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Political group that attacked Dems in GarCo goes after Longmont candidate

By | 10.09.09 | 9:41 am

An Astroturf group with ties to Colorado Republican political operative Scott Shires has apparently shifted its focus from oil and gas issues on the Western Slope to defending the religious right in a Longmont City Council race.

The Montana-based 501c4,…

Hasan stuns CPAC conservatives with defense of Muslims, gays, Mexicans

By | 03.04.09 | 1:31 pm

No shoes were thrown but Ali Hasan did put his foot in his mouth last week at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., baffling the arch-conservative crowd with some decidedly moderate views.

Dobson resigns as chairman of Focus on the Family

By | 02.27.09 | 11:39 am

James Dobson, the 72-year-old founder of the Colorado Springs-based evangelical empire Focus on the Family, is stepping down as chairman of the organization, the Associated Press reports: