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		<title>Down to the wire</title>
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Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., center, pushes immigration reform along with (from left) Sens. Arlen Specter, Joseph Leiberman and Edward Kennedy. (AP)


The debate over the nation&#8217;s borders is approaching a possible vote. Washington and the West brings you The Denver Post&#8217;s coverage of the immigration issue, including Ken Salazar&#8217;s push for a pathway to immigrant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West isn&#8217;t buying selloff plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mike Soraghan


 



Mountain goats cavort on Mount Evans west of Denver. The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to sell parcels of its land on the mountain&#8217;s flanks.
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Washington â€” For years, selling off some of the U.S. governmentâ€™s vast land holdings has been a goal of many Western conservatives. But now itâ€™s become the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 vote to have Denver-based 3rd ticket</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Karen E. Crummy 
Fed up with the current state of national politics, a bipartisan, independent political organization named Unity08 launched nationwide Tuesday, vowing to offer voters an alternative ticket in the next presidential race. 
The group said it intends to offer a split ticket, with one Democrat and one Republican or an independent. Unity08 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer denies officer is target of Iraq death probe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By John Aloysius Farrell and Mike Soraghan


 



A video provided by the Hamourabi human rights group shows covered bodies, which Hamourabi says are of a family shot dead in their home in Haditha, in western Anbar province, Iraq, in November.
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Washington â€” An attorney for one of three Marine officers relieved of duty following reports of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus on the Family ad targets Salazar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Anne C. Mulkern


 


Washington â€” Focus on the Family Action today used newspaper ads to attack Sen. Ken Salazar and 15 other lawmakers who donâ€™t support a constitutional ban on gay marriage.
The Colorado Springs conservative groupâ€™s ads target at least one senator in each of 13 states.
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