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Vast number of unregistered eligible Latino voters could decide election in Colorado

By | 06.13.12 | 2:37 pm

In 2008 Barack Obama defeated John McCain in Colorado by roughly 215,000 votes. A new Center for American Progress study demonstrates that the number of unregistered but eligible Latino voters in the state is greater than the number of votes that decided the presidential contest– and that that is the case in most of the battleground states in the country.

Pam Tebow to speak at Values Voters Summit

By | 02.22.12 | 9:17 am

Pam Tebow, mother of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, will speak at this year’s Values Voters Summit.

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How Big Sugar gets what it wants from Congress

By | 09.20.11 | 5:03 am

Many of the most influential American agricultural interests are headquartered in specific parts of the country: The majority of peanuts come from Georgia, corn from Iowa and sugar from Florida. But even though agricultural interests have a significant presence in only a small number of congressional districts, they play an inordinately large role in the political landscape of the entire country.

A woman joins in emotional prayer at "The Response." (Patrick Michels)

VIDEO: Thousands join Perry-led ‘Response’ in prayer for Christian revival in the public square

By | 08.08.11 | 6:48 am

Following months of hype, speculation and protesting, tens of thousands of worshipers gathered in Houston’s Reliant Stadium Saturday to join Gov. Rick Perry for “The Response,” a prayer and fast event headlined by a who’s-who of major — and sometimes controversial — evangelical Christian leaders.