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Today's Front Page News

Architect's departure won't ground DIA's project
The decision by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava to bow out of Denver International Airport's South Terminal Redevelopment Program ends a two-year process in which city and airport officials touted DIA's impending acquisition of "iconic" new architecture and the international renown it would bring.  

• Obama makes punchy pitch for Congress to "pass this jobs bill"
• Colorado AG rules HCA/HealthONE's plan to buy hospital interests doesn't need top scrutiny
• Travis Forbes charged in Kenia Monge's death
• Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper decries paid-sick-leave push
• Unaffiliated-voter numbers in Colorado decline

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Today's Local Politics

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper decries paid-sick-leave push
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday ripped an initiative that, if approved by Denver voters in November, would require employers in the city to give workers paid sick leave.  

• Unaffiliated-voter numbers in Colorado decline
• Protesters interrupt former AG Gonzales' speech at Metro State
• Denver Councilman Charlie Brown looks to ban texting during public hearings
• Deadline for Denver police chief applicants passes; mayor's office quiet on number
• Hickenlooper opposes ballot to require paid leave for sick workers

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Today's Business

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper decries paid-sick-leave push
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday ripped an initiative that, if approved by Denver voters in November, would require employers in the city to give workers paid sick leave.  

• Sports Authority name officially unveiled at Mile High stadium
• Kaiser call center will bring 140 jobs to Denver
• Fed chief Bernanke offers no hint of help for economy
• Coloradans listening to Obama's plan draw clear lines of disagreement
• Sales of Colorado mountain-resort homes in July lowest in years

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Today's Sports Headlines

Knee injury puts an end to season for Ethier
Andre Ethier's 2011 season is over.  

• "Monday Night Football" to stay on ESPN through 2021
• Lightning strikes quickly in easy win
• Loyd fuels Mustangs' rally
• Henderson: If the Pac-12 expands,CU will have little say in what division it lands in
• CU Buffaloes brace for California's team speed

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Today's Entertainment

Husted: Wedding bells to sound next week for singer Garrett
Denver chanteuse Lannie Garrett and 5280 publisher/editor Dan Brogan get married in the high country Sept. 17 with a few friends and the Freddi-Henchi Band playing.  

• "The Guys" more necessary, more cathartic a decade ago
• Can't get enough of "Annie"? Try the sequel
• Bias still taking up residence in "Clybourne Park"
• Beach Boys, Colorado Symphony team up to commemorate 9/11 in free Sunday concert in Denver
• Plays aplenty: Fall theater begins in full force

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Today's Style

Luckutt: Casey Anthony, Reality TV, Raise Tough Questions

But what would you do if all of a sudden you discover those around you, people you love and hold dear, aren't what you expected, who you respected or who you thought you knew? We see it all the time in reality television shows, and real-life drama series'-people like Casey Anthony or Bernard Madoff who live everyday life in full view, but have larger-than-life secrets tucked away.  

• Luckutt: Ignoring nagging feelings could spell disaster
• Stores roll out red carpet for Fashion's Night Out
• Denver first lady Mary Louise Lee is her own woman
• Comic strips take solemn tack to address 9/11 anniversary

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Today's Opinion

Guest Commentary: The lies we tell our children
Is "lies" too strong a word? You judge.  

• Ved Nanda: War on terror altered laws
• Editorial: Obama sends "circus" packing
• Charles Krauthammer: America's 9/11 response
• Guest Commentary: Human trafficking and a bill before the Senate
• Mike Littwin: Perry feels heat far from Texas