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• Mitt Romney will be in Colorado

  August 2, 2012 6:00 AM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Mitt Romney comes to Colorado in his first stateside appearance after an overseas trip plagued by controversy. The Republican presidential candidate will speak to supporters in Golden at 11:15 am Thursday, then meet with Republican governors in Basalt. Romney is nursing wounds from a trip in... more »

• Michelle Obama, Jill Biden coming to Colorado

  April 9, 2011 7:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, are coming to Denver and the Colorado Springs area as part of a five-city tour to showcase communities,businesses and nonprofits that support military families. Obama and Biden will attend events at Coors... more »

• Son of Gadhafi visited Air Force Academy last month

  March 30, 2011 5:15 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Air Force Academy confirms that a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi visited the school last month during a U.S. tour that included businesses and other schools. Academy spokesman Lt. Col. John Bryan said Wednesday that Khamis Gadhafi got a standard VIP tour of the... more »

• President Obama and family take in sights of Rio

  March 20, 2011 1:12 PM

  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - President Barack Obama is playing tourist today in Brazil. He's visited Rio's brilliant beaches and a notorious shantytown, where he played soccer with some children at a community center. First lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha and Malia got involved, too, kicking a ball... more »

• Colo. group cancels Palin visit over safety fears

  February 6, 2011 9:50 AM

  GLENDALE, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado nonprofit canceled a Sarah Palin fundraiser for military families citing safety concerns after an "onslaught of negative feedback." The Sharon K. Pacheco Foundation announced Saturday on its website that no direct threats were made against anyone but that negative rhetoric raised concern for... more »

• Video visitation in place at Pueblo jail

  December 31, 2010 12:33 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office is using new technology to make jail visitations more efficient. They're using a system called VizVox, which is a lot like Skype. Inmates and visitors no longer have face to face contact, instead they speak to each other over a phone and see each... more »

• Gov. Bill Ritter in Pueblo today

  September 2, 2010 8:49 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter will visit Vestas Towers plant in Pueblo this morning, where he'll discuss Colorado's leadership in the New Energy Economy. Vestas, maker of wind generators, is hosting more than 100 international investors and journalists for the company's bi-annual Capital Markets Day. more »

• Iraqi students come to CSU

  July 7, 2010 7:35 PM

  EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The U.S. government is funding a program that will bring about 50 Iraqi students to the University of Southern Indiana and Colorado State university for six weeks. The Iraqi Young Leader Exchange Program is funded by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and run by the... more »

• 3 Americans jailed in Iran meet with their mothers

  May 20, 2010 8:27 AM

  Iran's state-run Press TV says three Americans jailed in Iran are meeting with their mothers. Press TV broadcast footage of Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal hugging and kissing their mothers, who wore long black headscarves and held bouquets of flowers. The trio's mothers arrived in Tehran... more »

• Iraqi generals visit the Mountain Post

  May 10, 2010 11:32 PM

  Fort Carson's 4th Infantry Division will likely be deploying to Iraq this fall, taking over some of the duties done, right now, by the 3rd I.D. As the soldiers prepare, they're meeting with the people they'll be working directly with on the ground, the Iraqis. Iraqi generals visiting American... more »

• New technology helps make dentist visits a little more comfortable

  April 11, 2010 11:28 AM

  For some, the dentist's chair brings feelings of dread. But thanks to some high tech advances, being in the chair can take less time and much less discomfort. The Novocain numbness your dentist gives you can be annoying. So some dentists are using a new solution called Oraverse. It... more »

• New technology to help make dentist visits a little more comfortable

  April 11, 2010 10:58 AM

  For some, the dentist' s chair brings feelings of dread. But thanks to some high tech advances, being in the chair can take less time and much less discomfort. The Novocain numbness your dentist gives you can be annoying. So some dentists are using a new solution called Oraverse.... more »

• Defense chief makes unannounced stop at Air Force Academy

  April 6, 2010 9:14 AM

  Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke to cadets at the Air Force Academy last week, but his visit wasn't made public until Monday. The Defense Department says Gates visited the school outside Colorado Springs on Friday. A written release did not say why he visited or how long he stayed. Academy... more »

• Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan

  March 28, 2010 12:40 PM

  President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit, his first in-person view as commander in chief of the war he dramatically escalated. Obama landed at night and for a stay of just a few hours. He flew by helicopter from Bagram Air Field to the capital.... more »

• Obama assures Indonesians he will visit this year

  March 19, 2010 8:46 AM

  President Barack Obama is assuring the people of Indonesia that he is looking forward to visiting his former home once the health care debate is resolved. Obama put off a trip to Indonesia until this summer as the health care overhaul gained steam in Congress this week. A vote... more »