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Obama stance adds fuel in marriage battlegrounds
Last Updated: 1:23 PM 05/18/12 - President Barack Obama’s support for gay marriage has emboldened activists and politicians on both sides of the issue.
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Colorado lawmakers wrap up special session with little to show
Last Updated: 6:20 PM 05/16/12 - Colorado lawmakers wrapped up a special session Wednesday with little to show for returning to work. It was an extraordinary session, with quite ordinary results.
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Edwards, mistress could still be called to testify
Last Updated: 3:14 PM 05/15/12 - Attorneys for John Edwards are indicating their case is winding down, but they are not yet saying whether they will call the former presidential candidate or his mistress to testify.
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Marijuana DUI standard dies a 3rd time in CO
Last Updated: 6:16 PM 05/15/12 - A marijuana blood limit for drivers has been rejected for the third time in Colorado.
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Colorado House passes bill on marijuana DUIs
Last Updated: 12:16 PM 05/15/12 - A bill setting a blood standard for THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, has cleared the Colorado House and is pending in the Senate.
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Civil unions measure faces defeat in Colo.
Last Updated: 12:51 PM 05/14/12 - Colorado’s civil unions measure appears headed for certain defeat, as Republicans and Democrats are spending the first day of a special legislative session pointing fingers over the proposal to give same-sex couple the rights of married couples.
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Gay marriage shift gives Obama fundraising boost
Last Updated: 2:24 PM 05/11/12 - President Barack Obama is seeing an uptick in fundraising since he announced his shift on gay marriage.
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Obama and Romney campaigns target Hispanic voters
Last Updated: 11:01 PM 05/08/12 - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is launching a series of Spanish-language television ads in three battleground states.
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Colo. civil union supporters rally ahead of hearing
Last Updated: 12:48 PM 05/08/12 - Civil union supporters are urging House Republican lawmakers to allow a vote on the measure.
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GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill
Last Updated: 11:07 AM 05/08/12 - Republicans have blocked the Senate from debating a Democratic bill keeping interest rates on college loans from doubling this summer for 7.4 million students.
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Pro-Romney group readies 9-state ad buy
Last Updated: 9:59 AM 05/02/12 - An independent group backing Republican Mitt Romney is spending nearly $4 million on ads in nine battleground states.
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CU students waiting to hear Obama loan plans
Last Updated: 8:33 AM 04/24/12 - University of Colorado students are hoping to hear good news when President Barack Obama visits the University of Colorado in Boulder to talk about student loans.
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Obama takes on college costs, eyes young voters
Last Updated: 8:29 AM 04/24/12 - President Barack Obama is on a blitz to keep the cost of college loans from soaring for millions of students. He is wooing young voters and taking his message to three states strategically important to his re-election bid.
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Congress begins uphill battle to pass farm bill
Last Updated: 3:48 PM 04/20/12 - The Senate will begin laying the groundwork on a $1 trillion farm and food bill that would end direct payments and redesign safety nets that help farmers weather hard times.
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Colo. House approves $7.4 billion spending plan
Last Updated: 11:08 AM 04/12/12 - Colorado House lawmakers approved a $7.4 billion general fund budget that keeps funding for schoolchildren at the same level as last year, returns a property tax break for seniors, and increases tax incentives for film production in the state.
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Colo. House debates $8 billion spending plan
Last Updated: 12:46 PM 04/11/12 - The Colorado House will debate an $8 billion spending plan that includes good news for schools, colleges and seniors.
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Romney offers congratulations after Santorum ends bid
Last Updated: 1:44 PM 04/10/12 - Mitt Romney is congratulating Rick Santorum on his presidential campaign -- after Santorum’s announcement today that he’s suspending that campaign.
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Colorado roadside markets get federal boost
Last Updated: 8:35 AM 04/05/12 - More than 120 roadside markets in Colorado could be getting help from the federal government.
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Sen. Bennet launches W. Slope jobs tour
Last Updated: 9:59 AM 04/02/12 - Sen. Michael Bennet is setting off on a jobs tour on the Western Slope. His first stop Monday is a wind turbine plant in Grand Junction.
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Obama could face election-year jam on gay marriage
Last Updated: 10:47 AM 03/30/12 - President Barack Obama could be caught in an election-year bind on gay marriage, wedged between the pressure of supporters who want him to back same-sex marriage and the political perils of igniting an explosive social issue in the midst of the campaign.
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Recall election ordered for Wis. Gov. Scott Walker
Last Updated: 9:32 AM 03/30/12 - A recall election was officially ordered Friday against embattled first-term Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker after more than 900,000 signatures were collected on petitions to force a vote.
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Bill to drug test Colo. welfare recipients fails
Last Updated: 6:12 PM 03/29/12 - A measure to require welfare applicants to take a drug test before receiving benefits failed in a surprising vote in the Republican-controlled Colorado House.
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House approves Republican deficit-cutting plan
Last Updated: 1:40 PM 03/29/12 - Republicans have pushed an election-year $3.5 trillion budget through a divided House that showcases their plans for trimming federal deficits and contrasts sharply with how President Barack Obama and Democrats would tackle the nation's fiscal problems.
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Congress passes bill to keep highway aid flowing
Last Updated: 1:29 PM 03/29/12 - Congress has passed a stopgap three-month bill to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing and avoid a widespread shutdown of construction projects.
