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Wiretap: In Hudak-land, full-bore gun nasty

It's getting even nastier than expected in the effort to recall state Sen. Evie Hudak. Accusations are flying across the streets of Arvada, where lawn signs are moved, cameras are slapped epithets hurled. Just another month or so to go.

Colo. Obamacare launch on track with Mass. Romneycare launch

Obamacare in Colorado is outpacing Romneycare in Massachusetts when you compare 2013 early enrollment numbers here to 2007 early enrollment numbers there.

Wiretap: Oklahoma can do it. Colorado can’t.

The Koch think tanks, with no irony, say throwing money at education doesn't work. Well, in reddest of red states Oklahoma, they've thrown a lot of money at kindergarten and preschool and home visits before preschool and it seems to be working.

Wiretap: The President is sorry and so is 60 Minutes

This is how bad it has gotten. President Obama had to go on TV to apologize for the disastrous Obamacare rollout. It wasn't much of an apology. Now he'll have to apologize for the apology.

Wiretap: After the swerve right, inching left

Colorado liberals depressed about the disaster that was Amendment 66, take heart: E.J. Dionne says the results of elections around the country show the nation is moving left. It's what he said.

Littwin: Obama’s Big Lie about your bad insurance

Let's give Cory Gardner credit, he was there first. He had the cancelled health insurance policy letter, which he keeps tucked in his inside jacket pocket during the day and under his pillow (OK, just guessing there) at night.

Is Cory Gardner trying to be the new Ted Cruz?

He's the young star of the Colorado Republican Party, I know, but here's a tip for Rep. Gardner: You can't be Tea Party darling Ted Cruz right now and also be the governor of or a U.S. senator from Colorado some day.

Wiretap: Obamacare, insurance, triangles

One of the biggest unanswered questions out there is what's really going on with insurance rates and Obamacare. This is the time when you need a smart guy to explain it all. Enter Ezra Klein.

Gardner among House members spearheading investigation of Obamacare glitchiness

So far, the Republicans behind the inquiries are not letting on that they see the dark humor of a move that would see the people most intent on hobbling the law asking with grave intent how it came to be hobbled.

Wiretap: Fixing the glitches

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