washingtonpost.com - ColoradoColoradoCIA Plans to Shift Work to Denver- May 8, 2005 The CIA has plans to relocate the headquarters of its domestic division, which is responsible for operations and recruitment in the United States, from the CIA's Langley headquarters to Denver, a move designed to promote innovation, according to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41539-2005May6.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... MCI Keeps Ownership Cap- May 8, 2005 MCI's board of directors said it would not remove the "poison pill" provision that blocks a shareholder from owning more than 15 percent of the company's stock. The announcement came after New York-based Verizon Communications agreed to purchase 13.4 percent of MCI's shares from Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim Helu for $1.1 billion in cash. The provision prevents Verizon from being able to buy all of MCI by negotiating deals with other major shareholders. Verizon is trying to block...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45476-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... D.C. Delays Plans for Old Convention Center Site- May 8, 2005 At the urging of D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp, council members yesterday held up plans for redeveloping 10 acres of the old convention center site at New York Avenue and 11th Street NW -- a move that further delays a project already a year behind schedule.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35461-2005May4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Three Are Told to Leave Bush Town Meeting- May 8, 2005 Denver residents charged they were forcibly removed from one of the president's meetings on Social Security because they displayed a bumper sticker on their car condemning the administration's Middle East policies.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10969-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Wanted: A Handle for the Scandal- May 8, 2005 Just a few months ago, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) looked to be in fine shape to weather a new round of allegations that he'd run afoul of House ethics rules.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35453-2005May4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Female Boxer Dies After Knockout- May 8, 2005 Athlete killed by blunt-force trauma to the head is the first woman ever to die in a sanctioned amateur boxing match.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28298-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Not a Win, But Quite A Showing- May 8, 2005 The four Howard County high school athletes who cooked their way to the National ProStart Student Invitational in Orlando last week fell short of placing among the top three state teams but won praise from the judges in Maryland's first trip to the finals, their coach said.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35277-2005May4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Qwest Mulls Proxy Fight, Will Increase Bid- May 8, 2005 Qwest's current offer of $8.45 billion in cash and stock is already $800 million more than what Verizon has agreed to pay for MCI. -The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14486-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Wet Winter Doesn't Douse Water Wars- May 8, 2005 DENVER -- After five years of consistent drought, the vast arid stretches of the American West finally had a winter of heavy precipitation in 2004-05. As the spring thaws begin, the federal Bureau of Reclamation says, the mountain snow pack that feeds the Colorado River is above average for the first time in years.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30201-2005May2.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Governors Fight Tax Limits- May 8, 2005 In the past two years, Republican governors have dumped no-new-taxes pledges to push for major new revenue and increased state spending.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3903-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... |