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Tom Tancredo appears in court, defends right to blow off GOP for American Constitution Party

By Jonathan EasleySeptember 13, 2010

It didn’t take long to get to the main event at the Denver District Court today. Tom Tancredo was the first witness called to the stand to defend his right to run for governor on the American Constitution Party ticket…

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Amendments 60 & 61, Proposition 101: Colorado Progressive Coalition hits road to battle them

By Jonathan EasleySeptember 13, 2010

Twentieth century French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre was keen on constructing impenetrable monoliths of text about nothingness. But his notion that the absence of something is just as important to an experience as the presence of something ties directly into this year’s Colorado ballot initiatives…

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Amendments 60 & 61, Proposition 101: Is $6 million not enough to defeat them?

By Alan PrendergastSeptember 10, 2010

Opponents of three tax-slashing ballot initiatives say their polling shows that the measures might actually be approved by voters — despite a multi-million-dollar ad blitz starting this weekend designed to crush them. Coloradans for Responsible Reform recently spent $250,000 on polling, only to discover that voter opinions are running 48…

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Uranium miners in Colorado defend their livelihood in (of all places) The New Yorker

By Alan PrendergastSeptember 9, 2010

When a national magazine starts its examination of southwestern Colorado “uranium widows” with a glimpse of a woman drilling for ore while clad only in “sandals, denim shorts, and a bra,” I brace myself for the worst — another condescending article about the state’s tragic history on the front lines…

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Jaimes Brown, Colorado Libertarian candidate for governor, unhappy over debate dis

By Jonathan EasleySeptember 9, 2010

Jaimes Brown isn’t happy. The Colorado Libertarian candidate for governor wasn’t invited to a Channel 12 gubernatorial debate on September 10. He says he found out about the debate in a Denver Post article after the event had been taped…

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Douglas Bruce wins 60-61-101 case, but lawyer says order to testify “smacks of Big Brother”

By Michael RobertsSeptember 8, 2010

The resolution of the latest case against tax-hater Douglas Bruce has been portrayed by the press as a mixed bag. True, Bruce wasn’t held in contempt for not testifying in a lawsuit involving Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 — but the judge ordered him to testify about his…

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Tom Tancredo plans to be at debates whether Dan Maes, John Hickenlooper want him or not

By Michael RobertsSeptember 8, 2010

Tom Tancredo hasn’t been feeling a lot of love in the past day or so. First, Dan Maes and John Hickenlooper agreed to a debate schedule without consulting him or mandating his participation. Plus, two locals have reportedly filed suit to keep Tancredo’s name off the ballot. Team Tancredo shrugs…

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Fracking: Wyoming jumps ahead of Colorado in regulation of hydraulic fracturing fluids

By Alan PrendergastSeptember 7, 2010

While Colorado officials fret over whether drilling regulations are too tough, this month Wyoming will become the first state to require energy companies to disclose what’s in the mysterious, highly toxic fluids they pump into the ground to extract oil and gas. Yes, that’s right. Wyoming, bastion of Dick Cheney…

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Dan Maes, John Hickenlooper agree to 10 scheduled debates, promise to stick to issues

By Michael RobertsSeptember 7, 2010

Embattled Republican guv candidate Dan Maes and incredibly lucky Democratic opponent John Hickenlooper agree on a couple of things — the number of debates they’ll stage (ten) and a focus on the issues, not personal attacks. Presumably Tom Tancredo will take part in the sessions, too, but no promises. Get…

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Immigration Center protesters target new Obama policy: See photos of the event here

By Michael RobertsSeptember 7, 2010

While most of us relaxed and had fun on Labor Day, approximately sixty people affiliated with organizations such as the American Friends Service Committee and Comite en Defensa del Pueblo protested immigration policy at Aurora’s GEO Detention Center, as they’ve done since last year. Click to check out a post…

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Dan Maes’s next withdrawn endorsements may be from Tea Party groups: Will they stand firm?

By Michael RobertsSeptember 3, 2010

Given that Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Buescher must certify the lineup for the Colorado ballot by 5 p.m. today, the pressure on embattled Republican guv candidate Dan Maes to drop out will grow by the hour. And the strain could be increased by Tea Party, 9.12 Project and other…

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Douglas Bruce 60-61-101 court appearance: Is he stonewalling Dr. Evil or political bogeyman?