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Lawmaker chastised for wearing hoodie in House
Last Updated: 10:02 AM 03/28/12 - Rep. Bobby Rush has donned a hoodie during a speech on the House floor deploring the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, receiving a reprimand for violating rules on wearing hats in the House chamber.
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George H.W. Bush to formally back Romney
Last Updated: 9:23 AM 03/28/12 - Former President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney, further urging the Republican Party to coalesce around the former Massachusetts governor's presidential campaign.
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Voters may be asked to ax anti-gay CO amendment
Last Updated: 10:31 AM 03/27/12 - Two gay lawmakers want to ask voters to repeal a Colorado constitutional amendment that barred cities from passing anti-discrimination laws to protect gay people.
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Clinton to go abroad to push Syria diplomacy
Last Updated: 2:13 PM 03/26/12 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is traveling abroad this week for two international conferences focused on Syria.
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25 marijuana dispensaries receive letter U.S. Attorney
Last Updated: 1:07 PM 03/23/12 - Friday U.S. Attorney John Walsh issued 25 letters to marijuana dispensaries.
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US suspends recovery of troop remains in NKorea
Last Updated: 12:33 PM 03/21/12 - The United States says it's suspending efforts to recover remains of thousands of fallen service members in North Korea.
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High court to hear suit over Cheney event arrest
Last Updated: 7:03 AM 03/21/12 - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Secret Service agents who say they should be shielded from a lawsuit over their arrest of a Colorado man who confronted Vice President Dick Cheney.
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No changes for county commission elections
Last Updated: 7:39 AM 03/20/12 - A bill that would change the way county commissioners are elected in Colorado has died in the state Senate.
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On last day free, Blagojevich to offer last word
Last Updated: 7:58 AM 03/14/12 - On his last full day of freedom, Rod Blagojevich will do what he loved doing as governor and while defending himself unsuccessfully against corruption charges. He'll step up to a microphone and talk.
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Seniority, pay rules for CO workers up for debate
Last Updated: 7:22 AM 03/14/12 - State employees are under the microscope as the Colorado Legislature begins revising employee protections.
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Colorado abortion opponents seeking 3rd ballot ban
Last Updated: 7:10 AM 03/14/12 - Abortion opponents will begin gathering petition signatures to put a third measure to ban abortions on statewide ballots.
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Overdose reporting immunity bill clears Colorado Legislature
Last Updated: 6:11 PM 03/12/12 - A proposal to encourage drug users to report overdoses has cleared the Colorado Legislature. A bill giving limited criminal immunity to people who report overdoses passed the Colorado House Monday and has already passed the Senate.
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NJ gov: No regret for calling man an 'idiot'
Last Updated: 12:32 PM 03/12/12 - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he doesn't regret calling a former Navy SEAL an "idiot" during a heated exchange at a recent public event.
Colorado government switching to Google email
Last Updated: 8:45 AM 03/09/12 - Colorado government workers are switching to Google email in an effort to save money.
Bruising gay-marriage showdowns likely in 5 states
Last Updated: 11:18 AM 03/08/12 - Foes and supporters of same-sex marriage are gearing up for five costly and bruising statewide showdowns in the coming months on an issue that evenly divides Americans.
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Obama campaign to release documentary
Last Updated: 11:25 AM 03/07/12 - President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign plans to release a 17-minute documentary next week about his first term in office.
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Marijuana training up for 1st test in CO Senate
Last Updated: 7:11 AM 03/07/12 - A proposal to increase training for medical marijuana workers in Colorado faces its first test in the state Senate.
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Obama: Diplomacy can stop Iran from getting
Last Updated: 12:32 PM 03/06/12 - President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that diplomacy can still resolve the crisis over Iran's possible pursuit of nuclear weapons, and he accused his Republican critics of "beating the drums of war."
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Robinson confirms Legislative campaign to KKCO 11 News
Last Updated: 6:09 PM 03/05/12 - Dan Robinson, a Grand Junction Democrat, confirmed to KKCO 11 News Monday morning he will run for State House in District 55, the seat currently held by Republican Ray Scott.
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Colo. Court rules against campus gun ban
Last Updated: 9:34 AM 03/05/12 - The Colorado Supreme Court has sided with opponents of a campus gun ban at the University of Colorado who claimed the ban is illegal because it was not approved by the Legislature.
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'Make My Day Better' bill heard in CO Senate
Last Updated: 6:14 AM 03/05/12 - A proposal to allow Colorado business owners and employees to use deadly force against suspected intruders faces its toughest test yet in the state Senate.
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Gold, silver currency bill fails in Colo.
Last Updated: 12:46 PM 03/02/12 - Senate Democrats rejected a Republican attempt to legalize gold and silver coins as usable currency amid fears about the nation's financial stability.
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50 years later, JFK speech part of culture war
Last Updated: 12:11 PM 02/28/12 - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is far from alone in rebuking John F. Kennedy's 1960 religion speech.
Rural Colorado lawmakers closer to per diem hike
Last Updated: 11:26 AM 02/28/12 - Colorado senators from both parties are defending more money for expenses for rural lawmakers.
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Brown declines to pull ad mentioning Ted Kennedy
Last Updated: 12:37 PM 02/27/12 - Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown says he won't be pressured by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's son to stop running a radio ad claiming the elder Kennedy's position is similar to Brown's in the fight over whether religious employers should provide birth control coverage.
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Ballot decision expected on pot legalization
Last Updated: 6:29 PM 02/27/12 - Marijuana legalization activists find out Monday whether Colorado will be the second state to have a question on ballots this fall.
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