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National Guard Rents 500-Plus Hotel Rooms For Democratic Convention

Colorado Independent | Posted 07.21.2008 | Home

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Colorado Independent

The U.S. Army and Colorado National Guard have announced intentions to reserve more than 500 hotel rooms for lodging during the Democratic National Co...

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Inside the DNCC: A Convention of Firsts

Cameron Moody | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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Cameron Moody

It will be the first time we're bringing all our delegates together on the eve of the Convention, the first time so much access will be given to the online community and the first time an African American will accept the nomination.

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McCain=Bush

Carol Kreck | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Carol Kreck

Greetings from the little old librarian John McCain had removed from a campaign event this week. I was cited for trespassing. But I will not pay a fine, and I will not accept diversion. That leaves two options: dropped charges, or going to trial.

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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In a Blog Age: The Enduring Power of the Handwritten Word

Lily Koppel | Posted 07.10.2008 | Media

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Lily Koppel

In our era where every life is made public through email, blogs and Facebook, one of the greatest oddities may be that there is not a livelier discussion about the individual's basic need for a more private space.

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Obama's Mile High Moment

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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Joe Cutbirth

We're seven weeks from the biggest speech in a generation by any figure in American politics. If you can be there in person, go. Take your children. It's an event you'll remember the rest of your lives.

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Obama Convention Offer Could Violate Minnesota Gambling Law

Minnesota Monitor | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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Minnesota's top gambling official is wondering if a drawing announced on Barack Obama's website constitutes an illegal raffle -- but neither he, nor t...

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Obama: Give $, Win a Seat at My Nomination Speech

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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Christina Bellantoni

Team Obama made it official this morning - he'll accept the nomination from Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos.   In...

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Sam Stein

McCain: Obama Will Take Away Your Crocs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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For weeks, John McCain has been fighting off the notion that his presidency would be a third Bush term, even using a prime time address -- on the nigh...

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Dean, Sebelius Discuss Obama's Acceptance Speech at Invesco Field

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 07.07.2008 | Home

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WHO: Democratic National Committee Chairman Governor Howard Dean and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius WHAT: Press conference call to discuss the ...

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Potluck and Politics: The Stories People Tell as Summer Dawns

Lisa Dale Norton | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Lisa Dale Norton

Obama has excelled in fund-raising, particularly the small gathering of small folks in the small towns across America throwing in a buck or two in the hopes of change.

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Convening a National Conversation about Democracy and America in Denver

John Hickenlooper | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

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John Hickenlooper

The spirit of visionary zeal and limitless possibility is as strong as ever in the New West. So it's fitting that as the Democratic Party marches toward its own new frontier, it will do so through Denver.

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The Fight Is Over; The Unity Has Begun

Matt Littman | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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Matt Littman

When Senator Clinton tells her supporters to embrace Obama, and she will, they will, because we all have one common goal: to put a Democrat in the White House.

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Today's Sign of the Apocalypse: Little Green Measures

Rob Kutner | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Rob Kutner

Denver resident Jeff Peckman proposes that the city form a commission to deal with "issues related to the presence of extraterrestrial beings on Earth."

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The McCain Leadership Test

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

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Mario Solis-Marich

Let's give McCain his first leadership test. Let's call and write his campaign and ask him to denounce Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos."

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Michigan: Hillary Clinton's Secret Weapon

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

Interesting story in the Detroit News this week by political analyst Susan J. Demas discussing how Clinton might quietly pick up 50 delagates vote...

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Friday Talking Points [29] -- Pennsylvania Fallout

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

It was a telling sign that neither Democratic candidate saw fit to visit Punxsutawney before the Pennsylvania primary. Nobody wanted the press to rem...

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Limbaugh: "Riot In Denver!"

Lonnee Hamilton | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home

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Lonnee Hamilton

Limbaugh later backpedaled from his controversial statements when callers to his show complained. "I'm not inspiring or inciting," he said, "I am dreaming of riots in Denver."

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It Doesn't Take a Genius to Notice the Sun, Does It?

Toby Barlow | Posted 04.24.2008 | Living

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Toby Barlow

Mike Bloomberg and Google have figured out what to do with solar power. Now the rest of us should copy them.

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Attorneys Hold 'Know Your Rights' Training for Democratic Convention

Colorado Confidential | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home

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Colorado Confidential

In response to news that Denver police have been stocking up on security equipment, local attorneys are training protesters in anticipation of clashes at the Democratic National Convention to be held there in August.

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Dean's Waffling Over FL Delegates Frustrating Key Voters

Ron Levitt | Posted 04.13.2008 | Home

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Ron Levitt

Despite DNC pledges that Florida will be allowed to participate at the Denver convention, questions abound, increasingly frustrating FL Democrats, who may refuse to vote come November.

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'West Wing' Writer Lawrence O'Donnell Jr Imagines A Deadlocked Democratic National Convention

New York Magazine | Lawrence O’Donnell Jr. | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

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The Democratic Party is closer than it's ever been to a political nightmare--a deadlocked convention. Though the odds of its actually happening are st...

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Foreclosures Ravage Denver's Middle Class

USA Today Via ABC News | Brad Heath and Charisse Jones | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business

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Foreclosures are ripping through the rows of new homes in the flatlands where Denver turns to prairie. Every week, 10 more families here need to find ...

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There Shan't Be Blood: An Outline to a Democratic Drama in 3 Acts

Will Bower | Posted 03.12.2008 | Home

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Will Bower

Is there a chance for a happy ending to the Democratic nominating drama?

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Nickel and Diming Our Way to a Democratic Nominee

Edward Ugel | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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Edward Ugel

My issue lies with both campaigns. All I see are folks who care more about winning than about being right or doing right by and for their party. The Democratic party is tearing itself apart from within.

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