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DENVER – Two jets packed with military personnel pretending to be civilians took off from airports in the West on Tuesday in a twin hijacking drill designed to improve coordination among American and Canadian agencies. About a dozen fighter jets from the North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled to respond …

LAKE GEORGE, Colo. – Fire crews took advantage of favorable weather to make progress for a second straight day against a fire that has burned 102,000 acres southwest of Denver. Firefighters managed to contain about 30 percent of the blaze by Friday night, and about 100 people were allowed to …

NEW YORK – House lawmakers put the final touches on last-minute legislation before departing Washington Friday and calling the 107th Congress adjourned. But as lawmakers scattered to the winds, the headlines theyleft behindshow that the 107th was more than just a legislative term. Despite all the charges of gridlock, the …