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David Frey: Salazar still on path to reform Interior
When Colorado's own Ken Salazar was named to head the Department of Interior, it was hard to know what to expect.
I was just looking at this run-down of recent polls by Tom Jensen at Public Policy Polling.
Senator says he'll sacrifice his job for healthcare reform
A freshman Democratic senator in a competitive race says he's willing to sacrifice his job to pass healthcare reform.
Michael Bennet: I'll Lose My Seat To Support Health Care
Sen. Michael Bennet , a freshman Senator who is fighting to hold his seat in 2010, said he would support health care reform even if it cost him his job.
Stand-alone VA hospital gets boost
The long-awaited construction of a stand-alone veteransA' hospital at Fitzsimons got a boost yesterday after the U.S. Senate passed a bill that includes $119 million in funding for the project.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will present the health care reform bill to Democratic senators at a special caucus meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday, his spokesman said Tuesday night.
Tipton to challenge Salazar for Congress
State Rep. Scott Tipton is getting into the race in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District and turning it into a referendum on President Barack Obama's policies.
Stupak: Amendment Passes on Recorded Vote, 64 Dems Voted For It
Update : Stupak passes, only 1 present vote because the anti-choicers said they'd score a present vote as a no vote.
As Ken Salazar's address moves right, his position moves left
When Ken Salazar was selected by then-President-elect Obama to be Secretary of the Interior, radical environmental groups panned him as "especially weak incombating global warming." The "Center for Biological Diversity" tried to paint Salazar as nearly conservative , including noting that he "fought federal action on global warming." There is some ...
Cap-and-trade would mean higher utility rates, officials warn
"Cap-and-trade:" Polls show few Americans know what it means, even though it would be the most significant environmental legislation to come out of Congress in recent history.
Bill by Sen. Mark Udall facilitates cleanup of old mines by citizen groups
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., wants to make it easier for citizen groups to help clean up the thousands of historic mine sites that litter the West.
Colorado: Sen. Bennet hires Clinton's political director
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet is replacing his chief of staff with the former political director of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
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Challenge to appointed Colorado senator roils Democrats
When Michael Bennet was tapped to fill Colorado's U.S. Senate vacancy in January, it didn't sit well with Diane Rubenstein.
On a hot spring evening in early May--the kind that elicits nervous global-warming jokes--a crowd of powerful and wealthy people are gathered at a cocktail party in the banquet hall in the Hart Senate Office building on Capitol Hill, sipping wine and talking carbon.
Romanoff is going toe-to-toe with Bennet
Despite repeated assertions from political parties that primaries are encouraged, behind-the-scenes intra-party squabbles give political insiders reason to be nervous.
Our View: President Obama butts into primary
Obama endorsed incumbent U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on Thursday in a primary race that has barely begun.
President Obama has weighed into the competitive Colorado Senate primary, offering his support to Sen.
Crossroads Safehouse gets $500,000 grant
Fort Collins families escaping domestic violence got a major lift Thursday when the Justice Department announced a $500,000 grant for Crossroads Safehouse.
Romanoff To Declare Senate Candidacy
Former Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff will launch his bid Sen. Michael Bennet's seat in a Pueblo event Wednesday.
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