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• Lawmakers Undergo Police Training Simulation

  16-12-2016 23:46
  
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado Legislature sets many law enforcement training policies and in its upcoming session they are once again expected to take up police reform.
  For that reason, Attorney General Cynthia Coffman thought it would be important for lawmakers to take a virtual walk in the shoes of a peace officer.Kent Lambert goes through the training. (credit: CBS)
  The police training simluator she brought to the capitol on Thursday featured a series of videos shown on a b
  
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• ‘An Act Of God’ Had God Taking The Stage

  16-12-2016 23:39
  
  ‘An Act of God’ is a one-act play currently showing at the Garner Galleria Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. It runs through March 12. Get tickets and information about the show at a special page of DenverCenter.org.
  DENVER (CBS4) “An Act of God” is built on a simple idea, what if God, the all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful, decided to take an evening off to discuss it all, the sensible and the silly, with the audience.
  (credit: DCPA)
  It’s a d
  
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• Friday Is ‘Free Shipping Day’

  16-12-2016 22:11
  
  (CBS) – Friday is free shipping day.
  More than 1,000 merchants are offering free shipping and special deals, and all the items are guaranteed to arrive by Christmas Eve.
  UPS and FedEx are bracing for a spike in traffic because of it.
  For a full list of participating merchants, visit freeshippingday.com.
  
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• Broncos Raymond Says Smaller Size Is To His Advantage

  16-12-2016 22:02
  
  DENVER (AP) — After watching Kansas City Chiefs rookie Tyreek Hill speed into the end zone on a return, a rush and a reception last month, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak decided to give his own dashing dynamo a chance.
  He promoted practice squad receiver/returner Kalif Raymond, a former sprinter from Holy Cross, to the active roster. Raymond quickly supplanted punt returner Jordan Norwood, who had two muffs in the Broncos’ overtime loss to the Chiefs.
  In Raymond, a 5-foot-9, 160-pounder w
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cold Wave Pushing In Arctic Air

  16-12-2016 22:01
  
  By Lauren Whitney
   
  DENVER (CBS4) – The combination of a strong moisture packed jet stream, a deep , low pressure trough and cold Arctic air will be making for a wintry change over all of Colorado. It has been snowing steady in the mountains and now cold air is pushing into the eastern plains. Most of the highs around northern Colorado have already occurred and temperatures will be tumbling down as the day goes on. Earlier today, the temperatures tumbled 10-15 degree in 20 minutes wit
  
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• Teen Driver Pleads Guilty To Crash That Killed Couple

  16-12-2016 21:11
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A teenager has pleaded guilty to causing a deadly accident in Boulder in May.
  Stacey Reynolds and Joe Ramas (credit: CBS)
  Investigators say the 17-year-old, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, was driving high when he hit a car stopped at a red light.
  That collision killed Joe Ramas and Stacey Reynolds.
  Joe Ramas and Stacey Reynolds (credit: CBS)
  Police say they did not find any evidence the teen tried to hit the break before the crash.
  
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• Weather Conditions Help Firefighters In Larimer County

  16-12-2016 21:00
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Cloud cover is helping firefighters at the Bobcat Powerline Fire.
  The fire has burned approximately 50 acres northwest of Loveland and north of the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area. It was first reported at approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday.
  (credit: CBS)
  Flames could be seen from miles away overnight, but a drop in winds Friday morning meant the fire laid down.
  (credit: CBS)
  While we may think it’s late in the year for wildfires, firefighters say it’s not unus
  
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• 4 Course Hanukkah Dinner Recipe

  16-12-2016 20:39
  
  Cooking for the holidays can often times seem more monotonous than enjoyable. Eating the same thing every year can get stale making the process less than exhilarating. This year let us do the menu planning for you with traditional recipes reinvented with mediterranean influences. This gives you more time at the table with family and less time stressing over new ways to reinvent the wheel. L’chaim!
  Starters
  To get your Hanukkah started off right, warm up the crowd with a mediterranean twis
  
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• Patriots-Broncos Rivalry Continues

