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• The Great Orange Satan vs. Tancredo

  Without comment (that's your job):

  
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:10pm EST
  

• DeGette Voting Against Health Care Bill?

  DeGette seems to be leading an effort to take down the health care bill if it includes Hyde language which would bar public funds to be used for abortions.
  Does she really believe that public funding for abortion is more important than potentially providing health insurance for 96% [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:15pm EST
  

• GOP Health Plan "Breaks Down Barriers"--To Forced Abortions?

  Fascinating reality check from the Center for American Progress, with a local twist:

  Under the Republican health care alternative filed in the House, young and healthy individuals can purchase policies from insurers that don't abide by local benefit or rate standards. The Republican bill allows the health insurer to' [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:57am EST
  

• Schultheis Exit Planned Move for Lambert?

  We speculated earlier that the surprise announcement that Sen. Dave Schultheis would not run for re-election in 2010 might be the GOP's attempt to get rid of one of their most divisive and problematic members (at least in terms of public perception). But as it turns out, Schultheis' exit' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:39am EST
  

• Obits?for?Future?Ballot?Measures?are a?Bit?Premature

  It's November 2009, but the pundits are already out, constructing a new conventional wisdom about voter trends for years to come. ? The Denver Post, for instance, headlined Thursday's front page story "Big ballot plans may be a "no" go in Colorado":

  "The drama of the losses (Tuesday)" [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:18am EST
  

• Sen. Bennet in the AM760 Progressive Dojo This Morning

  Note: I'll be keynoting the Democratic Party of Denver's annual Edward M. Kennedy dinner tomorrow night. Details here - hope to see some of you there! - D

  Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) made his debut appearance in the AM760 progressive dojo this morning. You can listen to my' [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:50am EST
  

• The Pot Wars Have Begun! Lawyers vs. Board of Health

  During the emergency Colorado Board of Health hearing Tuesday that struck from state rules what, exactly, it means to be a marijuana caregiver and sent the state's medical marijuana community into turmoil, prominent pot lawyer Rob Corry told board chairman Glenn Schlabs that "I'll see you in court" when Schlabs' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:42am EST
  

• Open Line Friday!

  "Can I be honest about something? For twenty-one years, whenever something like the New York race happens, 'Hey, Limbaugh bombs out, Limbaugh blew it, Limbaugh rejected by New York-23.' When Clinton was elected: 'Limbaugh rejected, what's Limbaugh gonna talk about?' And I'm still here, more popular than ever terms of'" [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:32am EST