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02 Aug 2010 11:17

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Politics: 2010 elections: Is Andrew Romanoff ready to upset in Colorado?

  • 48%
     Romanoff’s polling in the Colorado Senate Democratic primary
  • 45% incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet’s current poll number
  • 7% the percentage of people that could make or break Bennet’s day source
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27 Jun 2010 11:57

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U.S.: Colorado’s medical marijuana biz revels in capitalism

Thanks to Obama’s loosening of marijuana regulation, business is booming in Colorado, which doesn’t force non-profit status on pot dispensers. source
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06 Jan 2010 10:34

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U.S.: Democrats droppin’ like flies: Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. drops out

  • His drop-out completely fragments the race. Colorado’s first-term governor, who won on the strength of his own party and the fragmentation of the other guys in 2006, found himself in a different situation in 2010. Among other things, his decisions sometimes ran counter to his party’s, especially the appointment of Michael Bennet to the Senate. And, learning from their mistakes, the Republicans got behind a strong candidate, former Congressman Scott McInnis, early. It’s drop-out day, guys! source
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25 Dec 2009 19:34

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Culture: Mugshot alert: Charlie Sheen arrested on domestic violence charges

  • On the scale of celebrity police mugshots, pretty high. OK, it’s no Nick Nolte. Mel Gibson might be slightly better. But it definitely outdoes Charles Barkley and a few others. Charlie Sheen, he of family-friendly image thanks to “Two and a Half Men,” was arrested on domestic violence charges in Aspen, Colorado this morning. He’s spending the day in jail. source
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23 Dec 2009 13:16

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Culture: Twitter’s self-satisfied with itself regarding Balloon Boy

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29 Oct 2009 11:01

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U.S.: Colorado’s got more snow than it knows what to do with

Let’s hope that this glut of snow means that Richard Heene won’t be able to travel to Hollywood anytime soon. source
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17 Oct 2009 10:35

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U.S.: GREAT … Balloon Boy’s family has a “big” announcement today

  • I’m going to have a press conference out here at, let’s say, 10 a.m. Okay? So it’s a few more hours. So, I’d like to speak everybody about a few things. Okay? So, it’s a big announcement.
  • Richard Heene • Father of “Balloon Boy” Falcon Heene, on a big announcement that the family plans to share. Is it going to be, “we just hoaxed everyone?” Is it going to be, “we have a new reality TV show deal?” Is it going to be that fame makes Falcon Heene sick? Is it going to be something else? Either way, we’re going to be waiting by the seat of our pants for Noon EST (10 a.m. MST in Fort Collins, Colorado) to roll around. • source
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15 Oct 2009 21:27

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Offbeat: Balloon Boy hugged by his dad: The fakest hug you’ll see all night

  • Look at all the passion Balloon Dad put into that hug, located at 1:24 in this video. It’s like he might have done it for the purpose of a stunt! We’re not geniuses over here, but we’ve seen real hugs before and that is NOT a real hug. Balloon Boy deserves better than that. Because he was stuck in a freaking attic! source
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15 Oct 2009 21:03

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U.S.: We bestow a blue ribbon on the Balloon Boy story. A modern classic.

Faux news
Simply put, you had it all. Between the incredibly random nature of your occurrence, the wall-to-wall media coverage, the likelihood of danger, the kid angle (must be emphasized), the reality TV angle, the waste of public resources, the rapt attention you gathered from the public, and the painless resolution that followed hours of panic, Balloon Boy story, you may be the best non-story in the history of news. Way to go, 24-hour news cycle, for giving us hilarity at the cost of actual news. You should be proud. SOURCE
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12 Oct 2009 21:33

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Offbeat: Stabbing suspect: “We’re men – stabby men – we’re men in tights!”

  • His alibi was “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.” No, really. 20-year-old Leo Beitz was accused of stabbing a friend during a visit in Boulder, Colorado. Witnesses to the stabbing say he attacked friend Parker Chase Rolles with a large knife. Beitz says that he accidentally stabbed Rolles when the friends were acting out scenes from “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.” You know, from Mel Brooks’ lean period. We wonder how Richard Lewis has been doing lately. source
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