Topic: Colorado

Congressman Apologizes for Saying Obama Is 'Just Not an American'

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Representative Mike Coffman of Colorado is backing off comments he made last weekend, when he hinted at "birtherism" and said that President Obama is "in his heart... not an American."

By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 16, 2012

A Guide to 2012's Swing States

It's a strange Constitutional quirk that the voters of only a couple states will be lavished with -- and tortured by -- attention from the presidential candidates till November.

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 4, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

A Challenger to Solar; Drought in Colorado

The New York Times on combined heat and power, The Denver Post on a looming drought, The Associated Press on floating architecture, The Guardian on the complexities of carbon footprints, and Fast Company on saving ocean wildlife

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 8, 2012

It's Hard to Be the Inevitable Winner When You're Not Winning

 There have been eight state votes in the Republican presidential primary, and Mitt Romney has won three of them. Rick Santorum has won four.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 7, 2012

What Happens If Santorum Beats Romney in the Midwest?

Rick Santorum is polling way ahead of Mitt Romney in Missouri, and even though no delegates will be awarded Tuesday, it will show what Santorum can do when Newt Gingrich isn't on the ballot.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 1, 2011

Ex-Sheriff Is Now an Inmate in a Jail Named After Him

If you're looking for ex-Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan Jr., he's currently an inmate at Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility in Centennial, Colo., after being arrested for trying to trade crystal meth for gay sex.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 24, 2011

Obama Will Do What He Can on Jobs Without Congress

President Obama hasn't been able to put enough pressure on House Republicans to get them to pass his jobs bill -- or to pass pieces of his jobs bill -- so his next step in his anti-"do-nothing Congress" campaign is to use the executive order.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 30, 2011

Obama's Plan for Victory Runs Through Red States

With low approval ratings among working-class whites, he targets educated independents

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By Adam Martin

Sep 23, 2011

Willow Heads to Colorado to Become Microchip Spokescat

The long-distance feline's original owners reunited with her on the Today Show

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By John Hudson

Sep 15, 2011

Lost Colorado Cat Somehow Shows Up in Manhattan After Five Years

Thanks to a microchip, the feline will be home soon

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