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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Colorado Springs</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Affidavit: Colo. man claims he put father&#8217;s body in trash can but says someone else killed him</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Affidavit: CO man says he put dad&#8217;s body in trash

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An affidavit says a Colorado man whose father&#8217;s body was found in a trash can told police he put his father&#8217;s body there after finding him dead in their home.
Thirty-two-year-old Quinten Abeyta of Colorado Springs has not been accused in the death .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/affidavit-colo-man-claims-he-put-fathers-body-in-trash-can-but-says-someone-else-killed-him-242742/">Affidavit: Colo. man claims he put father&#8217;s body in trash can but says someone else killed him</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>76-year old Colorado man accused of killing son after Thanksgiving feud over chores</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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76-year old accused of killing son on Thanksgiving

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Thanksgiving dispute over chores turned deadly outside Colorado Springs, where police say a 76-year-old man shot and killed his son after the two argued for most of the day.
Ayalis Clay Oliver is being held without bond in the El Paso County jail. He&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/76-year-old-colorado-man-accused-of-killing-son-after-thanksgiving-feud-over-chores-237029/">Source article &nbsp;: 76-year old Colorado man accused of killing son after Thanksgiving feud over chores</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Less jingle this year? Salvation Army&#8217;s iconic red kettles now take credit and debit cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Wyatt</dc:creator>
		
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Salvation Army&#8217;s iconic kettles now credit ready

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — There could be less jingle in the Salvation&#8217;s Army&#8217;s hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.
The growth of so-called &#8220;plastic kettles&#8221; comes as fewer shoppers carry cash. Bell ringers who stand outside stores during the holiday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/less-jingle-this-year-salvation-armys-iconic-red-kettles-now-take-credit-and-debit-cards-235629/">Source article &nbsp;: Less jingle this year? Salvation Army&#8217;s iconic red kettles now take credit and debit cards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Gazette in Colorado Springs lays off 11 more to deal with smaller budget for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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The Gazette in Colorado Springs lays off 11 more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Gazette in Colorado Springs has laid off 11 employees, including seven in the newsroom, leaving fewer than 300 people on the staff.
President and Publisher Steve Pope said Friday that three employees in circulation and one in advertising also were cut. The newspaper .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-gazette-in-colorado-springs-lays-off-11-more-to-deal-with-smaller-budget-for-2010-229124/" title="The Gazette in Colorado Springs lays off 11 more to deal with smaller budget for 2010">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard says home prayer meeting his &#8216;resurrection&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivan Moreno</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-pastor Ted Haggard holds home prayer meeting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard says a well-attended prayer meeting at his home wasn&#8217;t the start of a new church, but a sign of his resurrection three years after he was forced to resign amid a sex scandal.
&#8220;For the people who come tonight, that means ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-megachurch-pastor-ted-haggard-says-home-prayer-meeting-his-resurrection-227821/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard says home prayer meeting his &#8216;resurrection&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former pastor Haggard to hold news conference before first &#8216;prayer meeting&#8217; at home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Haggard surprised by attention on prayer meetings

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former pastor Ted Haggard says his decision to hold prayer meetings in his Colorado Springs living room has attracted great interest from the media.
Haggard said Monday he will be holding a press conference before his first prayer meeting Thursday to accommodate requests from media outlets ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-pastor-haggard-to-hold-news-conference-before-first-prayer-meeting-at-home-223880/">Read : Former pastor Haggard to hold news conference before first &#8216;prayer meeting&#8217; at home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fallen pastor Ted Haggard, who started megachurch from basement, plans to again lead worship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Fallen pastor Ted Haggard to again lead worship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ted Haggard, who was dismissed from the megachurch he founded after a man alleged a cash-for-sex relationship with him, plans to lead people in worship again.
The pastor told The Gazette he is holding a &#8220;prayer meeting&#8221; Nov. 12 in his living room in Colorado .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fallen-pastor-ted-haggard-who-started-megachurch-from-basement-plans-to-again-lead-worship-218420/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Fallen pastor Ted Haggard, who started megachurch from basement, plans to again lead worship</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Early storm dumps snow across Rockies, western plains; 70 accidents reported in Wyoming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mead Gruver</dc:creator>
		
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Storm dumps snow on Rockies, plains, more forecast

DENVER — A slow-moving autumn storm showed no signs of letting up in Colorado and the western Plains on Thursday, blanketing areas already buried with as much as 3 feet, closing schools and businesses and delaying flights.
Roads across Colorado and Wyoming were snow-packed and icy from the first .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/early-storm-dumps-snow-across-rockies-western-plains-70-accidents-reported-in-wyoming-210049/">Original article &nbsp;: Early storm dumps snow across Rockies, western plains; 70 accidents reported in Wyoming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mon Dieu! Canada may pay a Coloradan to teach its soldiers to speak French</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Canadian military plans to hire a Colorado woman to teach some of its soldiers to speak French — one of Canada&#8217;s official languages.

