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Colorado Springs group skewers Lamborn for “chickening out” of public debate

  Only one of the two candidates running to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District participated in the only public forum of the general election season,...

Lamborn says no problems at local VA, others beg to differ

Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado’s 5th Congressional District has been taking some heat in connection with the shortcomings of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system.

For Colorado congressman on the defensive, VA reform bill couldn’t come...

  The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to reform the troubled Veterans Affairs department. It's expected to quickly clear the Senate and...

Democrat takes fundraising lead in Colorado Springs

  IN the deeply red 5th congressional district, it’s Democratic challenger Irv Halter who has the fundraising edge over Republican incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn. New FEC...

Irv Halter, next electoral opponent for embattled Rep. Lamborn, woos Republicans

"Your current Congressman has been a professional politician for over 20 years. He has become comfortable and complacent in Washington... That's not what our founders intended."

Lamborn ekes out GOP primary win in 5th Congressional District

In Congressional District 5, the election was so close that it wasn’t until 10:45 p.m. Tuesday that retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Bentley Rayburn finally called to congratulate incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn.

Dean of the GOP delegation Lamborn settling into role

Rep. Doug Lamborn — now the dean of Colorado’s Republican congressional delegation — has settled comfortably into his new role, if the ramped up communications coming from his Washington headquarters are any indication.

Alan Philp, Eliot Spitzer Spice Up Jeff Crank’s Campaign

It was all fun and games, what with disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot "Client 9" Spitzer joining both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama...

Karma Dull vs Barf Sob Chef

Props to the irreverent Newspeakblog.com for recently giving props to Colorado Confidential's story about Focus on the Family's peculiar Pray For Election Day Red...

Lamborn’s Swanky Affair Not For ‘Sore Losers’

In a beguiling juxtaposition, Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn is set to hobnob with the country's elite far-right movers and shakers at a fundraiser at...