  16-12-2016 20:26
  
  By Jason Keidel
  (CBS) – When the New England Patriots play the Denver Broncos on Sunday, it will feel like the latest entry into the sprawling archive of a high-end football rivalry. Or perhaps it’s more the residue of the rivalry between Tom Brady and whomever Peyton Manning played for, with the Broncos replacing the Colts over the last few years of his glittering career.
  But you might be surprised to learn that the Broncos had given Tom Brady and Bill Belichick fits long
  
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• Man Sentenced To 48 Years In Prison For Killing Taxi Driver

  16-12-2016 20:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man who plead guilty to killing a 49-year-old taxi driver last year will spend 48 years in prison.
  Dasean Perry (credit: Denver DA)
  A judge sentenced Dasean Perry on Friday. Perry pleaded guilty to killing Darren Bloomquist in September 2015.
  Melva and Darren Bloomquist (credit: CBS)
  Bloomquist was driving a Metro Taxi and went to a location on East Mitchell Place in Green Valley Ranch. That’s where he was shot and killed during an attempted robbery.
  
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• Chipotle, Seeking A Turnaround, Shakes Up Its Board

  16-12-2016 19:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle, which is still hurting from food safety scares last year, is adding four new people to its board as the burrito chain tries to turn its business around.
  The picks were made in agreement with activist investor Bill Ackman, whose firm Pershing Square is Chipotle’s biggest shareholder.
  Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose more than 2 percent in midday trading Friday.
  One of the new board members, Ali Namvar, is a Pershing partner. Matthew Paull, a former
  
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• New Surveillance Images Show Male, Female ‘Porch Pirates’

  16-12-2016 19:49
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – New surveillance images show a man and a woman who stole packages from the front steps of homes in Englewood on two separate afternoons.
  Police say the images, plus a surveillance video that shows the woman committing her crime, were captured on Dec. 5 and Dec. 8.
  (credit: Englewood Police)
  The incidents both happened after deliveries that were made between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. It’s not clear if the two people were working together.
  One home — the on
  
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• Fort Carson Soldiers Hike Up To 27 Miles To Deliver Help

  16-12-2016 19:16
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of Fort Carson soldiers hiked as far as 27 miles to deliver blankets, sweaters, toys and bicycles to the needy and homeless for the holidays in Colorado Springs.
  The Gazette reports that more than 1,400 members of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, carrying the gear on their backs, participated in the 7th annual march, which began Thursday.
  More than 360 members of one of the team’s battalions participated in the longer march that continued through t
  
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• Valero Alamo Bowl Betting Preview: #12 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Colorado

  16-12-2016 19:07
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  The college football bowl season is upon us. With 40 games spread out over the next two weeks there is plenty of opportunity to add a little bonus to your holiday gift pile. Our bowl picks series will let you know who we think will come out on top against the spread. All lines and totals courtesy of Sportsline/Bookmaker.eu. Find all our picks here.Valero Alamo Bowl#12 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Colorado
  Spread: Colorado -3
  Total: 62.5
  Spread: The best news for the Buffs is that QB
  
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• How Much Does Your First Name Affect Your Tinder Luck?

  16-12-2016 17:17
  
  (CBS) – A carefully curated bio that does its best to encapsulate you, without coming off as smug — the granular analysis one takes in selecting photos that show how cool, caring and fun one is, without being ostentatious and pretentious.
  These are usually what Tinder users focus a glut of time on, but what about the one thing users can’t edit? Does your name have an impact on how many favorable swipes you accrue?
  Well, there’s no way to tell for sure,
  
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• Grass Fire Burns Near Walsenburg

  16-12-2016 16:11
  
  WALSENBURG, Colo. (CBS4) – A fire that was described as being 2,000 acres is burning near the southern Colorado town of Walsenburg.
  The fire wasn’t near structures and no injuries were reported.
  As of daybreak on Friday firefighters said there was no containment on the fire so far.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cold Wave Pushing In

