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Today's Front Page News

Defensive backs in NFL draft pool caught Broncos' attention
The NFL scouting combine closed Tuesday after the defensive backs worked out at Lucas Oil Stadium. Several prospects who play in the secondary caught the Broncos' attention.  

• Denver police chief "flattening" the force to increase accountability
• Popular bill that could save Colorado $60 million a year languishes
• Ex-RTD board member Riley won't face misuse-of-funds charges
• Colorado's college graduates weighed down by student debt
• Brighton embalmer accused of pawning dental gold allegedly stolen from corpses

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Today's Local Politics

Popular bill that could save Colorado $60 million a year languishes
Put in simple terms, Colorado taxpayers lose out on $164,383 every day House Bill 1005 isn't signed into law, yet the legislation has languished on the floor of the state House for weeks.  

• Republicans shift to rising gas prices in effort to beat Obama as economy and his polls grow stronger
• Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton meets, gets props from Govs. Scott Walker, Chris Christie
• Hickenlooper's spiel in oil, gas ad irks environmentalists
• "A-partisan," hands-on Hickenlooper says president, even VP, isn't a job for him

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Today's Business

Abound Solar to cut 280 jobs in Longmont, Colo.
Longmont-based Abound Solar, recipient of a $400 million federal loan guarantee to expand solar-panel production, said Tuesday it is laying off 280 workers and delaying a new factory in Indiana.  

• Owners slash price tags on condos above Denver Ritz-Carlton
• Experts mixed on significance of Dow hitting 13,000
• Apple expected to unveil iPad 3 next week as faster, high-def

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Today's Sports Headlines

Defensive backs in NFL draft pool caught Broncos' attention
The NFL scouting combine closed Tuesday after the defensive backs worked out at Lucas Oil Stadium. Several prospects who play in the secondary caught the Broncos' attention.  

• Defensive backs close NFL scouting combine by turning in super-fast times
• Todd Helton, Jason Giambi managers for Colorado Rockies' scrimmage Friday
• Jamie McGinn excited to join Avs by trade from San Jose Sharks
• Jeremy Guthrie's healthy habits should help Colorado Rockies
• Phoenix continues hot trend

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Not your father's DMV
In touting the "reinvented" Camry, a new Toyota commercial also envisions a revamped Department of Motor Vehicles. In it, happy customers play video games and mini-golf and enjoy ice cream cones served by a smiling bureaucrat.  

• Editorial: Is ATM crackdown worth the trouble?
• Duncan: Colo. a leader in education reform
• Colorado Voices: Finding political passion
• Carroll: Buffett's folksy mask
• Cepeda: New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin and Ben & Jerry's ice cream