Human trafficking allegations test diplomatic immunity

By Traver Riggins

Allegations of human trafficking against Qatar diplomat highlight immunity issue

Excerpts from this story referencing "Denver":

"… were dispatched to accompany the United Airlines flight until it landed in Denver.Al Madadi returned to Qatar the next day, amid State Department threats to …"

Food safety labs may not have capacity to handle a crisis like Japan's

By Aaron Mehta and Laurel Adams

IG criticizes agencies charged with protecting American food safety as unprepared and understaffed

Excerpts from this story referencing "Denver":

"… the facilities, located in in Jamaica, N.Y.; Athens, Ga.; St. Paul, Minn.; Denver, Colo.; and, Alameda, Calif., found that FSIS has only one employee each a …"

Back to school for the billionaires

By Rita Beamish

Business titans find reforming schools much harder than just writing checks

Excerpts from this story referencing "Washington":

"… proved markedly — up 18 points, compared to the state’s 10 point rise. Washington, D.C.’s elementary and high school math scores improved somewhat (not be …"

"… er schools, and millions more for research on what makes a good teacher.In Washington, D.C., teacher Kerry Sylvia said her ability to help students is not depen …"

"… antee any of that will happen,” said Chester Finn, Jr., president of the Washington-based think tank, Thomas B. Fordham Institute.The Walton Family Foundation …"

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One town’s recurring coal ash nightmare

By Kristen Lombardi

Stand before the pond known here in southwestern Pennsylvania as Little Blue Run, and you’ll see nothing that resembles its bucolic-sounding

Excerpts from this story referencing "Denver":

"… hs, hundreds of people have shown up, some by the busload, in locales like Denver, Dallas, and Chicago, to testify at a series of all-day hearings on the ag …"

Campaign MoneyWatch takes aim at Ken Buck’s loaded history

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

It must be Ken Buck week here at You Report central. A reader in Colorado followed up yesterday’s post about an education group’s attack ad

Excerpts from this story referencing "Denver":

"… 0, alongside the $21,000 it cost to produce. The ad started running in the Denver area last Wednesday and will wind down this weekend. Campaign Money Watch …"

Teachers' union spends big bucks to defeat Buck

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

A reader in Denver alerted us to an ad that went up yesterday in Colorado by the NEA Advocacy Fund, blasting Republican Senate candidate Ken

Excerpts from this story referencing "Denver":

"… vocacy Fund is responsible for the content of this advertising. …"

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Are things any different in Denver?

By G.W. Schulz

The state of Colorado had its own fusion center. But authorities there refused a public-records request for documents showing what role the

Excerpts from this story referencing "Denver":

"… tigative Reporting sought to examine documents from fusion centers in both Denver and St. Paul to better understand what roles they played in the security p …"

"… rganizations and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.”The Denver Police Department, for its part, has a history of conducting activities th …"

"… hundreds of pages of records became public proving that starting in 1953, Denver police spied on as many as 3,200 individuals and 208 organizations. The li …"

"… rs are legitimate,” Wellington Webb, the first African American mayor of Denver who served for 12 years, said in a statement at the time of the suit. “I …"

Big coal's big-time lobby

By Matthew Lewis

Convention-goers in Denver and St. Paul won’t be able to miss the $2 million advertising blitz planned by businesses promoting “clean coal”

Excerpts from this story referencing "Denver":

"… ociation ($655,000). Talk about a big carbon footprint. …"

The road gang

By Matthew Lewis

Roadbuilding lobby wary as livability advocates gain momentum

Excerpts from this story referencing "Denver":

"… ained that they didn’t present the message properly.”Other cities like Denver and Salt Lake City have figured that message out and succeeded, but the na …"

Probe of ex-Interior Secretary Norton's handling of Shell winds down, sources say

By Peter H. Stone

A Justice Department probe into whether former Interior Secretary Gale Norton illegally gave preferential treatment to Royal Dutch Shell Gro

Excerpts from this story referencing "Denver":

"… e leases in Colorado – benefitted from special treatment.Craig Truman, a Denver attorney for Norton, declined to comment, saying “we never talk about ou …"

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