News 2008-05-20 Andanh.com

Driver faces alcohol charge after teen hit Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A 20-year-old Centennial resident is being held on drunken- driving charges after her Jeep allegedly hit a teenager crossing at East Iliff Avenue and South Rifle Street Saturday evening.

2 shot at Denver Wendy's Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Two people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after they were shot outside a Wendy's restaurant in Montbello late Sunday.

Search resumes for missing mother Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Family members and volunteers resumed their search over the weekend for a Grand Junction mother of three who disappeared nearly a year ago.

Smuggler sentenced in deadly I-70 crash Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A federal prisoner and member of a white supremacist group has been ordered to spend 20 years in prison for throwing hot liquid into a guard's face and causing serious burns.

20 years added to inmate's sentence Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A Denver gang member was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for having a gun and crack cocaine.

Gun charge sends gang member to jail Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A Denver gang member was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for having a gun and crack cocaine.

Beebe has eye on future Tue, 20 May 2008 03:17:00 -0000
Dan Beebe as a gleeful knee-capper - figuratively speaking, of course - is hard to picture. But Beebe has loved most of his jobs, and that includes his stint nearly two decades ago as director of enforcement for the NCAA.

One year after lightning strike severs arms, Mother Cabrini statue is rededicated Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
The 33-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus visible from Interstate 70 west of Denver was rededicated Monday, exactly a year after a lightning strike left it without arms or feet.

Goodbye to a fallen warrior Mon, 19 May 2008 20:16:00 -0000
They said goodbye today to Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez even though nobody in the crowd of nearly 800 people who filled a Loveland church wanted to. Above, Candido and Elma Palomorez, the parents of Palmorez, 26, grieve during his military burial in Loveland.

Don Becker: 'clever,' 'funny,' 'likable' Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Playwright, stand-up comic and creator of his own mythology, Don Becker left a mark on most who met him, whether a result of his caustic sense of comedy, his own struggles or his encouragement of those around him.

DNC protesters plan to gather at State Capitol Tue, 20 May 2008 00:57:00 -0000
Protesters with the group Recreate 68, have managed to secure permits at the State Capitol and nearby Lincoln Park.

Chemical lewisite detected at Arsenal Tue, 20 May 2008 00:20:00 -0000
Work was suspended, today, on cleanup efforts at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal after a low level of lewisite, a blistering chemical, was detected at Lime Basins.

Colorado's fallen Tue, 06 May 2008 00:54:00 -0000
A list of Colorado residents, and those who have been stationed in Fort Carson, who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I-70 reopened after fleeing motorist captured Mon, 19 May 2008 22:02:00 -0000
The Colorado State Patrol briefly shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 this afternoon while they searched for a motorist who fled from a trooper.

Denver cop charged in beating Mon, 19 May 2008 22:56:00 -0000
A police officer will stand trial in the beating a 16-year-old Denver boy, who suffered severe internal injuries.

Hamstring keeps Henry out of Broncos camp Mon, 19 May 2008 17:30:00 -0000
Tailback Travis Henry suffered the injury Friday on the last of several 100-yard dashes that were part of the team's strength and conditioning program.

Cop shooting accounts collide Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Witnesses and police conflict on whether a distraught Denver man was still wielding a knife when he was gunned down by officers in front of his family and neighbors.

Inmate escapes from Golden facility Mon, 19 May 2008 18:43:00 -0000
An inmate walked away from a minimum-security facility in Golden this morning, Department of Corrections officials said today.

Colorado-built craft to land on Mars on Sunday Mon, 19 May 2008 21:27:00 -0000
The Colorado-built Mars Phoenix Lander will touch down on the Red Planet on Sunday in search of signs of past life.

Couple at Metro earn his and hers degrees Mon, 19 May 2008 01:18:00 -0000
Thornel and Darla Ruff were high-school sweethearts growing up in St. Louis three decades ago.

Obama: 'Lay off my wife' Mon, 19 May 2008 18:12:00 -0000
"If they think that they're going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful," the Democrat told Tennessee's GOP.

GOP state convention gears up with less drama, likely nominee Republican crowd probably won't match Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Now, onto the Republicans. The Colorado Republican Party will hold its state convention and assembly in two weeks, but the gathering is expected to lack the drama and chaos that prevailed at the Colorado Democratic Party event in Colorado Springs over the weekend.

Introducing: Colorado delegates Mon, 19 May 2008 02:57:00 -0000

GRIEGO: No shortage of hope, fervor Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
I spot him almost immediately. A young man wearing a dark navy blue suit, white shirt and pink tie, standing next to a wall, holding a sign he and his wife stayed up until 3 a.m. crafting. He waves it at a flood of delegates arriving at the state Democratic convention, which is his first.

Obama to Tennessee GOP: 'lay off my wife' Mon, 19 May 2008 13:21:56 -0700

Sen. Barack Obama has a message for those tough-guy Tennessee Republicans who picked a fight with Michelle Obama.