  16-12-2016 16:07
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – The combination of a strong moisture packed jet stream, a deep , low pressure trough and cold Arctic air will be making for a wintry change over all of Colorado. It has been snowing steady in the mountains and now cold air is pushing into the eastern plains. Most of the highs around northern Colorado have already occurred and temperatures will be tumbling down as the day goes on.
  Denver will see falling temperatures with partly cloudy skies early. By aftern
  
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• Nebraska Uber Driver Pockets $702 For Driving Woman To Denver

  16-12-2016 16:05
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha Uber driver says he made more than $700 from one trip when a woman asked him to drive her to 550 miles Denver.
  The Omaha World-Herald reports Kevin Jones picked up the woman from an Omaha hotel on the morning of Oct. 9.
  Jones says the woman, who appeared to be in her 20s, didn’t say much other than she had missed her bus. After he agreed to take her, she climbed into the third-row seat of his Town & Country minivan and fell asleep.
  Jones says he left t
  
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• Unicorn Hot Chocolate, Unicorn Cake And Unicorn Shakes? Yes Please.

  16-12-2016 15:51
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (CBS) – As the majority of the country is enduring something miserable that meteorologists are calling a “polar vortex,” most minds are drifting to somewhere warmer. Or at least somewhere indoors. Favorite pair of sweatpants, nice cup of hot chocolate with no inherent reason to even think about braving the cold usually fills the scene.
  Now, that daydream has just been supercharged with the knowledge that something called Unicorn Hot Chocolate exists in
  
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• Keidel: The Patriots-Broncos Rivalry Continues

  16-12-2016 15:14
  
  By Jason Keidel
  When the New England Patriots play the Denver Broncos on Sunday, it will feel like the latest entry into the sprawling archive of a high-end football rivalry. Or perhaps it’s more the residue of the rivalry between Tom Brady and whomever Peyton Manning played for, with the Broncos replacing the Colts over the last few years of his glittering career.
  But you might be surprised to learn that the Broncos had given Tom Brady and Bill Belichick fits long before Manning
  
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• Broncos final three games are doable

  16-12-2016 14:34
  
  Patriots and Chiefs and Raiders. Oh my.       
  
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• Nuggets Keep Early Lead To Beat Trail Blazers 132-120

  16-12-2016 06:22
  
  Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points, Gary Harris added 18 in his return, and the Denver Nuggets took a big lead early and went on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-120 Thursday night.
  
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• Thomas clears air on jersey swap

  16-12-2016 06:19
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Demaryius Thomas said he thought he was exchanging jerseys with a longtime friend, not Public Enemy No. 1 to the No Fly Zone.       
  
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• City Councilman Files Lawsuit With City-Issued Credit Card

  16-12-2016 06:19
  
  By Andrea Flores
  FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (CBS4)– Federal Heights City Councilman Ted May is suing his own council over their code of ethics, and used a city-issued credit card to file the complaint.
  (credit: CBS)
  May named Federal Heights Mayor Daniel Dick, Mayor Pro-Tem John Hamlin, and four other council members in the Nov. 14 lawsuit.
  He says the council rushed to eliminate a code of ethics against the best interest of Federal Heights citizens.
  Federal Heights Mayor Daniel Dick, Mayor Pr
  
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• Taggers Target Murals, Police Track Damage

  16-12-2016 06:06
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4)– Graffiti taggers are targeting murals across the City of Denver again, upsetting artists and employees of the businesses covered in the street art.
  This week, and for the fourth time in three years, taggers have spray painted over a 100-foot mural on the side of Bound by Design off Colfax Avenue. Painter Nixi Theodora Pixi says this time, the damage was most severe, covering one of the central figures in her design.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It was my heart,&r
  
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• Gold Star Family Works To Honor Son By Helping Veterans With PTSD

  16-12-2016 06:00
  
  CBS4 News is featuring a special series of reports this holiday season called the 12 Days of Christmas. The following story was written by CBS4’s Jeff Todd.
  STRASBURG, Colo. (CBS4) – A Gold Star family from Colorado is trying to change the way some veterans treat their post-traumatic stress disorder, and they’re doing it the only way their fallen son would have wanted.
  Cpl. David Sonka was killed on May 4, 2013, when he, his military working dog Flex and a fellow Marine were sh
  
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• Teen Sentenced To 20 Years For Shooting Deputy

  16-12-2016 05:30
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A young man who shot a deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  Jahlil Meshesha, 17, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder after attacking and shooting Jefferson County Deputy Jose Marquez.
  (credit: CBS)
  The shooting happened in January in an apartment complex in Aurora. Marquez was off duty that day.
  Jose Marquez (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff)
  He returned fire and shot Meshesha in the leg.
  Marquez continues to recover from his injuries.
  
