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Littwin: What if it was Roseanne who had grabbed terrified kids...

It came early in the Twitterverse onslaught, but the most insightful comment I’ve seen on ABC’s decision to cancel Roseanne was that today, in...

Anti-gay marriage group hauls down $3 million in federal funding

Last month, the Colorado Independent sister site in Iowa reported on an anti-gay marriage Christian group that called homosexual activity “more dangerous than smoking.” Today,...

Lamborn mobilizes conservatives on HHS nominee Sebelius fight, bombs out

The dean of Colorado's Republican congressional delegation flexed his political muscle today with a strongly worded letter to President Barack Obama urging him to reject his own HHS secretary nominee Kathleen Sebelius.

Text of Sen. Tom Daschle’s remarks at the Colorado Health Summit

Remarks of Transition Health Policy Team Leader Tom Daschle Colorado Health Summit – hosted by Senator Ken Salazar Friday, December 5, 2008 Denver, Colorado Thank you very much,...

Daschle in Denver to outline Obama health care reform plan

Overhauling the monstrously complex health care system was a central promise of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on the campaign stump. Now, the president-elect is expected to deliver amidst a growing financial crisis and economic bailout approaching a trillion dollars.
Former Sen. Tom Daschle, expected to be tapped to head Health and Human Services, will make the incoming administration's first major health policy speech in Denver this morning as the keynote speaker at the Colorado Health Summit sponsored by Sen. Ken Salazar.