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Buck reiterates position opposing abortion in cases of rape and incest

By | 08.04.10 | 8:54 am

The Washington Post reports this morning that another Democratic Party tracker video of U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck is making waves, this one capturing the candidate saying he opposes abortion without exceptions for rape and incest. The only exception…

Overdue Indian crime bill passes without support of Colo. Republicans

By | 07.28.10 | 11:18 am

A bill aimed mainly at bolstering American Indian law enforcement power to investigate rape and other crimes committed on tribal lands passed the U.S. House last week with overwhelming bipartisan support. Rights groups, who have watched similar efforts fail time and again, hailed the move as a major step in stemming the epidemic of violence that plagues Indian women in particular. Some House Republicans, however, including Colorado Reps Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn objected to the bill, voting against it not based on its substance, which they agree addresses a serious problem, but because of the cursory way they say the Democrats pushed the bill through Congress.

Lunchtime links: Tancredo on Obama, Kenya, Arizona

By | 04.19.10 | 12:15 pm

* Tom “Tank” Tancredo tells South Carolina to ship Obama back to Kenya. He’s also thinking of writing a Colorado ballot initiative for November that would match the tough maybe unconstitutional police-state like immigration-enforcement laws being considered in…