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Ritter: Amend. 48 goes too far
For Gov. Bill Ritter, a self-described "pro-life" Catholic, Amendment 48 has created a quandary.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414558453" height="1" width="1"/>

Finally, state employees get answers on gift ban
Nearly two years after voters passed Amendment 41, government employees received clarity on what they can and can't accept under the ethics measure.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414558454" height="1" width="1"/>

Ex-Littleton mayor: Change needed
Littleton boasts the oldest median age of any in the metro area, and the school district has been losing students steadily for almost a decade.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414558455" height="1" width="1"/>

Dow slide deepens as Fed ups ante
The world's leading economic policymakers took major actions Tuesday to try to stabilize financial markets — and suggested that more measures were on the way.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414558450" height="1" width="1"/>

Foote soldiers on
When Adam Foote goes home and deals with his sons, Callan and Nolan, he realizes how hockey has kept him young — at least at the rink.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414558448" height="1" width="1"/>

Man shot after chase has 11 hours of surgery
Dawn North says her 23-year-old son was "straight and sober" Monday night a half-hour before he led a Grand County sheriff's deputy on a chase, collided in his vehicle with the cruiser and was shot three times.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414558449" height="1" width="1"/>

Denver housing market looks up
Increasing sales and declining inventory in Denver's resale housing market offered another encouraging sign that the metro housing sector could be turning a corner.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414558451" height="1" width="1"/>

Judge: Release detainees to U.S.
In a dramatic setback for the Bush administration, a federal judge ordered the U.S. government Tuesday to immediately release and transfer to the United States 17 Chinese-born Muslims detained for almost seven years at Guantanamo.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414558452" height="1" width="1"/>

Greeley woman shoots sick dog
A Greeley woman faces animal cruelty charges after she killed her sick dog by shooting it several times because she says she couldn't afford to euthanize it.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414514427" height="1" width="1"/>

Jury selection starts in Dougco stalking case
Jury selection began today in the trial of a Douglas County man accused of stalking a high school cheerleader on his daughter's squad last year.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414461157" height="1" width="1"/>

Arvada police probe skateboard death
Arvada police said today that they are still investigating the circumstances that led to a 17-year-old skateboarder's death Sunday.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414461159" height="1" width="1"/>

CU extends Hawkins' contract
Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins has agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2012 season, CU athletic director Mike Bohn said today.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414154287" height="1" width="1"/>

Stocks tumble as Street worries about financials
The Federal Reserve said it would buy massive amounts of short-term debt and hints that it may cut interest rates. Wall Street was unimpressed. The Dow Jones industrials shed more than 500 points.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414304289" height="1" width="1"/>

Broncos fans flock to blood drive at Invesco
Thousands of Denver Broncos fans who bleed blue and orange on Sundays gave the gift of life in record numbers today at Invesco Field at Mile High.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413945222" height="1" width="1"/>

Mom says son sober when shot by Grand Co. deputy
Dawn North says her 23-year-old son was "straight and sober" Monday night, a half hour before he led a Grand County Sheriff's deputy on a chase, collided with the cruiser and was shot three<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413867663" height="1" width="1"/>

Trailing Obama, McCain hopes to gain in debate
Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama entered their general-election contest this summer denouncing American politics as trivial and negative, and vowing to run campaigns that would address the concerns of voters during a difficult time.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413581253" height="1" width="1"/>

Arts found to up learning ante
More arts instruction leads to better academic performance, according to a study released Monday and touted by state officials.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413603932" height="1" width="1"/>

Pair sought in Boulder driveway heist
Boulder police are asking for the public's help in identifying two men who robbed a resident in her driveway last week.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414003287" height="1" width="1"/>

DNA nabs metro serial-burglary suspect
A person already charged as a "John Doe" based on DNA evidence in a series of car break-ins and thefts has been identified, arrested and jailed.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414054062" height="1" width="1"/>

Loveland, A-Basin fire up snow guns
This season's snow sports are a bit behind last year's, but Colorado resorts are working to catch up.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413867664" height="1" width="1"/>

Bill Husted: New life for nine75 space, part of Jet Group's big restaurant plans
The boys from Jet Entertainment Group are taking off. CEO George Eder confirmed Tuesday that they have bought nine75, the restaurant shuttered by Jim Sullivan last week, and plan to reopen it Friday with the same name and concept.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414235009" height="1" width="1"/>

'06 Kmart killer dies after surgery
A man committed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo after randomly shooting an Englewood Kmart employee in 2006 died following surgery last week.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414043766" height="1" width="1"/>

Glass smashed at Dems' Denver HQ
Someone threw bricks through the glass door and a window of the Colorado Democratic Party headquarters in west Denver early this morning.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414130135" height="1" width="1"/>

Teen girls report assault on Southwest flight
A 29-year-old Denver man accused of assaulting two teenage girls on an airplane flight has been arrested by federal authorities.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414144729" height="1" width="1"/>

Ritter opposes 'personhood' amendment
Gov. Bill Ritter voiced his opposition at a Capital rally today to Amendment 48, the issue on the November ballot that would declare a fertilized human egg to be a person.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414167279" height="1" width="1"/>

Vail Resorts offers credit to offset baggage fees
VAIL, Colo.—Vail Resorts said it is offering a $50 credit to some skiers to offset fees airlines are charging to check baggage.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/414043765" height="1" width="1"/>

Ex-coach gets probation for fondling Junction student
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A former business teacher and girls basketball coach at Central High School in Grand Junction has been sentenced to five years intensive probation for the attempted sexual assault of a student.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413878711" height="1" width="1"/>

San Luis man faces 2nd-degree murder charge in son's death
SAN LUIS, Colo.—Prosecutors have filed a second-degree murder charge against a San Luis man accused of shooting his son to death.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413969269" height="1" width="1"/>

Voting rolls grow 217,160
As the last day for registering to vote ended Monday, state and local officials said interest in the Nov. 4 general election remained high.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413786125" height="1" width="1"/>

Plea bargain offered to exec
Jeff Hawn accused in the killing of 32 of his neighbor's bison is considering a plea agreement. The judge approved a 30-day delay for the software chief executive to consider the deal.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413603934" height="1" width="1"/>

Reward in May case rises to $125,000
The reward for information leading to the killer of a prosecutor has been increased to $125,000, and investigators said Monday they are frustrated by a lack of leads in the case.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413603931" height="1" width="1"/>

Council opposes four ballot initiatives
The Denver City Council on Monday issued proclamations opposing a right-to-work ballot measure and three other initiatives on the November ballot.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413603933" height="1" width="1"/>

Driver in crash in court before
A suspected undocumented immigrant involved in a crash Saturday that injured three people in Broomfield walked away from more serious traffic charges, including drunken driving, earlier this year.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413603935" height="1" width="1"/>

Questions linger over skunk shooting
A small San Luis school got rid of its skunks, but not before raising a stink for the maintenance director who asked a student to gun them down.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413594294" height="1" width="1"/>

Salmonella cases spur caveat on microwaves
Zapping frozen meals in the microwave may be fast and easy, but it also can make you sick if it's not done properly.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413581254" height="1" width="1"/>

Injuries take bite out of "O"
Denver coach Mike Shanahan said after Sunday's 16-13 victory over Tampa Bay that his team has depth.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413536725" height="1" width="1"/>

Ex-Bronco indicted in Montana, stays in jail
The federal cocaine charge against Travis Henry was dismissed in Colorado because a grand jury in Montana has indicted the former Broncos running back on more serious charges.<img src="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/413238792" height="1" width="1"/>