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Vail-area developer, GOP backer sued for tax delinquency

One of the least-known but biggest private landowners in the state, Swedish shipping magnate Magnus Lindholm, is embroiled in a lawsuit filed by the mountain town of Avon for non-payment of taxes and fees associated with his massive Village at Avon project at the base of Beaver Creek.

Secretive ‘clean government’ group dings Tapia in new ad

A campaign criticized for refusing to disclose its financial supporters recently purchased a series of television attack ads targeting "backroom deals for political insiders," the first of which assails a Democratic state senator for failing to disclose his financial ties to specific legislation.

Obama even hipper with iPhone app

The other day I thought, "I just don't have enough Obama in my life." Then I found out about the Obama application for the iPhone and realized I could, in fact, plug that giant "O" into one more place it hasn't yet taken over. The app, though, doesn't just put a logo on my screen. It's a slick grassroots program that uses every bit of the phone's capabilities to turn out more voters for Obama.

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Obama tackles Ayers in radio ad, Plouffe fires back at ‘smears’

Barack Obama responds to criticism of his relationship with William Ayers in a radio ad that began airing in Colorado on Tuesday with a dig at John McCain for "resorting to desperate attacks." At the same time, McCain protested that Obama has forced him to bring up Ayers during the third debate in New York tonight, and Obama campaign manager David Plouffe released a video meant to counteract an "unprecedented sleaze factory" from the McCain campaign and anti-Obama groups.

NRCC, DCCC spur latest Musgrave, Markey slugfest

The armada has arrived. After months of going it alone, the campaigns of Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave and Democratic challenger Betsy Markey are now getting help from their respective national parties — the latest signal of just how much interest this sizzling-hot race has generated in a traditionally GOP stronghold.

Hotline moves Colorado out of toss-up, into ‘solid Obama’

The political insider site The Hotline on Tuesday moved Colorado from the state's lone "toss-up" status to "solid Obama," helping increase the Democrat's lead in electoral votes to 361 out of 270 needed to win election. Most strikingly, according to Hotline's projections, Barack Obama holds a victorious 297-143 electoral vote advantage over John McCain even without considering leaning states.

Denver searches for fix to voter registration problems

Denver’s Election Director, Mike Scarpello, says he is concerned about the possibility that thousands of people will come to the polls on Nov. 4 and find that they are not registered to vote. And he’s looking for a way to fix the problem.

Obama campaign: The ACORN falls far from the tree

The Barack Obama team deflected Republican claims that the candidate is affiliated with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) during a press call this afternoon.

Musgrave and Markey debate in Fort Morgan

There wasn't much disagreement during the second debate between Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave and her Democratic challenger Betsy Markey in Fort Morgan on Monday night.

New presidential polling in Colorado varies in results

Two new presidential polls out today gauging Colorado support of Barack Obama and John McCain show wildly different results with one poll putting Obama ahead of McCain by 9 points while the other shows Obama ahead by 4 points.
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