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Denver Post owner/publisher Dean Singleton seems to have trouble with the word bankruptcy, especially when it pertains to his company, MediaNews Group. But he's extremely loquacious about other topics, as he's proving this morning during an extended appearance on the morning show of KHOW's Peter Boyles. (He's still chatting at this writing.)

Toward the end of the 5 a.m. hour, for instance, Singleton called for the legalization of marijuana and gay marriage. And he later dealt with Bill Ritter's decision not to run for a second term as governor, the potential influence on this action by Stephanie Villafuerte's aborted nomination for U.S. Attorney, and the reporting ability of yours truly.

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By ASHA BEH, NBC Washington

Same-sex marriage? Check. Medical marijuana? Check. President Obama? Check.

When it comes to "the progressive, activist social agenda being pursued by the D.C. Council," District residents are on board -- at least in the majority-white areas, according to a Washington Post poll conducted last month. 

The poll responses, along with sky high approval ratings for President Obama, help confirm the city's reputation as one of the most left-leaning jurisdictions in the country.

... But overall support masks racial divides on many of the new policies approved by the council, underscoring that residents in majority-white areas feel far different about a variety of issues than their counterparts in majority-black neighborhoods.

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Hands up everyone who spent New Year’s Eve of Y2K: a) high out of their minds; b) experimenting with same sexuality; c) partying with prostitutes; or d) all of the above. Yup, that’s what I thought. Some would blame these actions on your basic NYE debauchery or end-of-the-world fear mongering. On the other hand, lots of folks would chastise this kind of behaviour as being immoral, unholy or simply illegal. Despite such protestations, a great many of us would be more inclined to defend their drug use or sexual preference with something along the lines of: actually, this is who I am, so deal with it. Read more »

"I think this would be a good time for a beer," Franklin D. Roosevelt said upon signing a bill that made 3.2 percent lager legal, ahead of the full repeal of Prohibition. I hope Barack Obama will come up with some comparably witty remarks as he presides over the dismantling of our contemporary forms of prohibition—laws that prevent gay marriage, restrict cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, and ban travel to Cuba. "You may now kiss the groom," perhaps, or a version of the comment he once made about smoking pot: "I inhaled—that was the point." (Click here to follow Jacob Weisberg)

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