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Liveblog: Barack Obama in Westminster

Barack Obama is in Colorado today making a campaign stop at Mountain Range High School in Westminster. The Colorado Independent is LiveBlogging the event that will include opening remarks by Colorado Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter.

Schaffer vs. Udall: Mud in your eye, beer in your face

There was maybe one good thing to come from an otherwise embarrassing display on national television by the two candidates running for one of the most hotly contested U.S. Senate races in the country: Bob Schaffer has found something new besides gas prices to blame Mark Udall for: the crash of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Put your severed left forelegs on the Governor’s desk

As Washington Independent correspondent Art Allen reported yesterday, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a proponent of a video game-style of hunting, where hunters shoot animals, like wolves and bears, from the sky in a low-flying airplane.

Udall, Schaffer throw gas on McCain water-statement wildfire

Congressman Mark Udall Friday in Vail graciously resisted “piling on” Arizona Sen. John McCain for his now-infamous gaffe last weekend about wanting to renegotiate the Colorado River Compact, while the “cold, dead political carcass” of Udall’s Senate opponent, Bob Schaffer, nervously laughed off what McCain “may” have said to the Pueblo Chieftain.

AP: Obama picks Biden as veep

AP is reporting that Sen. Barack Obama will announce on Saturday morning that Delaware Sen. Joe Biden will join him on the Democratic presidential ticket, according to an anonymous source within the campaign.

Markey touts economic plan, biz experience in new ad

Betsy Markey has YouTubed her first video spot in CO-04, and despite its weird rock and roll-y soundtrack, the ad hits the mark. (According to the Markey campaign, they hope the upbeat, twangy music will help draw a strong contrast with her GOP opponent, incumbent Rep. Marilyn Musgrave.)

Schaffer to strut “cold, dead political carcass” at water confab

Bob Schaffer will have the chance tomorrow to further distance himself from John McCain's disastrous suggestion to "renegotiate" the Colorado River Compact when he joins Mark Udall at the Colorado Water Congress Summer Convention in Vail. The two Senate candidates are scheduled to address water policy and take questions from water movers and shakers at 11 a.m. at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort.

Many mansions vex McCain

John McCain isn't sure how many houses he owns — four? seven? ten? — but the Obama campaign is darn sure McCain's befuddlement will help keep voters from handing him the keys to a certain Pennsylvania Avenue address in Washington. And you can bet the one in 390 homeowners in foreclosure in Colorado have a better grasp than McCain of the number of homes they own — or are in danger of losing.

Renegotiate the Colorado River Compact? McCain says ‘never mind’

So apparently that part about how John McCain called for a renegotiation of the Colorado River Compact — or as he put it, “the compact that is in effect, obviously, needs to be renegotiated over time amongst the interested parties ...” Well, turns out those words were "mistakenly construed." Nah, the Republican presidential candidate doesn’t really want to alienate Colorado voters with such a radical proposition. No, instead McCain wants us to move along. As if, there's nothing to see here, folks.

Energy concerns reign at Markey-Salazar town hall

High gasoline prices, domestic oil and the right energy alternatives dominated an hour-long town hall forum Wednesday in Windsor hosted by Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar and Betsy Markey, the Fort Collins Democrat challenging incumbent Rep. Marilyn Musgrave for the 4th Congressional District seat.
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