The proposed deal is raising eyebrows in Canada, but the teacher, Fadia Gnoske (FAH&#8217;-dee-yah NOSS-key), calls it &#8220;a big storm in a teacup.&#8221;
If the contract is finalized, Canada .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mon-dieu-canada-may-pay-a-coloradan-to-teach-its-soldiers-to-speak-french-192024/">Mon Dieu! Canada may pay a Coloradan to teach its soldiers to speak French</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Soldiers killed in battle lauded as heroes as Fort Carson deals with loss of 8 comrades</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT CARSON, Colo. — The Pentagon announcement Wednesday confirmed their worst fears — the eight American soldiers killed in a bloody weekend attack in Afghanistan were all from a single Fort Carson unit. But commanders here insisted that unit&#8217;s morale is rebounding.

&#8220;They were attacked, the unit fought bravely, and in the end, they won the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/soldiers-killed-in-battle-lauded-as-heroes-as-fort-carson-deals-with-loss-of-8-comrades-190017/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Soldiers killed in battle lauded as heroes as Fort Carson deals with loss of 8 comrades</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Army town braces for grim news after Afghanistan attack that killed 8 US soldiers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivan Moreno</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Barber Art Rico says he dreads looking at the newspaper these days for fear he&#8217;ll see the picture of another customer who was killed in combat.

&#8220;We&#8217;ll sit there and we&#8217;ll look and say, &#8216;I remember cutting his hair,&#8217;&#8221; said Rico, 63, owner of Rico&#8217;s Barbershop in a strip mall a few .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-army-town-braces-for-grim-news-after-afghanistan-attack-that-killed-8-us-soldiers-188588/">Colorado Army town braces for grim news after Afghanistan attack that killed 8 US soldiers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lone llama rescued after wandering for a month on Pikes Peak</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A lone llama wandering near the summit of Pikes Peak for a month has been captured and is heading to a new home.

Tracy Ducharme and Mike Shealy, both of Black Forest, Colo., trekked up the 14,110-foot mountain Friday to find the little white beast of burden.
They took two llamas with them, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lone-llama-rescued-after-wandering-for-a-month-on-pikes-peak-185617/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Lone llama rescued after wandering for a month on Pikes Peak</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Llama loose on Colorado&#8217;s Pikes Peak; rescuers hope to catch it before lions, coyotes do</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A llama is loose near the summit of Colorado&#8217;s Pikes Peak, and a rescue group says it&#8217;s probably a domesticated escapee that has little chance of surviving in the wild.

The llama was first reported about a month ago and has been ranging between the 13,000-foot level and the 14,110-foot summit. It .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/llama-loose-on-colorados-pikes-peak-rescuers-hope-to-catch-it-before-lions-coyotes-do-184357/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Llama loose on Colorado&#8217;s Pikes Peak; rescuers hope to catch it before lions, coyotes do</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget woes force layoffs at evangelical group Focus on the Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Conservative Christian group Focus on the Family is laying off 8 percent of its work force.

It&#8217;s the result of the latest budget shortfall at the influential conservative Christian group.
Gary Schneeberger, spokesman for the group founded by child psychologist James Dobson, says 75 employees will lose their jobs and an additional 57 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-woes-force-layoffs-at-evangelical-group-focus-on-the-family-157885/">Original article &nbsp;: Budget woes force layoffs at evangelical group Focus on the Family</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado liquor store&#8217;s shoplifting solution is in the bag: No purses allowed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Leave your purse in the car, or you won&#8217;t get service at one Colorado Springs liquor store.

Colorado&#8217;s Liquor Outlet has imposed a no-purse policy to combat skyrocketing losses from shoplifting. Owner Wayne Harris also outlaws backpacks and bags men carry.
He says he imposed the ban because shoplifters use bags to stash .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-liquor-stores-shoplifting-solution-is-in-the-bag-no-purses-allowed-139127/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Colorado liquor store&#8217;s shoplifting solution is in the bag: No purses allowed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USOC to stay in Colo Springs for 30 years after city council approves funding deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Colorado Springs city council approved a deal Tuesday that will keep the U.S. Olympic Committee in town for the next 30 years.