By Alan PrendergastSeptember 2, 2010

Memo to process servers: The best place to find Douglas Bruce over the next few days is the Denver courtroom of Judge Brian Whitney. That’s where Bruce sat this morning, listening to process servers explain their attempts to deliver subpoenas to the anti-tax activist — part of a larger struggle…

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Dan Maes tweets battle cry after Hank Brown endorsement drop: “Do not waiver! Never quit!”

By Jonathan EasleySeptember 2, 2010

Dan Maes might have some fight left in him after all. Amid Hank Brown’s retracted endorsement, campaign financing malaise and allegations that he exaggerated his responsibilities as a member of a Kansas police department, Maes today tweeted from the storm. And he didn’t need anywhere near 140 characters…

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Dan Maes dumped by Hank Brown — and 9.12 Project/Liberty Movement reps want sit-down

By Michael RobertsSeptember 2, 2010

According to a spokesman, Dan Maes wasn’t trying to pretend he was Jason Bourne when discussing supposed undercover work he did with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation during his two-year stint as a cop. But he’s going to need some of Bourne’s skills to survive the bad PR currently raining…

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Dan Maes not padding résumé with Jason Bourne tales about police past, spokesman says

By Michael RobertsSeptember 1, 2010

The apparently damaging attacks on Republican guv candidate Dan Maes just keep coming. Hot on the heels of a front-page Denver Post story about allegedly catastrophic fundraising difficulties, which prompted Colorado GOP boss Dick Wadhams to call Maes opponent John Hickenlooper the luckiest guy in the world comes a Post…

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Jaimes Brown and Colorado’s Libertarians are bringing the party to the people for the first time

By Jonathan EasleyAugust 31, 2010

At the 2008 Libertarian National Convention in Denver, some party members derisively passed around shots of Scope to wash the bad taste from their mouths following the presidential nomination of former Republican, Bob Barr. It wasn’t just that Barr was seen as an impure strain of Libertarian; some members felt…

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Personhood Amendment: Photos from today’s No on 62 rally on the State Capitol steps

By Michael RobertsAugust 31, 2010

Proposition 62, the latest iteration of the Personhood Amendment, which would give the unborn constitutional rights in Colorado, has been approved for the November ballot — and opponents launched their campaign today with a boisterous rally at the State Capitol. Westword photographer Johnny Molfetta was there. Page down below to…

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John Hickenlooper is “the luckiest guy in the world,” says Colorado GOP boss Dick Wadhams

By Michael RobertsAugust 31, 2010

At this point, Dan Maes has the Republican governor’s nomination, endorsements from conservative heavy hitters like Hank Brown and not very much money — which is why Colorado Republican Party head Dick Wadhams’s $250 donation made local news. But while consultant Katy Atkinson suggested in July that Maes might drop…

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Dan Maes “ad” portrays John Hickenlooper as Evil Comrade of Bicycling/United Nations dupe

By Michael RobertsAugust 26, 2010

The Dan Maes campaign may think his comments about Denver’s B-Cycle program being a United Nations plot have been overblown by the media — but they aren’t going away, as our slideshow of the Denver Cruisers’ UN-inspired bike ride proves. Still, the funniest iteration thus far is a mock-Maes commercial…

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Andrew Romanoff’s debt retirement party: Was selling his house really a good idea?

By Michael RobertsAugust 26, 2010

Andrew Romanoff, who came up short in his bid to defeat Michael Bennet in the Democratic Senate primary, is the guest of honor tonight at a party (details below) to celebrate his 44th birthday — and to help retire his campaign debt, which would be even more oppressive if he…

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Ron Perea’s resignation letter as Manager of Safety: “Respectfully” times two

By Michael RobertsAugust 26, 2010

As Patricia Calhoun noted earlier this morning, Ron Perea won’t be headlining a Citizen Oversight Board forum tonight as planned — because Perea resigned on Monday amid controversy over the alleged police beating of Michael DeHerrera. Now, KHOW’s Peter Boyles and the Denver Post have obtained Perea’s resignation letter, a…

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John Hickenlooper’s second ad shows how confident Hick is that Dan Maes has no chance

By Michael RobertsAugust 25, 2010

Today, Denver Post columnist Mike Littwin notes that guv candidate John Hickenlooper wouldn’t be running ads depicting him taking a shower with his clothes on in a normal campaign — an observation reinforced by Hick’s latest spot, which shows him saving money by using tap water and making double-sided copies…

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