Cloning this repository:

git clone git://gitorious.org/robmyers/the_colour_of_news.git the_colour_of_news
cd the_colour_of_news

Add this repository as a remote to an existing local repository:

git remote add the_colour_of_news git://gitorious.org/robmyers/the_colour_of_news.git
git fetch the_colour_of_news
git checkout -b my-local-tracking-branch the_colour_of_news/master_or_other_branch