The council voted 8-1 to fund $16 million in improvements to the Olympic Training Center, part of a $53 million deal that also includes a new headquarters for the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usoc-to-stay-in-colo-springs-for-30-years-after-city-council-approves-funding-deal-137090/" title="USOC to stay in Colo Springs for 30 years after city council approves funding deal">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USOC board approves deal to add 5 years to commitment to stay in Colorado Springs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Olympic Committee moved closer to keeping its headquarters in Colorado Springs on Thursday when the board signed off on revised terms of a deal with the city.

The board agreed to give the USOC management team permission to extend its commitment to stay in Colorado Springs from 25 to 30 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usoc-board-approves-deal-to-add-5-years-to-commitment-to-stay-in-colorado-springs-125953/">USOC board approves deal to add 5 years to commitment to stay in Colorado Springs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Colorado-based soldiers accused of violence at home describe horrors from time in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Soldiers from an Army unit that had 10 infantrymen accused of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter after returning to civilian life described a breakdown in discipline during their Iraq deployment in which troops murdered civilians, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Some Fort Carson, Colo.-based soldiers have had trouble adjusting to life back in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-colorado-based-soldiers-accused-of-violence-at-home-describe-horrors-from-time-in-iraq-121359/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Report: Colorado-based soldiers accused of violence at home describe horrors from time in Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Openly gay congressman joins Air Force Academy&#8217;s oversight board</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado Democrat who last year became the first openly gay non-incumbent elected to Congress took his place Friday on the U.S. Air Force Academy&#8217;s supervisory board.

Rep. Jared Polis was appointed earlier this month to the Academy&#8217;s Board of Visitors, which meets Friday and Saturday in Colorado Springs. He is thought .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/openly-gay-congressman-joins-air-force-academys-oversight-board-120090/">Source &nbsp;: Openly gay congressman joins Air Force Academy&#8217;s oversight board</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese driver wins Pikes Peak climb, but can&#8217;t break 10-minute mark</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Japan&#8217;s Nobuhiro Tajima won his fourth consecutive Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but a loose track kept him from achieving his goal of breaking the 10-minute mark.

Tajima finished with a time of 10:15.368, short of the record of 10:01.408 he set in 2007.
Two-time world rally champion Marcus Gronholm finished second in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japanese-driver-wins-pikes-peak-climb-but-cant-break-10-minute-mark-114384/" title="Japanese driver wins Pikes Peak climb, but can&#8217;t break 10-minute mark">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASCAR backs drug-testing policy that banned driver Mayfield, while outside experts see flaws</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Although NASCAR contends it has the best anti-doping procedures in sports, some experts see flaws in the policy and question whether drivers are getting a fair shake in the lab or a safe ride on the track.

The debate between outfits that run Olympic-style testing programs and leagues that enforce their own  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nascar-backs-drug-testing-policy-that-banned-driver-mayfield-while-outside-experts-see-flaws-105222/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health clinics serving the poor are reaping early federal stimulus benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Homeless teenagers at a central Colorado shelter are feeling the effect of the government&#8217;s economic stimulus package. It&#8217;s the feeling of a dentist&#8217;s drill.

The 20 runaway youths living at the Urban Peak shelter had no regular dental care until this spring, when a $1.3 million stimulus grant to a community health ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-clinics-serving-the-poor-are-reaping-early-federal-stimulus-benefits-94369/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Health clinics serving the poor are reaping early federal stimulus benefits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-doping chief urges state attorneys general to take action on supplements</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Pells</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Knowing the federal government does little to regulate the steroid-tainted, multibillion-dollar supplement industry, the leader of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency urged a group of attorneys general to take action on the state level.

USADA CEO Travis Tygart spoke at a conference of the country&#8217;s attorneys general Thursday, urging them to use consumer ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-doping-chief-urges-state-attorneys-general-to-take-action-on-supplements-86251/" title="Anti-doping chief urges state attorneys general to take action on supplements">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Military academies see applications jump as tough economy pairs with stepped-up recruiting</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-academies-see-applications-jump-as-tough-economy-pairs-with-stepped-up-recruiting-83248/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Applications have surged at the nation&#8217;s three top military academies as tough economic times coincide with stepped-up recruiting efforts by the Army, Navy and Air Force schools, making the prospect of free college and a steady job look sweeter.

The recession has already helped drive higher military recruitment and retention. Stronger student response .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-academies-see-applications-jump-as-tough-economy-pairs-with-stepped-up-recruiting-83248/">Original source &nbsp;: Military academies see applications jump as tough economy pairs with stepped-up recruiting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge rejects public defender&#8217;s attempt to have &#8216;Dog The Bounty Hunter&#8217; star charged</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A judge has denied a request to force prosecutors to charge TV bounty hunter Duane &#8220;Dog&#8221; Chapman with felonies for claiming that a man fired a gun at him and his crew while they were filming in Colorado.

