Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

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Today's Front Page News

Noted Denver restaurant owner Noel Cunningham dies at age 62
Denver restaurateur, community leader and philanthropist Noel Cunningham passed away Thursday afternoon, friends said late Thursday night.  

• Colorado lawmakers in Congress at odds on how to pay for extending payroll tax cuts
• Beatings of suspects "run of the mill" for some Denver cops, former safety manager says
• Man bailed out by jailed Arapahoe County ex-sheriff later found dead
• Official cleanup orders issued at Suncor refinery spill
• U.S., Iraq warn Iran as troops depart

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Today's Local Politics

Colorado lawmakers in Congress at odds on how to pay for extending payroll tax cuts
An imminent battle to extend tax cuts to more than 161 million Americans next year — including 2.5 million in Colorado — could get ugly as Republicans and Democrats spend the weeks before a Christmas recess wrangling about how to pay for them.  

• Colorado Supreme Court hears Republican argument against redistricting map
• Colorado House Speaker McNulty joins in bashing redistricting-panel chairman

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Today's Business

Economic indicators are rising but employers still aren't hiring much
Factories are producing more. Construction is growing. People are buying more cars. The holiday shopping season is off to a strong start.  

• Stocks take step back a day after biggest rally in two years
• AC Golden fans grow hops for truly homegrown Colorado Native Lager
• CenturyLink will let union review books after retirees bemoan skyrocketing health premiums
• Digital First, which oversees Denver Post parent MediaNews, fleshes out management team
• Pitkin County's real-estate sales take a dive

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Today's Sports Headlines

Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony avoid obvious question
Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony returned to work — and immediately were asked about working together.  

• Jaden Schwartz delays NHL to play for Colorado College
• St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche: 7 p.m. Friday, ALT, 950 AM
• Prep football: Saturday's championship matchups
• Pine Creek gets chance for redemption vs. Valor Christian
• Good things come to pass for patient Broncos receivers

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Today's Style

What parents should do when adult children behave badly (12/02/2011)
Dear Amy: I have four adult children, two of whom used to adore each other but now have had a definite parting of the ways. One of the children has said really hurtful things to other family members and even after the issue passes there is not one word of apology.  

• Style File: Designs on Denver; Call of the wild; The shoe fits
• Glenn Grassi's "micro-house" in Erie is big on efficiency
• Keeping Santa's cover in the Internet age

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Extend federal tax credit for wind energy
Colorado's position as a national leader in wind energy, both in terms of the power generated and the manufacturing plants built within the state's borders, is something to be proud of.  

• Dionne: Giving politicians a good name
• Brown: Scott Gessler, meet Natalie Meyer