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Omarion: The Birth of a Mogul

Timothy Cooper | Posted 12.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dna, Michael Jackson, Timbaland, Soul, Chris Stokes, Grammys, Gold, Washington DC, Lil Wayne, Atlanta, Fat Albert, Film, Music, Los Angeles, Pop Music, 2010, Michael Jackson Death, Hip Hop, The Nicholas Brothers, Paltinum, Fred Astaire, Soul Music, James Brown, Grammy Awards, Gucci Mane, Omarion, B2k, You-Got-Served, Entertainment News
Timothy Cooper

As the airwaves knock to his lead single, I Get It In, superstar Omarion is looking to establish himself as a major force in the industry.

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Penry On Why He Dropped Out Of Colo. Governor's Race: "Somebody's Got To Be The Adult And Step Back"

The Denver Post | Posted 11.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry, 2010, Penry Adult, Scott McInnis, Colorado Governor's Race, Bill Ritter, Tom Tancredo, Penry McInnis, Denver News

Penry says it was a personal decision aimed at making sure Republicans unseat Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter in 2010 and spend their money reclaiming off...

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Gubernatorial hopefuls target Colo. energy rules

AP | JUDITH KOHLER | Posted 11.25.2009 | Denver

Read More: Oil Shale, Gas Prices, 2010, Dan Maes, Scott McInnis, Natural Gas, Scott McInnis Energy, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Denver News

DENVER — One Republican in the race to become Colorado's next governor is pledging to repeal new oil and gas regulations if elected, and the fro...

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Dan Maes Adopts Moves To Establish Grassroots Clout, Calls McInnis "A Monster"

The Colorado Independent | John Tomasic | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Governor, Scott McInnis, Teabaggers, 2010, Colorado GOP, Bill Ritter, Tom Tancredo, Bill Owens, Dan Maes, Denver News

In the wake of the flashy state GOP unity celebration this week in which former U.S. Congressman Scott McInnis eliminated major opposition in his race...

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Voters Are Turning Up The Heat While Congress Struggles To Understand

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Health Care Bill, Senate, 2010, 2010 Election, Voters, Beck, Congress, Obama, Tea Party, Palin, Republicans, Independent Voters, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

When members of the House and Senate return home, they will probably face the wrath they did last summer in town hall meetings. It is not anger aimed towards one party, or one president.

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Scott McInnis Rips Bill Ritter On Economy, Fails To Offer Any Details About What He Would Do Differently

The Denver Post | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Economy, Josh Penry, Scott McInnis, 2010, Colorado Governor's Race, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Tom Tancredo, Denver News

The 2010 race for governor was joined Monday as Republicans released a four-page conservative agenda and Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter responded with a ...

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Democrats Now "All In" On Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Pot Committed, All In, 2010 Election, Dr Dean, Poker, Democratic, Reform, Obama, Majority, Democratic Party, Republican, Dean, Approval Ratings, Howard Dean, 2010, Expectations, Pre-Existing, Midterms, Health Care, Reid, President-Obama Barack-Obama, House, Democrat, Congress, Democrats, Election, Midterm Elections, Chris Weigant, Midterm, Health, Party, Health Care Reform, Political Capital, Harry Reid, Bill, Senate, Healthcare, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Let's look at the poker hand we've been dealt on health care reform. Democrats have now officially gone from "pot committed" to "all in." The stakes, to be blunt, have been raised until they are as high as they can go.

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Scott McInnis Announces GOP Unity Behind "Platform For Prosperity"

Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Republicans, 2010, Contract With COlorado, Dick Wadhams, Scott McInnis, Colorado GOP, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Tom Tancredo, Contract for Colorado, Denver News

A Colorado Republican party that appeared divided as recently as last week came together Monday morning around a conservative "Platform for Prosperity...