State District Judge J. Patrick Kelly ruled Monday against public defender William Schoewe (show-ee).
Schoewe ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-rejects-public-defenders-attempt-to-have-dog-the-bounty-hunter-star-charged-82492/" title="Judge rejects public defender&#8217;s attempt to have &#8216;Dog The Bounty Hunter&#8217; star charged">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado governor signs bill designed to block expansion of Army site onto ranchlands</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Slevin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — The Army&#8217;s plan to expand a southeast Colorado training site is facing another obstacle now that Gov. Bill Ritter has signed a measure barring the use of state land for the project that is opposed by ranchers.

Ritter approved legislation Tuesday that prevents the state from selling or leasing land to the Army to ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-governor-signs-bill-designed-to-block-expansion-of-army-site-onto-ranchlands-70551/">Colorado governor signs bill designed to block expansion of Army site onto ranchlands</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colo. flight instructor demonstrates lesson No. 1: Check gas BEFORE you take off</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colo-flight-instructor-demonstrates-lesson-no-1-check-gas-before-you-take-off-67264/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 03:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A retired Air Force colonel with decades of experience as a flight instructor gave one of his students a hands-on lesson in a key principle of flying: Don&#8217;t run out of gas. Al Uhalt of Colorado Springs made a bumpy but safe landing in a field Thursday when the single-engine Aviat .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colo-flight-instructor-demonstrates-lesson-no-1-check-gas-before-you-take-off-67264/">Source article &nbsp;: Colo. flight instructor demonstrates lesson No. 1: Check gas BEFORE you take off</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USOC terminates agreements for new headquarters, but negotiations continue</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/usoc-terminates-agreements-for-new-headquarters-but-negotiations-continue-57031/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Olympic Committee has withdrawn from three agreements designed to keep its headquarters in Colorado Springs, though the federation is still negotiating in hopes of seeing the projects completed.

LandCo Equity Partners, the city of Colorado Springs and the USOC agreed to the $53 million plan in March 2008 with the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usoc-terminates-agreements-for-new-headquarters-but-negotiations-continue-57031/">USOC terminates agreements for new headquarters, but negotiations continue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US pairs skater Derek Trent retires</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-pairs-skater-derek-trent-retires-46328/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 01:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. pairs skater Derek Trent has retired, ending his partnership with Tiffany Vise.

The couple competed together for six years and was the first to land a throw quadruple salchow in international competition, at 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard, where they finished fourth.
In 2008, Vise and Trent finished fourth at the national championships.
&#8220;We .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-pairs-skater-derek-trent-retires-46328/">US pairs skater Derek Trent retires</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colo. police say pregnant woman fleeing bear is struck by car, suffers minor injuries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colo-police-say-pregnant-woman-fleeing-bear-is-struck-by-car-suffers-minor-injuries-36417/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Police in Colorado say a pregnant woman suffered minor injuries when she was struck by a slow-moving car while fleeing from an adult black bear.

Police say they&#8217;re looking for the driver of the car that hit 26-year-old Ashley Swendsen on Thursday in Colorado Springs. Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Terri Reishus says Swendsen, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colo-police-say-pregnant-woman-fleeing-bear-is-struck-by-car-suffers-minor-injuries-36417/">Source article &nbsp;: Colo. police say pregnant woman fleeing bear is struck by car, suffers minor injuries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado newspaper to offer free &#8216;10-minute&#8217; newspapers for targeted advertising</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs hopes to revive advertising sales with new small newspapers meant to be read in about 10 minutes.

The newspaper says it will launch several editions of a newspaper called Ink, targeted to different neighborhoods. Executive Editor Jeff Thomas says the publications will be short enough to ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-newspaper-to-offer-free-10-minute-newspapers-for-targeted-advertising-33858/">Colorado newspaper to offer free &#8216;10-minute&#8217; newspapers for targeted advertising</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Shots fired at &#8216;Dog the Bounty Hunter&#8217; in Colorado Springs; no injuries reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Police in Colorado say shots were fired at TV bounty hunter Duane &#8220;Dog&#8221; Chapman and a bail bondsman when they tried to apprehend a man whose bail was revoked on an attempted murder charge.

Colorado Springs police Sgt. Roger Vargason says the two were attempting to take 35-year-old Hoang Nguyen into custody ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-shots-fired-at-dog-the-bounty-hunter-in-colorado-springs-no-injuries-reported-33665/">Original article on  : Police: Shots fired at &#8216;Dog the Bounty Hunter&#8217; in Colorado Springs; no injuries reported</a>.]]></description>
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