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		<title>Is Brandon Shaffer Too Partisan to Be Colorado&#8217;s Next Senate President?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shaffer most recently served as Senate majority leader, perhaps the most partisan job in the Senate.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=12014</link>
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		<title>Are Colorado&#8217;s Vacancy Committees Good for Democracy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's a system that has sent anti-tax champion and blunder-prone curmudgeon Douglas Bruce to the Statehouse. It's also how House Speaker Terrance Carroll and well-regarded former state Representative Rob Witwer launched their legislative careers.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=11434</link>
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		<title>Colorado Pols and Their Celebrity Look-Alikes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some local pols look more familiar than others.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=10681</link>
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		<title>The U.S. Senate Candidate Who Didn&#8217;t Make Yesterday&#8217;s Headlines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cleve Tidwell is one of the most interesting candidates for U.S. Senate in Colorado, even if he's not one of the most likely to win.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=11104</link>
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		<title>Is Black Political Power Waning in Colorado?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, political posts that have been traditionally black are more and more up for grabs.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=10950</link>
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		<title>Will Colorado Really Embrace Gay Marriage by Next Year?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If Colorado&#8217;s 2006 gay marriage ban were put before voters again next year, would it pass?
Nate Silver ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=10811</link>
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		<title>Michael Bennet Might Not Be So Weak After All</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Bennet has 574 days of work left before Election Day in 2010. And if the the ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=10544</link>
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		<title>The Political Education of Ali Hasan May Include a Run for State Treasurer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ali Hasan can&#8217;t help but stand out in Colorado&#8217;s political landscape.
With his gelled hair, relative youth (he&#8217;s ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=9998</link>
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		<title>Ron Paul&#8217;s Movement Still Has a Voice in Colorado&#8211;But Can It Get Legs?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ron Paul revolution is still a work in progress in Colorado.
Certainly the libertarian (small &#8220;L&#8221;) movement ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=9833</link>
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		<title>Colorado Republicans Focus on &#8220;Rebuilding,&#8221; But Old Troubles Loom Over 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most prominent headlines to come from this weekend&#8217;s biennial state Republican Party meeting have to do ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=9758</link>
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		<title>Former Congressman Scott McInnis May Face Former Staffer Josh Penry in Gubernatorial Primary Battle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For four years, Colorado Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry worked as a staffer for former U.S. Representative ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=9635</link>
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		<title>UPDATED: Could Author/Journalist T.R. Reid Become Colorado&#8217;s Newest Legislator?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Currently, there aren&#8217;t any best-selling authors in the Colorado legislature.
Or PBS documentary filmmakers.
Or former foreign bureau chiefs ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=9513</link>
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		<title>Will KHOW Host Dan Caplis Run for U.S. Senate?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Talk-radio hosts might be well-known political figures, but can they turn their popularity among listeners into a ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=9404</link>
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		<title>Cody Engelhaupt on Being Young and Democratic in Logan County, Colorado</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On April 25, Logan County Democratic Party chair Cody Engelhaupt will face a tough decision that most ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=9185</link>
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		<title>Can Ken Buck Really Put Immigration Back on the GOP Radar?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck likely to enter the 2010 U.S. Senate race, could illegal ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=9132</link>
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		<title>4 Freshman Legislators to Watch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few freshmen legislators are turning some heads at the state Capitol this session.
Here&#8217;s a rundown of ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=9014</link>
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		<title>Who Will Take House Speaker Terrance Carroll&#8217;s Seat in 2010?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll term-limited in 2010, several candidates are being talked about as potential ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=8907</link>
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		<title>Bentley Rayburn Quells Rumors That He&#8217;ll Run Against Senator Michael Bennet in 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since his failed Congressional campaign against fellow Colorado Springs Republicans last year, retired Air Force Major General ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=8844</link>
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		<title>A Memo to Young Print Journalists on This Final Day of the Rocky Mountain News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To: Young Journalists
Re: Saving your profession
Congratulations&#8211;you&#8217;ve chosen to enter journalism at the worst time in the history ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=8775</link>
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		<title>Scott Renfroe&#8217;s Anti-Gay Tirade Backfires</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State Senator Scott Renfroe spoke his mind on the Senate floor Monday. And many people didn&#8217;t like ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.5280.com/blog/?p=8610</link>
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