Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

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Today's Front Page News

Neighbor may face charges in Firestone dog killings as others complained about similar incidents
Moments before they died from eating meat laced with the poison strychnine, Kyera and Dozer Boy left a clue for investigators, police say.  

• Ex-Arapahoe County Sheriff accused of meth-for-sex deal
• Cleanup crews attack toxic goo in South Platte north of Denver
• Cain reassessing bid for president as GOP faces less-than-ideal choice
• Hard times put league on route to being split up
• Committee OKs Democrats' map for Colorado legislative districts

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Today's Local Politics

Colorado legislative districts opposed by GOP OK'd
A panel drawing new state legislative districts has approved new Democratic-drawn maps - plans that Republicans said were more tilted toward Democrats than the first set of maps rejected by courts earlier this month.  

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Today's Business

American Airlines bankruptcy: Flights to continue
For most of the 240,000 people who fly American Airlines each day, Tuesday's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by its parent company, AMR Corp., should have little noticeable impact.  

• Open Range shuts down, leaving phone, Internet subscriber in the lurch
• Consumer confidence up, a good sign for holiday retail sales

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Today's Sports Headlines

Hard times put league on route to being split up
Despite a plea from Denver Public Schools athletic director Karen Higel on Tuesday, the state's football committee will recommend a realignment that will disband the Denver Prep League.  

• CU's Dufault picking up his offensive game
• Broncos defenders get tougher on tackling
• Paige: Tebow an all-pro? It's no mirage
• Red Sox hire Bobby Valentine as manager
• CU battle looms large for Rams

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Today's Entertainment

Kickstarter site kicks off fundraising frenzy for bands, artists
The disbanded Denver band Five Iron Frenzy asked fans for $30,000 to fund a new recording on the trendy website kickstarter.com. That fans already have given nearly four times that amount points out what a powerful tool the internet has become in making fundraising easy, and even fun.  

• Book review: "Kill bin Laden" realistically imagines actual operation
• Book review: "Mrs. Nixon" is no first lady
• The 2011 cookbook gift guide: Something for every cook on your list

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Today's Style

Circa 1971: Enchilada Pie
Enchilada Pie Recipe by Karen Wallace, as reported in the Nov. 14, 1971, edition of The Denver Post.  

• Make This: Smoky Smothered Chicken; Brussels Sprouts and Ribbons; Horseradish Smashed Potatoes
• The 2011 cookbook gift guide: Something for every cook on your list
• Oak on 14th restaurant reemerges from ashes in Boulder
• Arvada Beer sets roots in Olde Town
• A dressed-up versionof a Louisiana classic

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Today's Opinion

Parker: Anatomy of a flip-flop
When the Democratic National Committee circulates an ad attacking Mitt Romney even before the Iowa caucuses -- and long before his presidential nomination is clear -- one can be fairly certain  

• Marcus: The hair goes with the man
• Carroll: This is your brain on cupcakes ...
• Navarrette: Newt and the politics of good
• Editorial: Occupy somewhere else
• Editorial: Strengthen rules for vaccinations