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Elbert County commissioner could face sanctions for failure to pay a...

Elbert County Commissioner Robert Rowland, and his fellow commissioners, could find themselves back in court sooner rather than later. This morning, Jill Duvall, who launched...

Antiabortion group blows off court ordered fine and paperwork

Troubles aren't over for the antiabortion political organization Colorado Campaign for Life. First it lost a federal lawsuit filed against Colorado Ethics Watch. Now...

Sec of State Gessler draws fire from watchdogs in latest chapter...

In the face of criticism that he is improperly meddling in a campaign finance case on behalf of a former private-practice client, Secretary of State Scott Gessler says he doesn't believe Coloradans should have to hire lawyers to steer clear of penalties when they simply want to participate in the political process.

Judge rules against Clear the Bench in campaign finance case

On Friday, Administrative Law Judge Robert Spencer ruled that Clear the Bench Colorado, a group campaigning against retaining three Colorado Supreme Court justices this November, improperly filed with the state as an issues committee and that it must now file as a political committee. The ruling comes after a complaint filed by government watchdog group Colorado Ethics Watch. The ruling limits Clear the Bench fundraising and ups the group's obligation to report contributions. It is the latest chapter in a legal battle colored by partisan rhetoric and suspicion and it is likely not the final chapter.

Making Muslims justify their Americanness

Being asked just because you're Muslim to prove you don’t support Hezbollah is as hopeless as being asked just because you wear sleeveless t-shirts...

Denver talk show guests rail against proposed lower Manhattan mosque

Denver talk-radio hosts Dan Caplis and Craig Silverman Tuesday hosted a strident show on the community center and mosque proposed to be built two...

Doug Bruce has got to leave his house eventually

Doug Bruce remains for now one step ahead of the law. The controversial father of the Taxpayers Bill of Rights is apparently running from...

Peter Boyles promotes the Jihad Watch line: Among Muslims, extremism is...

On Friday, KHOW's radio talk show host Peter Boyles hosted Jihad Watch Director Robert Spencer. In conversation, the two men agreed that the kind of extremist beliefs that lead to terrorist acts is actually mainstream for Muslims, given the radical politics they said defines Islam. Politically correct opinions of Islam that failed to accept this interpretation, they said, were putting national safety at risk.

Talk radio’s Boyles: Threats against Muslim-Americans a ‘myth’

In the wake of the Fort Hood shootings, Denver KHOW talk-radio host Peter Boyles told listeners that reports of retaliatory threats around the country against Muslim Americans were a myth-- a product of a politically correct culture that aimed to silence hawkish members of the right and that was making the U.S. vulnerable to attacks.