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Obama chooses Elena Kagan for high court, stresses her ‘restraint’
WASHINGTON — Calling her a "trailblazing lady," President Obama announced his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court in a ceremony Monday morning in the White House...
Gulf oil spill threatens Louisiana coast
NEW ORLEANS — The slick of oil in the Gulf — a blob now three times the size of Rhode Island — was moving toward the west Monday, threatening the Louisiana coast, according to the latest forecast...
FCC intends to apply some limits to broadband providers
LOS ANGELES — The Federal Communications Commission has come up with a new way to apply some rules that would force Comcast Corp., AT&T Inc...
As the pill turns 50, family planning too costly for many
WASHINGTON — On May 9, 1960, the Food and Drug Administration...
Arizonans reject ‘racist’ label over new immigration law
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Christine Vollmecke has one thing to say to people calling Arizona racist for passing the toughest law against illegal immigration in the nation: You don't know what we're going through...
Muslim groups plan $100 million mosque and cultural center near ground...
NEW YORK — Two Muslim groups that say they want to promote better understanding of their religion and heal the wounds from Sept. 11 are drawing close to constructing a $100 million mosque and Islamic cultural center in the shadows of the World Trade Center site...
Shackling bill amended, gains DOC endorsement
The “shackling bill,” SB 193, has gained the support of the Department of Corrections (DOC) and appears to be headed to the House for approval next week in light of compromises struck today by the bill’s House sponsor, its proponents and DOC officials...
Much ado about Melons
The little sign on the front door tells me I’m in the right place. It warns me that if I knock, I should be prepared for the fact that the people who live here are naturists who more often than not go nude inside their home. It’s their naturist lifestyle — or more ...
Buff Briefs | Wood is commencement speaker
boulderweekly.com/briefs Wood is commencement speaker...
