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Watchdog group: SoS Gessler’s GOP travel tab an anomaly

By | 10.16.12 | 12:05 pm

Luis Toro, director of left-leaning government watchdog group Colorado Ethics Watch, said on Monday that a preliminary review of documents suggests Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s decision to bill taxpayers for travel to partisan political functions stands out when compared to decisions made by other state-wide office holders.

First anti-Obamacare ad hits the airwaves

By | 03.24.12 | 5:01 am

The Republican National Committee (RNC) released its first anti-health care reform ad this week. The ad is being released as the White House celebrates the two-year anniversary of the law’s passage.

RNC launches ad blitz against Affordable Care Act

By | 03.20.12 | 5:05 am

As election season kicks into high gear, the Republican National Committee is launching an ad campaign aimed at 2010′s health care reform law.

DNC launches voting rights effort

By | 12.06.11 | 5:16 am

The Democratic National Committee launched an online campaign last week to educate voters about what the group calls efforts that aim “to restrict voting purely for partisan gain.”

Watchdog targets mayors: Stop harassing journalists covering Occupy protests

By | 11.16.11 | 10:46 am

As has been widely reported, police crackdowns on the Occupy movement in cities across the country have extended beyond the protesters to include attacks on journalists as a way to stanch news of police action. Ten reporters were arrested in New York when police cleared Zuccotti Park on Tuesday, including reporters for the AP, NPR, and the New York Daily News, according to watchdog organization Free Press. The organization announced today it has launched a campaign “targeted at mayors around the country to demand they honor the 1st Amendment and drop all charges against journalists.”

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Colorado GOP Wadhams-Harvey feud now spotlighting Harvey finances

By | 03.21.11 | 11:44 am

The feud between outgoing state Republican Party Chair Dick Wadhams and state Sen. Ted Harvey, who aims to succeed him, is exploding with revelations about Harvey’s financial history.

Interfaith group committed to try and wring civility from political leaders

By | 01.13.11 | 11:55 am

Increasing calls in the wake of the Tucson shootings for civility in political discourse have given rise to not-very-civil finger-pointing and defiance among many of the nation’s high-profile political pundits. “Wingnut talk-radio did it!” “Leftist twinkie-eating secular culture is the problem!” “The Democrat party supports the assassin!” “Blood libel!” Undeterred, a group of more than fifty interfaith leaders are addressing members of Congress directly, asking them to lead by example. Unfortunately, similar calls have spectacularly failed in the recent past.

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Hotline: Wadhams backing Anuzis in RNC chairman race

By | 12.15.10 | 3:29 pm

In the race to elect the next Republican National Committee Chairman, Colorado GOP leader Dick Wadhams has reportedly thrown his support behind Saul Anuzis, who was state party chairman in Michigan from 2005 to 2009. Gimlet-eyed observers might call the endorsement sympathetic: Anuzis struggled with losses similar to those presided over by Wadhams in the last three years. Under Anuzis’ leadership, Michigan Republicans lost two Congressional seats and their majority in the state House.

Gardner will likely accept RNC Steele’s ‘Congressional Trust 2010’ cash

By | 04.28.10 | 6:07 pm

State Rep and 4th District Congressional candidate Cory Gardner dissed Republican National Committee Chairman Michel Steele at a Fort Collins 9/12 group last week. Gardner told locals asking for the controversial Chairman‘s head to call Party leaders and…

No record of McInnis donations to RNC

By | 04.28.10 | 9:00 am

GOP candidate for governor Scott McInnis, who is drawing heat this week for releasing only partial and sketchy details on his income and charitable giving, said on the Caplis and Silverman talk radio show yesterday that he gave generously to…