder • Crips • Denver Broncos • Colorado • shooting • Darrent Williams

Spacey Colorado Man Captures 'Alien' On Video

Film of 'less wrinkly ET' to be aired today

May 30, 08 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Denver man claims to have film of an alien peering through a window, and plans to show it to the media today, the Denver Post reports. The closely encountered alien is said to be 4 feet tall and appears "innocent, benevolent, youthful" and less "wrinkly" than ET... More »

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Denver • UFO • extraterrestrial life • aliens • Colorado

 Obama Woos
 Key Western
 Swing States 

Colo., Nev., and NM, barely lost by Kerry, seen as key to a Dem win this time

May 27, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is touring the Mountain West, Politico reports, territory advisers believe could be crucial in the general election. At stake are Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada, states George Bush won by small margins in 2004—and in which the GOP has since lost popularity, especially on immigration and among... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • John McCain • Denver • New Mexico • Nevada • Colorado • the Hispanic vote

 DNA Used to Nab Criminal Kin 

But questions arise over genetic privacy of innocent relatives

Apr 21, 08 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Law-enforcement agencies are using DNA of family members—often without their consent—to identify and convict criminals, the Washington Post reports. Privacy advocates object that it turns family members into unwitting informants, and subjects innocent relatives to “lifelong genetic surveillance” because someone in their family committed a crime. But... More »

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FBI • crime • genetics • law enforcement • murder • DNA • Massachusetts • Colorado • DNA database • DNA evidence • criminal justice

 3 Die in Colo. Wildfires; 
 Storm May Aid Firefighters 

Blazes have killed 3 people

Apr 16, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Firefighters hoped rain and snow would help them stop three Colorado wildfires blazing through thousands of acres of grass, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate and leaving three people dead, the AP reports. Authorities told all 1,200 residents of Ordway to leave yesterday, as wind gusted up to 50... More »

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wildfires • natural disaster • Colorado

Senate Hopeful Hyped Notorious Worker Policy

Schaffer pegs support for program to '99 Abramoff junket

Apr 10, 08 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Republican vying for Colorado's open Senate seat has said the Mariana Islands’ guest worker program—infamous for reports of forced abortion, slavery and child prostitution—should be a “model” for national immigration overhaul. Bob Schaffer’s support dates from a 1999 trip arranged by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff,... More »

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Senate • Jack Abramoff • Colorado • guest-worker program • Bob Schaffer • Mariana Islands

 No Lie: Polygraphs On the Rise 

Critics hold firm, but use of test growing nationwide

Mar 22, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite lingering reservations about its effectiveness, the polygraph is gaining traction with law enforcement. The lie-detection program has spiked 53% in the last decade, and truth be told, just the threat of a test keeps convicts honest, drug addicts and sex offenders told the Wall Street Journal. “... More »

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Texas • Denver • Dallas • Houston • sex offenders • domestic violence • Oregon • parole • MRI • Colorado • polygraph • Klamath Falls • drug addicts • American Polygraph Association • Fifth Amendment

32 Bison
Shot to Death
in Colorado

State authorities investigating possibly illegal hunt

Mar 21, 08 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hunters shot to death more than 30 bison on a Colorado ranch, and state authorities are  investigating whether they had the right to do so, the Denver Post reports. It's legal in the state to hunt bison on private land with the owner's permission, but the scope of the carnage... More »

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hunting • Colorado • bison • illegal hunting • Wild West

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