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Today's Front Page News

Judge questions precedent cited to defend Colorado's TABOR
Just two days after its creator was sentenced to jail time, the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights faced its own rough day in court Wednesday as a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality was heard before a federal judge.  

• Avs lose game at Vancouver; Giguere departs after injury
• Nuggets blown out at Dallas
• Denver City Counil yanks plans for flashy Mile High signs
• Colorado governor to seek reforms to child-welfare system amid dozens of kids' deaths in past five years
• Medical marijuana shops shuttered in Fort Collins

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Today's Local Politics

Judge questions precedent cited to defend Colorado's TABOR
Just two days after its creator was sentenced to jail time, the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights faced its own rough day in court Wednesday as a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality was heard before a federal judge.  

• Denver City Counil yanks plans for flashy Mile High signs
• Colorado governor to seek reforms to child-welfare system amid dozens of kids' deaths in past five years
• Proposal at Capitol today limits financial pain on Colorado's medically uninsured
• Haney drops out after complaint
• Vote by Colorado Senate panel embraces civil unions

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Today's Business

Fierce competition among youth for summer jobs in 2012
Though Colorado remains in the depths of winter, many young people are turning their attention to summer jobs. But a stubbornly tight job market means young people still face an uphill battle as they seek employment.  

• Vibrant downtown Denver called key to region's thriving
• ULA set to launch Navy satellite Thursday
• Parker: Headwaves salon knows how to go with the flow of hairstyles
• Keep IRS off your back by knowing how long to hold onto documents
• Sage Hospitality scraps plans for hotel in Lower Downtown Denver

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Today's Sports Headlines

Avs lose game at Vancouver; Giguere departs after injury
For a long time Wednesday night, it seemed like the Avalanche might still come out of Rogers Arena with something in the standings despite several bad developments.  

• Nuggets blown out at Dallas, losing by 18
• Denver City Counil yanks plans for flashy Mile High signs
• Summit High wrestles in honor of fallen competitor Tristan White
• Temporary unemployment comes with NFL free agency
• Kiszla: Jeremy Lin might have more game than Tim Tebow

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Today's Style

Look of the Day, 2/16/2012

Photos of fashionable people at events, on the street, runway shows and on the red carpet.  

• Colleague who keeps name riles office bullies (2/16/12)
• People & Places: MIX100 radio personaility Dom Testa at The Bookies bookstore
• BeautySecret: Spring makeup from Express
• ShowTime: Max show to zero in on Cornejo's line
• ShopTopic: YSL on the horizon

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Today's Opinion

Littwin: Santorumentum vs. Mittsanity
Let's begin with the (not that long ago) unthinkable: What happens if Mitt Romney loses in Michigan on Feb. 28? Seriously, what happens? I have put this question to all my favorite GOP insiders and, to a person, they have no answer.  

• Rosen: The $64 question for GOP in 2012
• Editorial: A teachable moment on teenagers' cellphone use
• Editorial: Yet another cop let off for lying
• Guest Commentary: Unfair use of credit checks on job seekers
• Guest Commentary: Laptops vs. textbooks