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Photos: Top ten politicians who've smoked pot

Last week, onetime Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo revealed that he would take a single puff of a marijuana cigarette to settle a bet with a comedian-filmmaker. Once he does, he'll join a large number of politicians who've done likewise -- and most of them admit it. Continue to coun ... More >>

Top ten recent politicians to excuse stupid comments with "I misspoke"

Earlier, we reported about Representative Mike Coffman's excuse for a comment he made suggesting that Barack Obama may not have been born in the U.S.: "I misspoke." By making this claim, Coffman is in good company: It's become a favorite of politicians who say something dumb or inaccurate but want t ... More >>

Tim Tebow's cherry now officially worth $1 million

Denver blog posts are contagious -- and not in a bad way. Colin D. of South Stands Denver, which is celebrating its 100th podcast at Jake's Food & Spirits tomorrow night, notes that a website for cheaters has put a $1 million bounty on Tim Tebow's cherry. Any takers? Plants & Animals Denver offers ... More >>

Reader: Sign spinners are pawns in the gold-accumulation conspiracy

Abound Solar to become GOP talking point in wake of layoffs, unreported shutdown?

Update below: It's Super Tuesday, with voters in ten states choosing among Mitt Romney, Rick Santorium, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul for a Republican presidential candidate. And whoever wins the nomination is apt to use controversial Department of Energy loans to alternative energy companies as a talk ... More >>

Videos: Top five glitter bombings -- and how Peter Smith's attack on Mitt Romney stacks up

Mitt Romney​Cops and Secret Service agents who protect Republican presidential hopefuls are dealing with a new kind of threat -- one that sparkles. Last Tuesday, Denver got into the act when Peter Smith, a college student and politics intern, was arrested after he tried to throw blue glitter o ... More >>

Newt Gingrich joins Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum on pre-caucus campaign trail

When last we spoke with Colorado Republican Party head Ryan Call about the February 7 Colorado caucuses, he noted that Newt Gingrich had not scheduled any state events. But that's changed. At this hour, Gingrich is scheduled at a west-side rally, with another assembly juxtaposing him and Rick Santor ... More >>

How do I tell my Mexican-American cousin he's wrong about illegals?

Ron Paul blasts Newt Gingrich as serial hypocrite in advance of Colorado appearances

Ron Paul isn't the only presidential candidate in Colorado today; Rick Santorum is slated to speak at the Lone Tree Golf Club Lounge at 10 a.m. But Paul will certainly make a bigger splash, with three events on tap. And in advance, his surrogates are taking shots at one of his principal opponents, N ... More >>

Ron Paul schedules three Colorado appearances Tuesday, thousands expected

The Florida primary takes place tomorrow, with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich expected to spend their day slugging it out for Republican votes in the Sunshine State. But not Representative Ron Paul, who's instead scheduled a full day of campaigning in Colorado, a week before the February 7 caucuses h ... More >>

The Latter-day Saints have come marching into Denver, but some are hipper than others

Mitt Romney plans CO caucus visit, Ron Paul likely, but what about Newt?

Earlier this month, Colorado Republican Party chairman Ryan Call argued that this year's Colorado Republican Caucus will mean more than ever, in part because the date was moved up to February 7. When Mitt Romney looked poised to sweep Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, this claim looked suspect ... More >>

Top five reasons diners are fed up with campaigning politicians

Deluged by Republican presidential candidates who wanted to politic with the people dining at New Hampshire's Colby's Breakfast and Lunch restaurant -- and customers complaining about the interruptions -- a manager put up this sign: "No Politicians No Exceptions." "There is a time and a place, and ... More >>

Bugged by the Huffington Post's "11 Biggest Food Trends of 2011"

​The Huffington Post has succumbed to the temptation of food trends lists. While the Huff-P does politics like everybody's business, why are they now trying to convince the dining public that they're eating more bugs, that pimento cheese is suddenly cool and that macarons are falling from the ... More >>

Newt Gingrich so unpopular in Colorado that even Barack Obama could beat him, poll says

Newt Gingrich.​Denver blog posts love America. Colorado Pols cites a survey showing that the weakened Barack Obama would still beat Newt Gingrich by eight points if the election was today. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein on the Nugs' 66-game schedule. People's Press Collective's formula: Ca ... More >>

Newt Gingrich's plan for letting some illegal aliens become citizens got its start in Colorado

Newt Gingrich is taking heat for the comment he made during this week's Republican debate on a possible path to citizenship for some illegal aliens. And that path starts at a foundation based at a horse ranch in Parker and run by Helen Krieble, profiled in our 2006 cover story, "Guest Wishes.""We ne ... More >>

Newt Gingrich: Is a Newt World Order the answer to terrorism?

Newt Gingrich, candidate?​"Newt is the New World Order!" cried a persistent protester who'd positioned himself in the middle of the balcony at the start of last night's talk by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in Denver last night. The protester and a few of his pals were quickly ejec ... More >>

Zach Lahn: The making of a right-wing folk hero

At this moment in our country's history, celebrity can land on people like a terrible, swift sword -- or the satisfying embrace of a loving reach-around. University of Colorado at Boulder student Zach Lahn is experiencing the latter, figuratively speaking, with the conservative media giving him a l ... More >>

A new book puts Colorado's political sex scandals on the spot

Newt Gingrich parties with Muhammad Ali Hasan

Keystone Hangover: Will the Clinton/Obama Race Ever End?

Day Three: Wherein I Help an Unseen Eleven-Year-Old Smell Like a Man

Pinto Salvation

The accent of macho.

The Focus Remains the Same

Taco the Town

What's So Funny?

Piss and Vinegar

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Letters

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Happy Newt Year

Thrills for the week

Home Boys

The state orphanage sheltered almost 17,000 children over the years. That makes for one big family reunion.

Ire of Newt

The Speaker's shadow falls on local Republicans.

A FIELD DAY FOR VENGEANCE

THE SNIT HITS THE FAN

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE CALLS BY PAT SCHROEDER FOR INVESTIGATIONS? NOT A WHOLE LOT.

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NEWT'S LOCAL LINK

A COLORADO NONPROFIT FUNNELED GINGRICH'S GOPAC FUNDS.

GETTING A READ ON NEWT

SOON KIDS WON'T BE THE ONLY ONES EARNING IN DENVER'S EARNING BY LEARNING PROGRAM.

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RETURN TO GENDER

MUSCLE BITCH PARTY

A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE WOMEN'S UPPER-BODY STRENGTH HAS CRITICS FIT TO BE TIED.

FISTS OF FURY

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PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 12

AS OTHER PBS STATIONS WORRY, KBDI TRIES STAYING UP ALL NIGHT.

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THE MIND IS REELING

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THE LOVE VOTE