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ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Late Tonight, the US House Passed Comprehensive Health Insurance Reform Bill Denver, CO - Reps. Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Jared Polis and John Salazar, all Democrats, voted with the majority as the U.S. House of Representatives set the standard for real health insurance reform when it passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act late tonight. Democratic Rep. Betsy Markey voted with the Republicans...
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Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Change The Rules by digby Wow. The banks are trying to create a new oversight board that can change accounting standards whenever they need to hide risk and insolvency from investors and the public. Seriously. And they are doing it in the name of making the economy more stable, if you can believe that. See the real problem comes when people know that banks are failing. So they need to keep that information...
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ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Note: I'll be keynoting the Democratic Party of Denver's annual Edward M. Kennedy dinner tomorrow night. Details here - hope to see some of you there! - D Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) made his debut appearance in the AM760 progressive dojo this morning. You can listen to my interview with him here (starts about 10 minutes into the clip). I tried to ask Bennet some top-tier tough questions about...
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Truth In Our Time (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Dear Friend of Liberty, We have all worked so hard to make an Audit of the Federal Reserve a reality. Together, we have led the fight to get congressional hearings, 308 cosponsors, and unprecedented attention around the country. Now, you and I face our biggest challenge yet. And Ron Paul needs your help! Mel Watt (D-NC), Chairman of the Monetary Policy Subcommittee, has sided with banking interests...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Colorado U.S. Reps. Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter signed onto a letter to the Federal Communications Commission last week Thursday that was penned by New York Democratic U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks. The letter was signed by 70 other members of Congress and appears to have been crafted by Meeks to cater to Verizon Communications, the second-largest employer in his New York district and also the second-largest...
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Mount Virtus (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
As the political stomach turns … My Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter wants to raise taxes (H/T Complete Colorado) on investments to pay for government health care. As if that will do anything but further slow down America’s economic engine and further erode your personal medical freedoms. Don’t just get angry. Put your support behind one of [...]
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God's Politics (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
These remarks were presented on October 13, 2009 at a press conference in Aurora, CO urging Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) to take a public stand in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. The event was one of hundreds of actions across…
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Republican Ryan Frazier formally dropped out of the U.S. Senate race and kicked off his congressional campaign Thursday at a car dealership here as supporters of the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Golden, waved signs nearby.
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The Denver Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Aurora City Council member Ryan Frazier has pulled out of the crowded Republican field running for the U.S. Senate and instead said Thursday he will challenge U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter for the 7th Congressional District seat.
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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Nyamko Sabuni: "I'll Probe Housing Discrimination In Sweden" Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman plans to launch a nationwide investigation into discrimination in Sweden’s housing market . “The right to housing is a fundamental principle in Sweden. Studies and surveys show that there is discrimination in the Swedish housing market. However, we don’t know how extensive and...
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
? CO-Sen, CO-07 : An interesting move in Colorado, where Aurora city councilor Ryan Frazier dropped his Senate bid (which was plausible when other Republicans weren't interested in the race, but relegated to longshot status when his fundraising stalled and ex-Lt. Gov. Jane Norton got into the field). Instead, he'll be getting into the CO-07 race against sophomore Dem Rep. Ed Perlmutter. In some ways,...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier's impending face-off with U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter brings with it challenges for the Republican, including a fundraising deficit and a growing Democratic population in his would-be district, analysts say.
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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier will drop out of the crowded Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate in Colorado and instead challenge Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) Mr. Frazier expects to make the announcement as early as tomorrow . The moderate-conservative Republican's entry into the 7th Congressional District race would turn what is currently seen as a lock for Rep. Perlmutter, a two-term...
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ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Brought to you by 9News : "Your Health, Your Congress, Your Voice" will be held from: 10 a.m. until noon on Sat. Oct. 17 at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The forum is free and open to the public, but seating is limited to the first 550 guests. Parking for the forum, which will be in Education Building 2 South, is available in the Georgetown and Julesburg visitor lots...
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ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Say this about Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier : The man has no problems with beating his head against a wall. According to The Denver Post , Frazier will soon drop out of the race for U.S. Senate -- a race he almost certainly cannot win -- in order to challenge incumbent Democrat Ed Perlmutter in CD-7. Which, coincidentally, is also a race he almost certainly cannot win. As we've written in this...
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