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BLM to defer disputed auction for oil, gas leases in tranquil North Fork Valley

By | 05.02.12 | 12:54 pm

The Bureau of Land Management is deferring all parcels associated with the August oil and gas lease sale in the North Fork Valley.

Slate blogger Weigel taking the temperature in Colorado

By | 10.13.10 | 9:19 am

Dave Weigel– Slate blogger, original Tea Party analyst, champion tweeter, former Journolist contributor and onetime American Independent News Network colleague– landed in Colorado Tuesday to report from the circus that is Centennial State 2010 campaign politics.…

Telecom Campaign Money Shifts to Democrats in Net Neutrality Fight

By | 01.30.08 | 2:53 pm

Telecoms and Internet users are girding for new battles over net neutrality rules.

President’s Vetoes Leave Congress Settling for “Good” Instead of “Perfect”

By | 12.17.07 | 8:00 am

Democratic U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar calls it “not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.”

That has become Salazar’s way of dealing with a president who has become as much an obstructionist as an advocate.

Mukasey’s Moral Ambiguity Fuels Torture

By | 11.08.07 | 10:30 am

As U.S. Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey plays dumb on what constitutes torture, the lessons of Lewis Welshofer Jr. grow fuzzier.

By now most Americans probably don’t remember Welshofer. Those of us who covered his trial for torturing to death

Udall Calls Out Rush; Now It’s Time to Move On

By | 10.03.07 | 11:28 am

You worry that if Congress doesn’t stop introducing resolutions condemning people for their comments about the Iraq War, it will run out of time to actually do something about that misbegotten conflict.

First, the Senate had to debate the…

Godfather Salazar Makes an Offer 4th CD Can’t Refuse

By | 09.28.07 | 11:31 am

Anyone who questions U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar’s role in Colorado politics should take a look at the state’s Fourth Congressional District.

Maybe Salazar is not a Godfather in the traditional sense, but he makes offers you can’t refuse.

Old Wilderness, New Politics

By | 09.14.07 | 2:00 am

Wilderness politics has changed over the years as the obvious candidates for Congressional protection have been protected and less prominent places come under consideration. Most of the lands protected first were mountainous areas in national forests, many of which were…

Promise of Iraq Victory Slams into Reality Check

By | 09.07.07 | 8:00 am

The commercials which sponsored Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate featured a legless vet, who lost his limbs in Iraq, and a grieving mom, whose son was killed in the war. Both told viewers that the United States is succeeding…

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