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Today's Front Page News

Analysts: Colorado Democrats' effort to unseat Secretary of State Gessler a longshot
As the Colorado Democratic Party spent Thursday vetting potential ways to remove Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler from office, political observers characterized the effort as everything from "off-the-wall" to a political ploy and — perhaps most important — a longshot.  

• Autism sample in Arapahoe County higher than nation's
• Bill requiring drug tests for welfare recipients dies in Colorado House
• Colorado wildfire: Some didn't get automated emergency calls
• Governors tour beef plant in Nebraska, promote safety of "pink slime"
• Failed bill on foreclosure filing in Colorado may get second chance on November ballot

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Today's Local Politics

Analysts: Colorado Democrats' effort to unseat Secretary of State Gessler a longshot
As the Colorado Democratic Party spent Thursday vetting potential ways to remove Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler from office, political observers characterized the effort as everything from "off-the-wall" to a political ploy and — perhaps most important — a longshot.  

• Colorado Rep. Bradford, once embroiled in DUI arrest, plans not to seek re-election
• Colorado Democrats want Secretary of State Scott Gessler removed from office
• Effort advances to recast Colorado's "New Energy Economy" office

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Today's Business

Failed bill on foreclosure filing in Colorado may get second chance on November ballot
Undaunted that legislators killed a bill requiring that lenders prove their right to foreclose on a home, backers of the failed proposal have filed it as a ballot initiative with a harder approach: Foreclosures can't happen unless all loan papers are properly recorded with the county first.  

• Chinese upstart PetroChina unseats Exxon Mobile as world's largest oil producer
• Some Colorado ski areas closing early amid warm spring, lack of snow
• Downsizing Best Buy to shut 50 stores, open 100 smaller outlets
• BMW recalls 1.3 million cars worldwide because of potentially dangerous battery-cable problem
• Redevelopment of former University of Colorado Hospital site moving ahead under new company

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Today's Sports Headlines

With Griner and Sims, undefeated Baylor Bears have no weak links
Devising a scheme to beat Baylor is almost as difficult as finding someone who knows how to do it.  

• Kentucky's Anthony Davis was an unknown until senior year of high school
• Woody Paige: Slides of March threatening Stan Kroenke's Nuggets-Avalanche playoff run
• Defensing Broncos' Peyton Manning like a video game with no joystick
• Rockies right-hander Juan Nicasio is making up for lost time
• Former North Carolina State coach Yow will be remembered

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Today's Entertainment

Bar: Tacos and tequila rule at Longmont's Comida Cantina
The eternal love affair between tequila and tacos continues at Comida Cantina, with a few spicy new twists to keep the romance alive.  

• Hot Tix: Aerosmith, Norah Jones, Tenacious D and more
• Ostrow: "Escape Routes" opens frontiers in product-driven entertainment
• Boulder pair hits the road in a Ford for NBC
• Movie review: "We Need to Talk About Kevin" short on dimension
• Movie review: In funny "Footnote," father and son compete in Israeli academia

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Today's Style

New plants for gardeners to fall in love with
Gardeners, get ready to fall in love. Again. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just getting ready to plant your first flowerbed, there are dozens of new plants waiting to entice you this season.  

• Denver Post Garden Calendar, 3/30/12
• Garden Center, 3/30/2012
• Outside Voice: Seeing friends, crops take root
• Tatroe: Snowed-in late bloomers arise
• Al Fresco: Arugula-Mint Pesto With Chickpeas

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Xcel right about green subsidies
We supported those in Boulder last year who proposed that the city blaze its own path on renewable energy by severing ties with Xcel Energy and setting up a municipal utility.  

• Dionne: Activist judges on trial
• Guest Commentary: Clear and present danger to industry
• Ditmer: Looking back on 50 years of Colorado preservation
• Parker: No, Obamacare is not a modern-day Civil Rights Act
• Broccoli-bungling defense puts health care at risk