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  • ACLU NM: Walgreens assures on birth pill policy

    January 23, 2013 12:54 PM

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Walgreens won't allow individual pharmacists' personal religious beliefs to prevent customers from filling birth control prescriptions, two New Mexico advocacy groups have announced. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company told the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southwest Women's Law Center that the company will take steps nationwide... more »
  • Resident upset with Colorado Parks and Wildlife over dead deer

    November 9, 2012 8:45 PM

    COLORADO SPRINGS- A resident is upset with Colorado Parks and Wildlife after he says they did nothing to help him remove a dead deer from his backyard. When Doug Lewis came home from work Thursday, he found an unwelcoming guest on his property. "I looked over the balcony... more »
  • Wealthy conservatives, politicos gather near Vail

    June 26, 2011 10:45 AM

    VAIL, Colo. (AP) - An invitation-only retreat for rich conservatives and prominent Republican politicians are gathering near Vail Sunday for a semiannual retreat aimed at promoting business-friendly policy. The meetings are organized by two of the nation's most powerful conservative political donors, Charles and David Koch of the privately... more »
  • Baby's death prompts new caseworker policy

    November 21, 2010 4:41 PM

    LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) - The death of a newborn baby in Loveland has prompted a changed policy for Larimer County child caseworkers. The (Loveland) Reporter-Herald reports that January's death of baby Summer Moon Hawk has prompted a new policy that when a parent misses an appointment with caseworkers, an employee... more »
  • 3 kids buy plane tickets, fly alone

    August 13, 2010 8:48 AM

    Three Florida children bought tickets with baby-sitting money and flew to Nashville, Tennessee, on Southwest Airlines - unbeknownst to their parents. Bridget Brown, 15, had $700 saved and asked a 13-year-old friend where he wanted to go. The friend, Bobby Nolan III, suggested Nashville. Together with Brown's 11-year-old brother,... more »
  • Obama defends education policies to critics

    July 29, 2010 1:39 PM

    President Barack Obama says the country's long-term economic success will be tied to the success of the nation's schools. Speaking at the centennial convention of the National Urban League, Obama says he won't tolerate a status quo where United States lags behind other countries in education achievements. The... more »
  • White House considers military gay rules again

    May 24, 2010 1:44 PM

    The White House is talking with gay rights activists, lawmakers and Pentagon officials about a push to hasten the repeal of a ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. The group was meeting Monday at the White House to discuss a faster pace to end the... more »
  • Energy leases in Colorado wilderness net few takers

    May 14, 2010 8:34 AM

    There were few takers Thursday for proposed oil and gas leases in a northern Colorado mountain valley prized by hunters and anglers. The lukewarm interest comes after criticism and formal protests by a coalition of hunting and angling groups that opposed drilling in the region northwest of Denver. ... more »
  • Discharging gays to draw more scrutiny in military

    March 25, 2010 11:16 AM

    Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he has approved a series of changes in how the Pentagon implements the law banning gays from serving openly in the military. The changes would make it harder to discharge a gay person for violating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy by putting... more »
  • Fort Collins cracks down on bad bicyclists

    January 7, 2010 9:50 AM

    Fort Collins is cracking down on bicyclists who ignore traffic laws. The college town has approved a $35 fine for cyclists who run red lights, ride on the wrong side of the road or otherwise break traffic laws. The policy comes amid driver complaints that too many bicyclists disregard the... more »
  • White House officials say Obama's top lawyer is stepping down

    November 13, 2009 8:53 AM

    Senior Obama administration officials say White House counsel Greg Craig is announcing his resignation later today. Craig's future has been in doubt amid talk that President Barack Obama's promise to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison by January went off track under his leadership. Craig also oversaw the president's revamping... more »
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