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WASHINGTON — Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. more...
11/21/2009 6:31pm
WASHINGTON — Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
  11/21/2009 6:31pm
WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado — A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.
  11/20/2009 6:15pm
VAIL, Colorado — Colorado Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after state Rep. Christine Scanlan, whose district includes the Vail Valley, announced Friday she has no plans to run for the state Senate.
  11/20/2009 1:35pm
WASHINGTON — A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line.
  11/20/2009 12:00pm
WASHINGTON — The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending says the White House was too quick to take credit for saving or creating 640,000 jobs.
  11/19/2009 12:02pm
WASHINGTON — Congressional budget crunchers said Thurday the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a 20-year stretch, an assessment that boosted the bill's advocates as the Senate moved gingerly toward a...
  11/19/2009 12:02pm
WASHINGTON — The Senate Democratic leader says Congress is closer than ever to overhauling the nation's health care system.
  11/19/2009 12:00pm
EAGLE, Colorado — Eagle County Clerk and Recorder Teak Simonton has filed the necessary paperwork to seek a third term in office.
  11/18/2009 5:41pm
WASHINGTON — The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion.
  11/18/2009 4:33pm
DENVER, Colorado — Colorado state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Senate to limit funding for coal and nuclear energy as Congress moves to pass an energy bill.
  11/18/2009 12:21pm
DENVER — A Colorado teachers' union is working to prevent budget cuts to public schools and says a lawsuit is a possibility.
  11/18/2009 12:20pm
WASHINGTON — The Senate's top Democrat is poised to outline a new health care bill designed to meet President Barack Obama's goal of expanding coverage without adding to the deficit.
  11/18/2009 12:04pm
BRECKENRIDGE — Citing a passion for the mountains and a desire to serve his community, Democratic State Senator Dan Gibbs announced Monday he'll make a 2010 run for the county commissioner seat being vacated by Bob French.
  11/16/2009 1:14pm
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet raised about twice as much money as Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff during the three weeks that the two candidates were competing for donations in September.
  11/16/2009 11:40am
DENVER, Colorado — Colorado Republicans seem to be putting family values in the political back seat as they try to win races next year on a simple agenda of small government and fiscal conservatism.
  11/15/2009 12:28pm
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