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• Police Respond After Taking Blankets From Homeless

  16-12-2016 05:14
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Police Department is defending officers who were caught on video taking blankets and tents from homeless people when temperatures dropped to below freezing overnight.
  The American Civil Liberties Union posted video on Facebook that shows Denver police officers confiscating blankets from people who were camped out in 20 degree weather.
  (credit: Facebook)
  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock talked about what happened, “This is not a widespread practice by the police
  
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• Homeless Find Full-Time Jobs With New Program

  16-12-2016 04:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The City of Denver’s new program to put the homeless to work is paying off.Denver Mayor Michael Hancock told CBS4 that four people in the Denver Day Works program have landed full-time jobs.The City of Denver launched Denver Day Works on Nov. 1. The pilot program provides same-day jobs for the homeless or people living in poverty.Denver Day Works outside the City County Building (credit: CBS)
  Many of the jobs are with Denver Parks & Recreation and Public Works, oth
  
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• Thomas Says He Didn’t Realize Douglas Was Culprit

  16-12-2016 04:48
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas says he didn’t realize when he swapped jerseys with Harry Douglas after their game Sunday that the Tennessee Titans wide receiver was the culprit in taking out Chris Harris Jr. with a low block that led to a sideline scrum.
  Thomas and Douglas go way back and the two swapped jerseys and posed for pictures after Denver’s 13-10 loss.
  Thomas said only later did he realize Douglas was the one who had cut-blocked Harris while
  
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• Police Arrest 21 In Cocaine, Meth, Prescription Drug Bust

  16-12-2016 04:44
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Breckenridge led a team of law enforcement officers to arrest 21 people in a major drug ring that included illegal drugs like cocaine, meth and prescription drugs.Police say some of the drugs were sold within a few hundred yards of a daycare center with children. Other deals happened at bars and restaurants on Breckenridge’s Main Street.“We knew there were drugs in Summit County. I think every community has a drug present. I wasn’t pe
  
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• Firefighters Work To Extinguish Burning Home

  16-12-2016 04:03
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters worked to get control of a home on fire on Thursday afternoon.
  Copter4 flew over the burning home at 144th Avenue and Knox in Thornton. There were several fire crews on scene as smoke escaped from the windows and attic. Copter4 flew over the burning home in Thornton on Thursday afternoon (credit: CBS)
  No one was hurt in the fire. (credit: CBS)
  What caused the fire was being investigated. (credit: CBS)
  
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• School District To Allow Teachers, Staff To Carry Guns On Campus

  16-12-2016 03:58
  
  EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A school district in Southern Colorado will allow teachers and staff to carry guns on campus.The Hanover School District 28 board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to allow school employees to volunteer to be armed on the job after undergoing training.
  The district’s two schools serve about 270 students about 30 miles southeast of Colorado Springs, and it takes law enforcement an average of 20 minutes to get there. The district currently shares an armed school reso
  
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• Man Sentenced To 24 Years For Sex Trafficking

  16-12-2016 03:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Denver man will spend the next 24 years in prison for sex trafficking. Phillip Hines was found guilty on Oct. 14 for human trafficking, pimping and pandering.Hines was sentenced on Thursday to 24 years in the Department of Corrections to be served concurrently with 19 years on the pimping charge and six months on the pandering charge.The sentence took into account the high degree of manipulation and planning on the part of Hines and the life-long damage his actions had on
  
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• Broncos, Patriots Have Both Hurdled The Long Snapper

