Articles by Valerie Richardson
A high-stakes game of chicken between labor and business is unfolding in Colorado over four pro-union ballot measures and a right-to-work proposal, all of which are scheduled to appear on the November ballot.
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September 30, 2008
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Sen. Barack Obama hammered Monday at his favorite targets, Sen. John McCain and Wall Street, as polls showed him regaining the lead in the presidential race in this battleground state.
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September 30, 2008
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Sarah Palin said her "mission" as vice president in a McCain administration would be to promote energy security, clean up government and increase support for families of special-needs children, including pushing for cures through medical research.
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September 16, 2008
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An illegal immigrant charged with causing a two-car crash that left three people dead last week had been arrested repeatedly, but never deported - and now Colorado lawmakers are scrambling for cover and passing blame.
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September 11, 2008
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continued to jab at the Democratic campaign Saturday, finally drawing return fire from the top of the rival ticket, Sen. Barack Obama, who accused her of pork-barrel hypocrisy.
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September 7, 2008
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When Sarah Palin compared herself to a pit bull last week at the Republican National Convention, most delegates laughed. Not Alaskans.
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September 7, 2008
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The Mile High City was awash in political advertising this week, but that had more to do with the situation in Colorado than the arrival of the Democratic National Convention.
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August 29, 2008
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In retrospect, maybe the Democrats should have included Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput in their convention activities after all.
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August 28, 2008
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The Democratic National Convention's first-ever Faith in Action panels were heavy with calls for expanded social programs but were again vexed by pro-life demonstrators critical of the party's stance on abortion.
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August 27, 2008
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The 2008 Democratic National Convention kicked off on Sunday with a first-ever interfaith gathering aimed at luring the devout to the party fold.
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August 25, 2008
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Four years ago, a tall, lanky political newcomer with a funny name became the breakout star of the Democratic National Convention.
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August 25, 2008
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A city drug panel has voted to urge police to refrain from arresting adults for marijuana possession during next week's Democratic National Convention, but the cops aren't necessarily on board.
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August 22, 2008
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Bob Schaffer's opponents have spent the past two months tarring him as "Big Oil Bob," an advocate of oil drilling and an energy-industry insider. Maybe he should thank them.
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July 28, 2008
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Sen. John McCain's efforts to tap voter discontent over soaring energy prices have helped produce his first poll lead in Colorado, a near dead-heat in Michigan and improving numbers in two other states.
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July 25, 2008
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DENVER | Throwing the "greenest national political convention to date" is easier said than done, as Democrats are learning the hard way.
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July 20, 2008
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It's one thing to exonerate her parents, but it's another thing to find the killer of JonBenet Ramsey.
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July 11, 2008
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The Boulder District Attorney yesterday exonerated the family of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey as suspects in her death, pointing to new DNA evidence that excludes the Ramseys and implicates an unknown male as the killer.
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July 10, 2008
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Barack Obama yesterday said that accepting the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High will give about 60,000 more "ordinary Americans" the chance to witness history, and his campaign immediately used the event to reach out for $5 donors.
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July 8, 2008
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Four years ago, when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom began granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples, he seemed to put the kibosh on any thought of a statewide political career. Fast forward to 2008, however, and suddenly Mr. Newsom looks politically reborn.
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July 7, 2008
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver announced Tuesday that it had agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle 18 claims of childhood sexual abuse against three now-deceased priests, bringing the archdiocese's total payout in such cases to $8.2 million.
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July 2, 2008
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