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Tom Tancredo's Next Move: Seeking Hate Crime Laws For Black LoDo Assault Perpetrators

The Latest Word | Patricia Calhoun | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Scott McInnis, Josh Penry, Denver Assault, 2010, Lower Downtown Denver, Bill Ritter, Tom Tancredo, Denver News

Even as McInnis' office was sending out word of today's gathering, the Rocky Mountain Foundation, the group that Tancredo's headed since he left Congr...

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Economists Predict Job Losses Will Stop In Early 2010

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Losses, 2010 Economic Outlook, Recovery, Unemployment Benefits, Economy, Consumer Spending, Nabe, Job Cuts, Gdp Growth, National Association for Business Economics, Stimulus, Recession, 2010 Predictions, Layoffs, 2010, Gdp, Financial Crisis, Economists, Consumer Confidence, Economic Stimulus, Great Recession, Nabe Survey, Business News

Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers ...

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Penry Will Endorse McInnis For Governor

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | GARY HARMON/the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Posted 11.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Penry Endorses McInnis, Josh Penry, 2010, Colorado Republican Party, Midterm Elections, Scott McInnis, Bill Ritter, Tom Tancredo, Colorado Governor, Denver News

State Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, will clear up all but one final remaining question from his campaign for governor when he endorses former bos...

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Josh Penry Mulling A Reelection Bid

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Gary Harmon | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Senate, Scott McInnis, Josh Penry, 2010, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Colorado Politics, Denver News

State Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, will decide over the holidays whether to seek re-election to his state Senate seat after backing out of the c...

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Friday Talking Points [102] -- Harry Reid's Glacial Progress Grinds On

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: 60 Votes, Leadership, White House, Debate, Floor, Ron Paul, Reform, Alan Grayson, Gray Hair, Eric Holder, Sarah Palin, Conyers, Amendments, John Kerry, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Democratic Caucus, Health Care, Majority Leader, Reid, Reconciliation, John Conyers, Conference Committee, Grey Hair, Kerry, Olympia Snowe, Democrat, Robert Byrd, Congress, Democrats, Paul, Election, Holder, Byrd, Barack Obama, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Mddotw, Harry Reid, State of the Union, Eating, Longest, Senate, Bill, Healthcare, Pumas, President Obama, Cloture, Filibuster, Obama, Democratic, Media, Democratic Party, Friday Talking Points, Grayson, Lieberman, Pelosi, 2010, Baucus, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Midterms, Skinny, Ksm, House, Attorney General, Matt Osborne, Puma, Thin, Midterm, Chris Weigant, Palin, Sotu, Max Baucus, Joe Lieberman, Party Unity My Ass, Osborne, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Harry Reid thinks he's got enough votes, but then this is the reason why the vote keeps getting pushed back -- because he's obviously still scrambling for the final few votes before he moves ahead.

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Tancredo And The Governor's Race: Conservative Stalwart Forcing GOP To The Right

Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry, 2010, Mike Rosen, Dick Wadhams, Scott McInnis, Colorado Governor's Race, Bill Ritter, Tom Tancredo, Denver News

Conservative firebrand Tom Tancredo, who last week said he would "probably run" for the GOP nomination for Governor of Colorado, is now saying he will...

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National Governors Association To Meet In Colorado Springs

Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: National Governors Association, 2010, Colorado Springs, New Governors, Bill Ritter, Broadmoor, Denver News

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will host next year's meeting of the National Governors Association at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The 2010 seminar ...

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Mr. President, 'Change' Is Your 'New Frontier'

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Restoration, Bush Doctrine, John F. Kennedy, John F Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Public Policy Polling, 1961, Kennedy, Boston, 1960, Ted Widmer, The Death of Conservatism, Democratic Party, 2012, Change, 2010, 2008, New Frontier, George W. Bush, Jfk, Republican Party, William v. Shannon, 1984, Jack Kennedy, John Winthrop, Mario Cuomo, Massachusetts, Democrats, Charles Blow, Barack Obama, Tom Jensen, The New Frontier, Ark of the Liberties, Republicans, Sam Tanenhaus, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

The Republicans' strategy of slowing down change couldn't be more evident than in the perpetually extending health care debate. But they have been successful at promulgating the idea that they, too, are touting change.

