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Toro: Senate’s Supreme Court obstruction delaying justice for millions of Americans
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The unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13 has set off a political power struggle in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed not to hold a hearing on any nominee — no matter how qualified — offered by President Barack Obama. Sen. McConnell’s stance was echoed by Colorado Sen.…
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Nicolais: Going all in on SCOTUS
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I like playing poker. Texas Hold’em in particular. Ever since I saw Matt Damon draw John Malkovich into going all in at the end of “Rounders,” I’ve been hooked. And, judging by the increased tournament stakes, ESPN replays, and sheer number of professional players, many others have, too. Apparently, that also includes the key players…
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Nicolais: Saying farewell to a joyous justice
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I will miss Antonin Scalia. More precisely, I will miss his wit, his dissents, his cutting criticism and his wry sense of humor. He doled it out regularly in withering paragraphs. I will miss the words he wrote as the Supreme Court’s most entertaining justice. I fear court decisions will be grey and dull without…
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The Hot Sheet, February 19, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Friday, February 19, 2016 DENVER – Good morning from all of us here at The Colorado Statesman, and a very Happy Friday to you and yours. Here’s to a smooth glide into the weekend. “The day cold and fair with a high easterly wind: we were visited…
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Keyser rips Senate primary rivals over who should name Scalia replacement
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U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser threw down a gauntlet in the crowded Republican primary field Thursday morning, saying he was the first of Colorado’s GOP primary candidate to say the next president should nominate a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and that any of his opponents who don’t agree “can’t be trusted to…
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Bennet, Senate challengers spar over Scalia vacancy
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and his leading Republican challengers took sharply different positions as the battle intensified this week over replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in his sleep while visiting a Texas ranch resort Saturday. Bennet, a Democrat, sided with President Barack Obama, who said this week he intends to send a…
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The Hot Sheet, February 17, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Wednesday, February 17, 2016 DENVER – Happy Wednesday, and good luck to you for the rest of your week. We are a mere three days away from the Nevada Caucuses, when we will be given a taste of how these presidential candidates perform in a Western state. We…
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Scalia nomination fight sweeps like sudden storm through state Capitol
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The firestorm that has followed the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia swept through the Colorado Legislature on Tuesday, sucking up oxygen in dueling press conferences held by Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, and House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, D-Gunbarrel. Indeed, the storm came despite the fact that Cadman and Hullinghorst both…
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The Hot Sheet, February 16, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright @_JaredWright_ Tuesday, February 16, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, and happy Tuesday! Hoping your President’s Day hangover will be lifted by Noon. Now your substrata feed straight from the politics pipeline: A Colorado Latin@ name surfaces as a possible Obama SCOTUS nominee, but not the one you might think…
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The Hot Sheet, February 15, 2016
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By TCS Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Jared Wright @_JaredWright_ Monday, February 15, 2016 DENVER – Happy President’s Day 2016, a time to celebrate our nation’s leaders, both past and present, and an occasion to become inspired for the future. As President John F. Kennedy once said, “Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met — obligations to…