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Littwin: Ken Buck bravely goes where all informed people fear to...
One of the first things they teach you in column-writing school — OK, there aren’t really any column-writing schools, but, as the saying goes,...
Five year prison sentence awaits violators who stream copyrighted performances if...
A bill introduced last month by Sen. Amy Klobuchar could make it a felony criminal act to stream copyrighted “performances” online without permission. The bill — “To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes,” or S. 978 — assigns a maximum 5-year prison term for those convicted of streaming “10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works” and in cases where the “total retail value” of those performances to its owner exceeds $2,500 or the value of licensing of the works exceeds $5,000.
As window closes on DREAM Act, Colo. Democratic Party Chair rallies...
Although the DREAM Act began its life a decade ago as a Republican proposal and has enjoyed broad bipartisan support, Republicans and key conservative...
Repeal pledge latest Republican litmus test
Top Colorado Republican candidates running for seats in Washington have all pledged to repeal health care reform, even though practical chances of repeal are thin and the bill is growing more popular by the day. Senate candidates Ken Buck, Tom Wiens and Jane Norton have vowed to work to repeal, as has state Rep. Cory Gardner, who is running for Democrat Betsy Markey's Congressional seat. With the Tea Party activists rallied relentlessly around opposition to the bill over the course of the last 12 months, there is little room to give up the health care fight for candidates on the right in tight races, no matter how impractical.
Jane and McCain: Candidate Norton gets more help from McCain camp
Combing through Colorado GOP Senate candidate Jane Norton's campaign filings this week, Congressional Quarterly finds Rick Davis among the many notables on the impressive...