  16-12-2016 03:15
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The rematch of last year’s AFC championship this weekend will once again feature Tom Brady trying to avoid Von Miller’s grasp and Aqib Talib’s reach. There’s a new wrinkle to the Patriots-Broncos rivalry this year, though.
  Both teams have players who have hurdled the long snapper to block kicks this season, and while odds are slim it’ll happen again Sunday, these players’ athleticism will be on display in the kicking game or on de
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Seasonal Friday Before the Arctic Blast

  16-12-2016 03:14
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – As promised…a strong warm-up on Thursday: from the 20s on Wednesday to the mid 50s at the airport and mid 60s at the downtown location!Cooler weather begins to move in on Thursday with a high only reaching the low to mid 40s – about normal for this time of year. The mountains will begin to see a prolonged period of snow with Winter Weather Advisories or Winter Storm Warnings covering most mountain locations for up to two feet of snow, maybe more in
  
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• A Seasonal Friday Before the Arctic Blast

  16-12-2016 03:14
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – As promised…a strong warm-up on Thursday: from the 20s on Wednesday to the mid 50s at the airport and mid 60s at the downtown location! Cooler weather begins to move in on Thursday with a high only reaching the low to mid 40s – about normal for this time of year. The mountains will begin to see a prolonged period of snow with Winter Weather Advisories or Winter Storm Warnings covering most mountain locations for up to two feet of snow, maybe more i
  
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• Strong Wind Gusts Fuel Wildfire Burning In Larimer County

  16-12-2016 01:51
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A wildfire burning in the Bobcat Ridge Nature Area in Larimer County was fueled by strong winds on Thursday evening.
  The wildfire started about one mile southwest of Masonville and Horsetooth Reservoir just after 4 p.m.
  Fire crews from Loveland Fire estimate the fire at 20-25 acres. Winds were gusting about 60 mph in the area where the fire was burning.
  Crews were challenged by difficult access to the fire.What caused the fire is unknown.
  It is unclear whether
  
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• Police Search For Men Wanted For Unlawful Sexual Contact

  16-12-2016 01:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver hope someone can identify a man wanted for unlawful sexual contact.
  Police say about 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the 2000 block of Blake Street, the unknown male pictured committed an unlawful sexual contact.
  (credit: Denver Police)
  The second male, identified as Ricardo Romero, then engaged in a fight with the female victim’s boyfriend.
  The unknown suspect appears to be known to Romero.
  Anyone with information regarding this crime or recognizes the suspects i
  
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• NFL Picks Week 15: Cowboys Halt Bucs’ Streak While Lions Upset Giants

  16-12-2016 01:03
  
  Bryan Altman
  Dak Prescott is like the Christmas present you accidentally find in the garage, unwrapped, in June. Or at least that’s how Jerry Jones is treating the best thing to happen to the Cowboys since Tony Romo emerged and saved them from constant question marks at the quarterback position almost a decade ago.
  “Wait, you guys weren’t supposed to see that yet! Go play with your other toys that aren’t as good and always break for the next, uh, six months or so. They&rs
  
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• Colorado Defensive Coordinator Leavitt Heads To Oregon

  16-12-2016 00:39
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP)– Colorado defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt is joining new head coach Willie Taggart’s staff at Oregon, Buffaloes head coach Mike MacIntyre confirmed Thursday.
  FoxSports.com first reported Wednesday that Leavitt, a former head coach at South Florida like Taggart, would be the Ducks’ defensive coordinator.
  “Jim and our defensive staff did an excellent job with our defense the last two years. Jim brought a lot of expertise and energy to our defense,&rdqu
  
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• Colorado Electors Make Final Appeal To Be Free Agents

  16-12-2016 00:13
  
  DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado electors are asking the state supreme court to let them vote for someone other than Hillary Clinton on Monday.
  The electors on Wednesday appealed a lower court ruling that allows the state to remove them if they vote for someone other than Colorado’s popular vote winner. State law requires Colorado’s nine electors to support the presidential ticket that won the most votes. A handful of electors want to change that. They hope to cut a deal with Republi
  
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