Tancredo headed to World Net Daily ‘birther’ conference

Former Congressman Tom Tancredo is scheduled to speak at a conference organized by right-wing site World Net Daily and featuring a who’s who lineup of so-called birther leaders and fellow travelers– people like hit-man author Jerome Corsi as well as…

DC’s climate change power brokers

Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will drop their climate change bill this month. Although success will depend on action and support from the Senate as a whole, key individuals inside and outside the halls of Congress will shape the legislation and steer it through the political and public relations minefields it will have to navigate successfully in order to pass into law. Here is a list of the ten climate legislation champions at the heart of the battle.

WATCH: Biden to Obama on health reform: ‘This is a big f@#$ing deal’

Well, it just wouldn’t feel like Tuesday unless the vice president dropped an F-bomb into an open mic on live TV. Speaking this morning at the health care reform bill signing ceremony, Joe Biden turned to President Barack Obama,…

Realtime caucus night coverage

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The Colorado Independent and other Colorado blogs and news sites have teamed with the Colorado Political Institute to post live coverage from all around the state. Readers can add their voice to tonight’s coverage by tweeting updates and interacting with the caucus live feed.

Wanted: Politician with populist power

President Obama’s popularity numbers have soared and dipped but they haven’t helped him sell his message and Americans continue to reel from the nation’s economic woes. One of the strategies political leaders adopt to improve their standing and stir up wind for their sails is to hitch themselves to a rising populist star. Obama is now certainly casting his eyes across the political landscape but many of today’s best-known Democratic Party populists come with baggage. Who are the top five likely choices Obama will seek to promote in the coming months?

Sen. Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009

In memory of Sen. Ted Kennedy, the Washington Independent, sister site to the Colorado Independent, compiled its recent coverage of the senator and the effect his passing will have on the country.

News Nuggets: 4 August 2009

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MILLIONAIRE GRASSROOTS ACTION: “These aren’t just some organizations that these guys gave money to. They run them…!” The “grassroots” efforts to defeat health care reform are scary. They’re terrifying Glenn Beck.

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News Nuggets: 3 August 2009

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QUEENS AND COPS: In the war over welfare benefits in these recession-ravaged times, there’s even more than usual at stake. Neighbors and coworkers are ratting out suspected abusers of the system. Welfare agents follow…

News Nuggets: 31 July 2009

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HEALTH REFORM TERROR: The risky scary healthcare reform experiment Pres Obama would subject the nation to will end in themurder of old people. Or it will formalize steps already being taken by smart and…

News Nuggets: 30 July 2009

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THE POLITICS OF NO, NEW AND IMPROVED: House minority leader Mike May wants to bring change to the state’s Joint Budget Committee. The way he sees it, the state needs a budget rescue, no…