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Michael Bennet, Jane Norton To Attend Lobbyist Fundraiser At Same DC Townhouse

The Denver Post | Michael Riley | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Jane Norton Fundraising, 2010, Sunlight Foundation, Lobbyists, Michael Bennet Fundraising, Colorado Senate Fundraising, Jane Norton, Michael Bennet, Fundraising, Denver News

Republican candidate Jane Norton was in town Monday for a big-money fundraiser at a Capitol Hill townhouse owned by partners of Williams & Jensen, a p...

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Dan Gibbs, State Senator, Decides Not To Run For Reelection

Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Summit County, Colorado State Senate, 2010, Dan Gibbs, Bill Ritter, Denver News

State Senator Dan Gibbs of Breckenridge released a statement Monday announcing he will not seek reelection in Senate District 16, instead opting to ru...

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Michael Bennet, Jane Norton Tap Major Party Donors To Take Big Fund-Raising Lead

The Denver Post | Burt Hubbard | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, 2010, Colorado Senate, Tom Wiens, Jane Norton, Ken Buck, Denver News

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet raised about twice as much money as Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff during the three weeks that the two candidates were...

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Hold the Hofstadter: Why the GOP Is Winning 2010

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Unemployment Rate, New Deal, 2010 Elections, The Death of Conservatism, Mike Pence, Tea Parties, Gross Domestic Product, Democrats, Barack Obama, Everett Carll Ladd, Richard Hofstadter, 2010, Unemployment, Lyndon B. Johnson, Great Society, Gdp, Lyndon Johnson, Republicans, Tea Party, Republican Party, One Year Later, Sam Tanenhaus, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

Over the last few months, a number of prominent political columnists have pointed to historian and social critic Richard Hofstadter to explain what is happening to the Republican Party. Here's why they shouldn't.

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Tom Tancredo Governor's Race: Former Congressman Says "I Think I Will Run"

Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver

Read More: Scott McInnis, Josh Penry, 2010, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Tom Tancredo, Denver News

Former Congressman and and presidential candidate Tom Tancredo told Westword Thursday that he will likely enter the race for Governor of Colorado, cha...

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Josh Penry To Leave Governor's Race And Endorse Rival McInnis: Report

Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry News, Josh Penry, John Salazar, 2010, Josh Penry Colorado, Josh Penry Dropping Out of the Governor's Race, Penry, Scott McInnis, Mcinnis, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Chris Cillizza, Colorado, Denver News

In a statement emailed to supporters Josh Penry said he is backing out of his bid for the GOP nomination for Governor because he didn't want to jeopar...

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Scott McInnis Says Life Experiences Have Moved His Position On Abortion To The Right

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 11.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry, Scott McInnis, Right to Life, 2010, Abortion, Dave Shultheis, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Denver News

Gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis said last week he opposes abortion, but in Congress he earned a reputation as a moderate and a maverick on the i...

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Can Paterson Learn From The Secret Race to Replace Jon Corzine?

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Rob Andrews, David Paterson New York Governor, Cory Booker, Harold Ickes, David Paterson, Frank Pallone, Frank Lautenberg, Richard Codey, Barack Obama, Jon Corzine, Andrew Cuomo, Governor David Paterson, 2010, New York Governor, New Jersey, George Norcross, David Axelrod, Patrick Gaspard, Dick Codey, New York News
John R. Bohrer

Unfortunately for Paterson, he has disadvantages that Corzine did not: a contested primary next September and powerful leaders opposed to his renomination.

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As Goes VA, So Goes CO? Not So Fast, My Friend

Laura Chapin | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Elections, 2010, Ed Perlmutter, Colorado, Swing States, Virginia Governors Race, Jefferson County, Creigh Deeds, Virginia Politics, Denver News
Laura Chapin

What, if anything, does the Republican red swing in Virginia mean for fellow swing state Colorado? Not as much as the Republicans would like to think.

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