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First openly gay U.S. prosecutor says appointment was long overdue
WASHINGTON — When Jenny Durkan started her job as the U.S. attorney for Western Washington last October, the Seattle defense attorney became the nation's first openly gay federal prosecutor...
Tea party fields questionable candidates, takes flak for it
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Christopher Crawford is a 22-year-old from Orlando whose only reported assets are a 1991 Acura Integra worth $2,000 and an IKEA couch. But as of last week, he's a tea party candidate for a Florida Senate seat centered 400 miles away in the ...
Calling himself a ‘Muslim soldier,’ Times Square bomb suspect pleads guilty
NEW YORK — Saying that he wanted to kill as many people as possible to "avenge" U.S. attacks on Muslims, Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday to a 10-count indictment charging him with attempting to set off a car bomb in Times Square on May 1 in a conspiracy with ...
How drunk are you?
Earlier this month, the Student Emergency Medical Services (SEMS) Foundation launched its “DrinkSafe” application for the Apple iPhone. The nonprofit is based in Boulder, and was in part launched by University of Colorado students and Matthew W. Beres, SEMS ...
Police Blotter | Carbon up, rent down?
boulderweekly.com/policeblotter Carbon up, rent down? An apartment building in the 1800 block of Pearl Street was evacuated on June 14 after high levels of carbon monoxide, an odorless, toxic gas, were found inside. After receiving a report that carbon monoxide ...
Autism 101
There is no justification for killing your own child. Not autism. Not even the worst possible disease you can imagine...
BP executives arrive for White House confrontation over oil spill
Top executives of beleaguered oil giant BP arrived...
BP cancels dividends, agrees to $20 billion escrow fund
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has reached a preliminary agreement with BP executives that would see the oil company pay $20 billion over several years into an independently controlled escrow account to be established to compensate Gulf of Mexico...
