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Wiretap: ‘My wife and I forgive Karl Pierson’

  Claire Davis' father did a remarkable thing at a memorial for his 17-year-old daughter, who was shot that terrible day at Arapahoe High and...

Supreme Court upholds healthcare reform law

Chief Justice John Roberts joined with the left members of the court to rule that the individual mandate at the heart of the historic Affordable Care Act is constitutional. The complicated opinion is being parsed by analysts at SCOTUS blog, but it seems clear the entire controversial Affordable Care Act has been upheld, granting an enormous victory for President Obama and for the already millions of Americans benefiting from the law.

George W. Bush finds a friend in Focus

President George W. Bush may be entering his last 10 weeks in office with a 68 percent disapproval rating, but not everyone is unhappy — indeed some are downright pleased — by the president’s performance. Take the conservative Colorado Springs Focus on the Family ministry and media empire for example, which is reminding supporters it’s not too late to thank Bush for “defending the preborn” – and for his legacy of hard-right Supreme Court justices. You too can take advantage of sending Bush a message of your own via Focus’ auto-generated customizable letter-sending software.