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  • Colorado sheriffs sue the state over new gun control laws

    filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state Friday in an effort to overturn two new gun control bills that are set to go into effect on July 1. The plaintiffs have in their sights one law that effectively bans all firearm magazines, and one that requires a background check for every gun transfer when the gun will be in the possession of someone other than the owner for more than 72 ...

  • No. 3 Nuggets set to face No. 6 Golden State in playoffs

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images After setting NBA team records with 57 wins and 38 home victories, the Denver Nuggets are ready for the postseason. The Nuggets captured the No. 3 seed in the West with their 23rd consecutive home win Wednesday night and will open the Western Conference playoffs Saturday at Pepsi Center against the Golden State Warriors. Denver (57-25) and the Warriors ...

  • FIGHTING BACKColorado Sheriffs Sue Over New State Gun Restrictions

    May 17 2013: Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in ...

  • Rapids Game Day preview Colorado at San Jose Earthquakes

    San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski SANTA CLARA, CA - MAY 02: Chris Wondolowski #8 of the San Jose Earthquakes in action against the D.C. United at Buck Shaw Stadium on May 2, 2012 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) --> (Ezra Shaw, Getty ...

  • Cooler stormier by Sunday

    DENVER - Things heated-up across Colorado to wrap up the work week! Most locations along and east of I-25 topped out well into the 80s Friday afternoon -- well above the average high of 72. Cooler days are ahead, along with some rain.Although clouds have increased over the last few hours, the storm/rain chance remains very low at this time. There will be an occasional breeze overnight, along ...

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The Insider [Blu-Ray]

The Insider [Blu-Ray]

One of the more impressive achievements in Michael Manns The Insider is that he keeps the film so intriguing for such a long period of time. At the time of its release in 1999, movies of its naturetrue-story exposs about corporate and media corruptionhave been the domain of network te ... ...

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  • IRS scandal Colorado group awaits tax-exempt status

    WASHINGTON - A Colorado conservative group believed to be targeted by the Internal Revenue Service is operating without any tax-exempt status and spent more than $1 million last year against Democrats, public records show.The Citizen Awareness Project is chaired by Charlie Smith. He applied for 501(c)(4) status last year, which means he was applying to be a social welfare, tax-exempt ...

  • Chatwood ready to take on Lincecum Giants

    With Colorado starter Jeff Francis moving to the disabled list on Thursday with a left groin strain, the Rockies called up right-hander Tyler Chatwood to start Saturday's game against the Giants. In Chatwood's last outing on April 29, he threw six scoreless innings in a 12-2 victory over the Dodgers before he was sent down to Triple-A Colorado Springs to clear room for the return of ...

  • Big man battle getting physical in Nuggets-Warriors series

    JaVale McGee refused to comply with the unusual request. Locked in an a tight playoff game, the Denver Nuggets center found himself face-to-face with Andrew Bogut, who pointed to his chin and shouted over the din of the sellout crowd at Oracle Arena. "He told me to punch him in the chin," McGee said. "I don't know why you'd want somebody to punch you in your ...

  • Colorado sheriffs file federal lawsuit challenging gun bills

    Fifty-four Colorado sheriffs have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over two of the gun bills passed during this year's state legislative session.At a news conference held at the Independence Institute, a free-market think tank, the sheriffs and representatives from the Colorado Farm Bureau, Women for Concealed Carry and members of Outdoor Buddies - a charitable organization for disabled ...

  • Fear rational or not leads to record-breaking gun sales in Colorado

    Firearm sales in Colorado continued to soar while lawmakers passed a significant gun-control package this legislative session. The 146,949 background checks processed for would-be gun buyers increased by 69,628 from January to March this year compared to that same time span last year, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's latest data.Gun-control measures passed in Colorado ...

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