21.  Denver is in fact 5,280 feet above sea level; there is a brass disk marking that exact altitude on the 18th step of the state Capitol's staircase.

22.  Denver is rediscovering itself and there's a lot of pent-up housing demand that makes it a very active growth area."

23.  Denver would seem to have the edge because Shanahan has been there before and is close to quarterback John Elway as well to Bowlen.

24.  Deficits seem certain for the next few years, and there no longer seems much chance of paying off the bulk of the national debt.

25.  DeFilippo said there have been some "crank" calls, but "everything is being analyzed for its value and being followed up."

26.  Defining a Beautiful Spot, he said: "It has to be in a place where there aren't many other spots.

27.  Definitely there were times you'd think, 'That could be me.'

28.  Cuba Policy Foundation President Sally Grooms Cowal called the embargo a failure because it has not caused democratic changes there but has hurt the U.S. economy.

29.  Cuban officials routinely maintain that there are no political prisoners in the country's jails, only ordinary criminals who have broken national security laws.

30.  Cuban officials say that there is no reason the electoral law cannot be changed further.