Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

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Today's Front Page News

NASA: 6-ton satellite hits Earth; location unknown
WASHINGTON—NASA's dead six-ton satellite fell to Earth early Saturday morning, starting its fiery death plunge somewhere over the vast Pacific Ocean.  

• President Obama to push jobs bill in Denver Tuesday at Lincoln High
• Rockies' losing streak reaches nine in blowout loss at Houston
• Avalanche's Mueller returns the ice for the first time in a year
• National Carousel Association comes full circle in Colorado
• Cantaloupe-linked listeria could be one of deadliest recent foodborne illness outbreaks

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Today's Local Politics

Colorado Republicans to vote on moving up caucus to early Feb.
The early-presidential-primary states attract the candidates, and Colorado's Republicans want to be about as early as it gets in 2012.  

• Denver ponders "pay as you throw" trash-collection charge

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Today's Business

Dish Network unveils Blockbuster Movie Pass streaming and DVD service
Dish Network and recently acquired Blockbuster announced a comprehensive video programming service Friday that stages a battle with online streaming giant Netflix.  

• Colorado biotechs court financing by showing off inventions
• Doomed satellite has Colorado connections

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Today's Sports Headlines

Avalanche's Mueller returns the ice for the first time in a year
Through his tinted visor, Peter Mueller experienced another triumph Friday night in his comeback from multiple head injuries.  

• West Virginia looks to turn heads against LSU
• Opinionated Gordon Gee ready to face his old CU friends
• Italian team offers Bryant $6.7 million
• CSU gets ready for challenge of Utah State freshman QB
• Are Broncos' injuries a result of the lockout?

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Today's Entertainment

"Ragtime" to riches for the Arvada Center
Review: The great American musical "Ragtime" is a paean to what this flawed country was and yet could be — which makes it so discombobulating seeing it now, when economic pessimism hangs over the country like a cloud of dread. Rating: ****  

• You'll witness magic in "Rashomon"
• "The Liar" is a farce to be reckoned with
• Lots of tasty fun on tap for the Great American Beer Festival in Denver
• Creede Rep lets its pants down in Lone Tree
• Movie review: "Moneyball" finds winning formula for big screen

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Today's Opinion

Sirota: Two-headed monster
By now, probably everyone reading this is already sick of America's quadrennial political spectacle — the one in which politicians and media outlets ask us to believe that there remain vast differences between our two political parties.  

• Editorial: Avoiding conflicts with wildlife
• Editorial: Colorado can be a political player
• Carroll: Colorado's besieged clerks
• Guest Commentary: Protecting the West's wild lands
• Guest Commentary: Rescuing a hiker and the economy