Outlet: Yahoo!
Title/Program: Derailed? Third GOP governor rejects Obama high-speed rail plan. (The Christian Science Monitor)
Publication Date: 02/17/2011
Media Type: News Web Sites
Extract: Rail Authority. Proponents of high-speed rail criticized the three Republican governors’ decisions. “The governors are sadly ill-advised and probably haven’t stopped and thought about what kind of transportation system this country really needs,” says Gil Carmichael, founding chairman of the board of directors of the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver. “The system we have now is gawdy, wasteful, polluting and dangerous.” Tough going ahead?But Republicans in the US
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Outlet: Northern Virginia Daily
Title/Program: Of love and money…
Publication Date: 02/16/2011
Media Type: Online Print Version
Extract: During February, everyone’s mind turns to hearts and flowers (and chocolate!) as we celebrate Valentine’s Day. My son recently mentioned a new title for the holiday, “Single’s Awareness Day.” Singles may wish they had someone to share the flowers and chocolate with, but they do have one advantage over couples in the area of money management. Singles don’t have to argue with a partner over how to spend their money. According to studies at the University of Denver, the major predictor|
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Outlet: FOX 31 KDVR.com
Title/Program: Borders to close 6 Colorado locations – KDVR
Publication Date: 02/17/2011
Media Type: Online Broadcast Version
Extract: business at a time when buyers are increasingly going online rather than visiting megastores. Some industry experts aren’t surprised. “There’s so many other options for buying books, that traditional bricks and mortar book stores are in trouble,” said Don McCubbrey, a professor at the University of Denver. Amazon recently announced it sells more Kindle books than paperback books. Libraries are offering e-books, and some professors are offering electronic options as opposed to $200 text books
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Outlet: Vail Daily
Title/Program: Vail Valley Voices: There’s more to come
Publication Date: 02/17/2011
Media Type: Online Print Version
Extract: and corruption. There are differences between the two countries. Dr. Zhao Suisheng of the University of Denver‘s Center for China-U.S. Cooperation explained to me a key difference between both countries is that there are a fewer percentage of Chinese in poverty than Egyptians; the Chinese also have more access to media and Internet information than their Egyptian counterparts. What bothers Beijing is that Egypt’s uprising could inspire a parallel movement in China. Chinese officials are concerned it could
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Outlet: Daily Camera
Title/Program: Borders files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Publication Date: 02/17/2011
Media Type: Daily Newspaper Release Cover
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It’s too early to tell how Borders will fare through bankruptcy, said Michael D. Sousa, assistant professor of law at the University of Denver’s College of Law. Recent bankruptcy code amendments that force debtors to decide on the fates of their leases and the shaky relationships with publishers create a bit of a “sticky situation,” he said.
“I would give Borders a 50-to-60 percent chance,” of success, Sousa said.
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Title/Program: Call for opposition leaders’ executions shows ‘panic’
Publication Date: 02/16/2011
Media Type: Blogs
Extract: so several times since the massive 2009 street protests over the disputed reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. So far, though, the calls haven’t resulted in any action, possibly because of the regime’s fear that arresting the two could re-energize the opposition movement and turn them into heroes. Nader Hashemi, who teaches Middle Eastern politics at the University of Denver, sees “panic” behind the new calls for a trial. “Threats of violence and calls for the execution are the last refuge
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Outlet: GlobalSecurity.org
Title/Program: Iran Opposition Leaders’ Executions Sign Of ‘Panic’
Publication Date: 02/16/2011
Media Type: News Web Sites
Extract: street protests over the disputed reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. So far, though, the calls haven’t resulted in any action, possibly because of the regime’s fear that arresting the two could re-energize the opposition movement and turn them into heroes. Nader Hashemi, who teaches Middle Eastern politics at the University of Denver, sees “panic” behind the new calls for a trial. “Threats of violence and calls for the execution are the last refuge of people who’ve lost the battle of ideas
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