"These folks should lay off my wife," the leading Democratic contender told ABC's Good Morning America.

Libertarians are coming to Denver: presidential contender Mary Ruwart online at 11 a.m. Mon, 19 May 2008 07:28:51 -0700

Mary Ruwart

The Libertarian Party will nominate its presidential standard-bearer during the national convention May 22-26 at the Denver Sheraton Hotel.

Candidate Mary Ruwart, will be online at 11 a.m. taking questions about her candidacy. E-mail questions/comments in advance and join the chat here at 11.

From her campaign biography:

Dr. Mary J. Ruwart received her B.S. in biochemistry in 1970 and her Ph.D. in Biophysics in 1974 (both from Michigan State University). She then joined the Department of Surgery at St. Louis University where she became an Assistant Professor. Dr. Ruwart came to The Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1976 as a Senior Research Scientist involved in developing new therapies for a variety of diseases, including AIDS.

Harnessing data to solve problems Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Explaining exactly what it does may be one of the most difficult things that IHS does.

Digital/print hybrid the latest in publishing Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
As print publications struggle with sagging readership and local advertisers work to find the best ways to reach their target customers in a digital age, one newspaper thinks it may have hit on a win/win solution.

Robotics finds strong suit Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds - that is, until he steps into an "exoskeleton" of aluminum and electronics that multiplies his strength and endurance as many as 20 times.

Customer satisfaction edges up Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Customer satisfaction is up slightly in a sweeping survey of the country's major industries, but not in the airline industry.

Web sites make it easier to snoop on people Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
If you are still relying on Google to snoop on your friends, you are behind the curve.

Little logos floating overhead Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Picture the Manhattan skyline filled with Nike swooshes. Or the golden arches of McDonald's gently drifting over Los Angeles.

Renewed Yahoo talks fail to excite investors Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Just two weeks after breaking off merger talks, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have been pulled back to the bargaining table by their fears about what might happen if they don't work out a deal.

Bad spelling the cat's meow for this job Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
"I can haz dream Job? My rezumez! let me showz u thm" That's the subject line of a cover letter sent by a job applicant to I Can Has Cheezburger, one of the premier sites for so-called Lolcat pictures.

Adobe offers free mobile use of Flash Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Adobe Systems Inc. says it will license its video-enabling Flash software for free for mobile devices to help developers make mobile Internet experiences more closely resemble the experience on computers.

HD DVD capitulation hasn't helped sales Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven't been helped by maker Toshiba's capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday.

AOL downplaying brand to attract speciality audiences Mon, 19 May 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Unless you're looking carefully, you'll likely miss the fact that the new Asylum Web site for young men is a creation of Time Warner Inc.'s AOL. Same for WalletPop on personal finance, Spinner on indie music and StyleList on fashion.

Vista transfers not a problem Sun, 18 May 2008 20:18:00 -0000
I want to buy a new ultralight laptop for travel. Few are available with Windows XP, which I would prefer. If I get a Vista machine, will I have compatibility issues with transferring files back and forth between it and my older laptops, both of which have XP operating systems and MS Office 2003?

Health care field tops pay scales Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
The money is in health care.

Mars lander to touch down Sunday Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
The Colorado-built Phoenix Mars Lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on Sunday to begin boring through rock, scraping up ice and melting it in its high-tech oven.

Crude oil hits $127.05 Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
More gas and oil records fell Monday as retail fuel prices struck new highs and crude settled above $127 for the first time, tightening the squeeze on drivers planning holiday trips.

Tourism becomes 'tenuous territory' Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
It seemed like a can't-miss tourist attraction that would pull in visitors to the nation's capital: a new Madame Tussauds wax museum.

Princely start for Anschutz's 'Caspian' Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz is set to score again at the box office, this time with The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

Eight former Time Warner execs accused of fraud Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Federal regulators said Monday eight former Time Warner Inc. executives fraudulently inflated the company's online advertising revenues by more than $1 billion between 2000 and 2002.

Pacific Ethanol in big jump on earnings report Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
The stock of Pacific Ethanol Inc., which counts Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates among its shareholders, surged after reporting results better than analysts expected.

Shareholder advisers slam executive pay Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Shareholder advisory firms Glass Lewis and RiskMetrics, formerly ISS, both criticize Qwest Communications for overly generous executive pay and are supporting two shareholder proposals, including one to split the chairman and chief executive jobs.

Fuel costs continue to hammer industry Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
United Airlines parent UAL Corp. led U.S. carriers to their biggest drop in four weeks after JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its estimate for the industry's 2008 operating loss by 57 percent to a record $7.2 billion.

Qwest's corporate legal staff lauded Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Corporate Counsel magazine has named Qwest Communications' as the best corporate legal department.

Weak tech sector restrains stocks Tue, 20 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Wall Street ended mixed Monday after weakness in the technology sector punctured some of the market's enthusiasm over a report that suggested the economy could still be growing.

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