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Why is Michael Bennet still running for president?

WASHINGTON – In the field of Democratic presidential candidates in 1992, a relatively unknown, centrist governor from Arkansas wasn’t the obvious frontrunner.  New York Magazine...

Wiretap: Court blocks Obama’s immigration plan. Now what?

Plan blocked As expected, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit blocks Obama's plan on undocumented immigrants. Now the question is: Will the Supreme...

Wiretap: Gun-shop suicide watch; Cruz news; trains off track

Shop Watch “In Colorado, about 420 people die by suicide each year using a gun,” writes Amy Hamilton, in The Daily Sentinel. Her story chronicles...

Tancredo plain not feeling Palin as presidential

Colorado right-wing warrior and former GOP Congressman Tom Tancredo told Dutch paper Handelsblad Sunday that he didn't feel Sarah Palin was exactly president material....

New COGA chief comes with enviro permitting background in drilling

Regime change is in the wind for the Colorado oil and gas trade association, which apparently has been conflicted for a while now. The...

New-direction Dems Try to Seize the Moment

Ex-Colorado Sen. Gary Hart boarded the Dump Hillary bandwagon over the weekend. So did ex-New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley. Both endorsed Iowa caucus winner...

Al Gore, the World’s Environmental Guru

He was dressed casually. His jeans were well worn and his short-sleeved shirt was plain. If he chose to run, Al Gore would probably...

Coloradans for President

As the Presidential race gets ever closer to the first primary in 2008, prominent Coloradans are beginning to choose sides among the multitude of...

Bush: Uniting Republicans, Dividing Colorado.

Colorado is divided.  President Bush has split public opinion about himself into two distinct demographic groups.  While his base is steadfast in supporting him,...