Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

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Today's Front Page News

Plans for Cherry Creek North Business Development on Hold
http://business-news.thestreet.com/denver-post/story/plans-cherry-creek-north-business-development-hold/1(hidethestreet) Plans for the proposed redevelopment of a stretch of Columbine Street in Cherry.  

• Verizon Wireless, Comcast to Resell Each Other's Services
• Colorado war veteran: Time to "invest in these soldiers"
• Lower North Fork wildfire victims testify for compensation bill
• Mitt Romney to resume campaign buildup in Colorado
• New DNA evidence clears Robert Dewey in 1994 Grand Junction murder

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Today's Local Politics

Canceled primaries at heart of Colorado election dispute
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Colorado secretary of state is disagreeing with the El Paso County clerk and recorder's decision to cancel Democratic and American Constitution Party primaries  

• Mitt Romney to resume campaign buildup in Colorado
• Denver's proposed camping ban passes council on first reading
• First lady lauds fortitude of Colorado Springs event's soldier-athletes
• Jefferson County backs away from beltway confrontation
• Colorado returns $46 million to cancer-fighting programs

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Today's Business

Boulder's velodrome for cyclists shuts down
Boulder Indoor Cycling, home to one of only two velodromes in Colorado, has closed its doors after more than three years in business.  

• Plans for Cherry Creek North business development on hold
• Denver Post circulation increases because of digital access
• Growth in U.S. consumer spending slowed in March; incomes rose
• Coca-Cola denies report it's considering buying Monster Beverage
• Dow, S&P 500 slip as Spain enters recession

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Today's Sports Headlines

Thunder edge Mavericks 102-99, take 2-0 lead
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dirk Nowitzki was hoping for the same kind of friendly bounce that allowed Kevin Durant to put the Oklahoma City Thunder ahead in their first-round playoff series.  

• Miami Marlins using sunlamps to cure brown turf
• Rockies, Nicasio stymie Dodgers in series opener
• Good hit, no pitch? Rockies need balance
• Denver Nuggets eager to shine on screens against Los Angeles Lakers
• Kiszla: Nuggets using NBA playoffs to find center of the future

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Today's Entertainment

Theater review: Bewitching "Wicked" still stands strong
It's always a bit strange coming late to a popular-culture party. "The X-Files"? Had to play catch-up when the hit TV series' lesser big-screen spinoffs arrived in the multiplex. "Lost"? I was. The "American Pie" movie franchise? Still haven't taken a fork to that. The blockbuster musical "Wicked" is a slightly different matter. Rating: ***  

• Theater reviews: "Big Heart" and "Date" prove love is for amateurs
• People: "Me?!" Samuel L. Jackson found himself in Marvel comic
• Opera Colorado's Il Trovatore an imaginative, absorbing affair
• Parents cheer autism-friendly 'Mary Poppins'
• Judge dismisses lawsuit over Grammy cuts

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Today's Style

Fit Food: Lower-calorie Cinco de Mayo coolers
It's easy to love a great cocktail. Until you look at the numbers.Some margaritas, for example, can pack upward of 1,000 calories. That's an awful lot of empty calories for something that truly is just a minute on the lips.  

• Fitness activities replace drinking at some bachelorette parties
• Drs. Oz and Roizen: Sublingual allergy drops; preventing ovarian cancer
• Home: A little place to keep a lot of (fitness) stuff
• Colorado duo Bill Forrest and Kris Walker mark 40 years since making news with Black Canyon's Painted Wall climb
• Rafting Colorado rivers not so wild in 2012: Water that's not too high, not too low can be just right for first-timers

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Today's Opinion

Guest Commentary: A departure from the Catholic Church's mission
As a practicing Catholic and former Colorado governor, I am proud that my church is a powerful leader in serving the poor and advocating for public policies that help the most vulnerable among us.  

• Editorial: If it walks like a slot machine ...
• Guest Commentary: Support for civil unions is a traditional conservative value
• Editorial: Return postal plan to sender