By John Aloysius Farrell
Washington — President Bush’s attempt to jump-start a troubled second term with his State of the Union address tonight will be complicated by memories of the major initiatives he announced in last year’s speech and failed to deliver.
Bush looked like a political titan a year ago, after a re-election campaign that secured […]
By Anne C. Mulkern
Washington — The seven Republican and seven Democrat senators who united last year to protect the right to filibuster opted Monday not to use that tool to block a vote on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito’s confirmation.
Every member of the so-called “Gang of 14’’ – including Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar – […]
By Karen Augé
President Bush is expected to use his State of the Union address tonight to push a series of health care proposals - and the prospect of so much attention has health care wonks of all stripes unanimously thrilled.
That, however, is pretty much all they’re unanimous about.
By Alicia Caldwell
And then there was none.
The last of three candidates hoping to become U.S. attorney for Colorado dropped out of contention Monday, saying he got word from the presidential administration that it wanted to consider other candidates.
“I had gotten a call from the White House indicating they had gone in a […]
Here’s a humble policy suggestion for the Pentagon.
I call my initiative: “Don’t ask, don’t care.”
Once enacted, folks like Mara Boyd will be serving my country, instead of being ostracized for her dedication.
Washington - Cold War terrors were at a peak and tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers were dying at the hands of communists in Korea when President Harry Truman, citing his authority as commander in chief, seized America’s steel mills.
Seething at this raw exercise of power, the steel companies appealed to the courts. In […]
By Anne C. Mulkern
Washington - Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar on Thursday joined New York Democrat Sen. Charles E. Schumer in calling for a special counsel to investigate political corruption involving lobbyist Jack Ambramoff.
Here is the text of a speech prepared for delivered Thursday on the floor of the U.S. Senate by Sen. Ken Salazar in opposition to the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, as provided by Salazar’s office.
By Alicia Caldwell
Another of the three candidates for Colorado U.S. attorney bowed out Thursday, saying the year-long selection process has gone on too long.
Troy Eid, a lawyer and former counsel to Gov. Bill Owens, said he was no longer interested in pursuing the job.
“I would simply say the process has taken too […]
Here are excerpts from the text of a speech prepared for delivered Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate by Sen. Wayne Allard in support of the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, as provided by Allard’s office.
By Anne C. Mulkern
Washington — The Colorado lawmaker replaced as leader of the House ethics committee after it rebuked the body’s No. 2 Republican suspects that congressional corruption will continue despite reform efforts.
“You never can make enough rules to stop people who really are intent on breaking the rules,â€? said Rep. Joel Hefley, R-Colorado […]
By Claire Martin
Adeline Lombardi Tancredo, who died Tuesday at age 92, took pride in being the “Americanized� daughter of Italian immigrants, with a patriotism that helped shape the famous nativist tone of son Tom Tancredo’s political career.
She was the middle child of three daughters born to immigrants who resettled in Denver after leaving San […]
By Karen E. Crummy
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, in Washington attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors this week, said Wednesday that concerns about his family and staff and whether he can finish the things he has started in his first term as mayor are weighing heavily into his highly anticipated decision about whether to […]
By Mike Soraghan and Aldo Svaldi
Washington — The National Security Agency, the country’s largest and most secretive intelligence service, says it is moving some operations to the Denver area.
The NSA, which monitors communications around the world for the United States intelligence community, confirmed the move in a statement to The Denver Post but did […]
By Anne C. Mulkern
Washington — Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar is joining the Senate’s ethics committee, just as ethical transgressions and calls for reform become a major congressional issue.
“The ethics compliance of people in the United States Senate is important because it has to do with heart of integrity of government,� said Salazar, a Democrat.