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Wiretap: The GOP plan to avoid shutdown is simple — use...

The Republican plan for averting a government shutdown this Friday is to dare Democrats to vote against long-term funding of the Children’s Health Insurance...

Wiretap: ‘I am not a racist’ sounds a lot like the...

Day 4 of shithole-gate: Trump denies he said shithole. What he does say, probably not meaning to invoke Nixon, is “I am not a...

Faces in the streets

    As I walked down Colfax at today’s MLK Day Marade, camera in hand, I saw the faces of people I grew up with. I...

Black Lives Matter commandeers Denver’s MLK Day Marade

Black Lives Matter 5280 and other social justice organizations took over the annual MLK Day march, demanding an end to police violence.   Roughly 2,000 demonstrators...

Photos: Tens of thousands march in Denver’s MLK Day Marade

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Glenn Beck ends speculation, cancels Fox News show

Ending increasing speculation about the fate of his controversial daily show at Fox News, Glenn Beck announced Wednesday that he was ending his three-year run. The show will go off the air "later this year" according to a release. It will no doubt continue to rivet millions of Americans, light up the blogosphere and provide talk-show hosts with a long list of material for satire each day until then.

Mayor’s gun control group that includes Hickenlooper calls for gun check...

Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which lists as its only Colorado member former Denver mayor and current Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, is calling on Congress to strengthen and enforce background checks for purchasing a weapon. The group also is asking President Barack Obama to address gun control during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night.

Caplis: Beck beats Sharpton in representing ideals of King

On KHOW's Caplis and Silverman show Monday, host Dan Caplis, asking whether Glenn Beck or Rev. Al Sharpton represents the ideals of Dr. Martin...
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