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BLM to defer disputed auction for oil, gas leases in tranquil...

The Bureau of Land Management is deferring all parcels associated with the August oil and gas lease sale in the North Fork Valley.

Slate blogger Weigel taking the temperature in Colorado

Dave Weigel-- Slate blogger, original Tea Party analyst, champion tweeter, former Journolist contributor and onetime American Independent News Network colleague-- landed in Colorado...

Telecom Campaign Money Shifts to Democrats in Net Neutrality Fight

Telecoms and Internet users are girding for new battles over net neutrality rules.As the new Congress considers legislating network neutrality for internet service providers,...

President’s Vetoes Leave Congress Settling for “Good” Instead of “Perfect”

Democratic U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar calls it "not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good." That has become Salazar's way of dealing with...

Mukasey’s Moral Ambiguity Fuels Torture

As U.S. Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey plays dumb on what constitutes torture, the lessons of Lewis Welshofer Jr. grow fuzzier. By now most Americans probably...

Udall Calls Out Rush; Now It’s Time to Move On

You worry that if Congress doesn't stop introducing resolutions condemning people for their comments about the Iraq War, it will run out of time...

Godfather Salazar Makes an Offer 4th CD Can’t Refuse

Anyone who questions U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar's role in Colorado politics should take a look at the state's Fourth Congressional District. Maybe Salazar is not...

Old Wilderness, New Politics

Wilderness politics has changed over the years as the obvious candidates for Congressional protection have been protected and less prominent places come under consideration....

Promise of Iraq Victory Slams into Reality Check

The commercials which sponsored Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate featured a legless vet, who lost his limbs in Iraq, and a grieving mom, whose...