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Colorado’s Gov. Hickenlooper loses his weekend as he departs for trade mission to Cuba

Feb 3, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Poor Gov. John Hickenlooper left for Cuba on Thursday for a weekend business trip in which he will “lay the groundwork for cultural and economic exchange” given the potential for new opportunities. “Taking a weekend out of town was not my idea, was not where I wanted to go,” the governor said informally at a…
We asked; guv’s office delivers on who will cover cost of Cuba trip

Feb 1, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

…And the answer is: The governor and the first lady themselves. Out of their own pockets. No taxpayer money; no worries on ethics considerations about accepting travel fare from third parties. Backstory? It was only a few blog posts ago, but you’re busy, so we’ll recap it for you in brief: Gov. John Hickenlooper and Robin Pringle Hickenlooper…
…So, who will pick up the tab for governor’s trip to Cuba?

Feb 1, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Globetrotting Gov. John Hickenlooper has traveled near and far to share perspectives and build goodwill toward the Centennial State. Who pays the freight when he goes on tour? It’s a seemingly mundane matter but one that can have political and even legal implications. Kudos to Colorado Peak Politics for raising that question with regard to Hick’s latest upcoming sojourn…
Guantanamo hearings drag on in scene likely to be repeated

Dec 13, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

Accused al Qaeda terrorists faced another pretrial hearing last week at the military detention center at Guantanamo, Cuba, in the kind of scene likely to increase dramatically soon. The hearings for dozens of Guantanamo detainees have dragged on for nearly five years at a cost to taxpayers approaching $1 billion when the price tag of their…
More ‘bad dudes’ headed for Colorado? Politicians stand ground against Obama on Gitmo transfer

Nov 30, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

Colorado political officials are pressing forward, asking the Obama administration to abandon a proposal that could send accused terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center to correctional facilities in the central part of the state. Two of the four sites being considered in an upcoming White House report that recommends transferring some of the…
May: President Obama’s last to-do list

Sep 22, 2016

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Clifford D. May

Some goals he won’t achieve, other goals it would be better if he doesn’t achieve Barack Obama is now in his final days as president but, as he made clear on his visit to Asia last week, there are goals he still hopes to achieve before leaving office. Closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay…
May: Curb your socialism

Aug 12, 2016

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Clifford D. May

Moderate Democrats should not let Bernie Sanders pull their party to the left Groucho Marx famously said he wouldn’t join any club that would have him as a member. Bernie Sanders last week turned that on its head, saying he wouldn’t remain a member of any party that wouldn’t have him as its leader. Sanders…
May: National security policies of the next commander-in-chief

May 26, 2016

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Clifford D. May

The best we can do is make some educated guesses “National security” is a highfalutin phrase for a problem that can be stated quite simply: We have enemies. What do we do about them? Since this is a matter of life and death, it’s worth asking: What national security policies can we expect the next…
May: Our man in Havana

Mar 31, 2016

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Clifford D. May

President Obama legitimizes a remnant of the Cold War and pays tribute to a violent extremist “I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas.” That was Barack Obama’s “historic” announcement in Cuba last week. But was it true? What is the Castro regime if not a vestige…
Bystanders to genocide

Feb 17, 2016

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Clifford D. May

President Obama and his team promised to do better It’s surprising how time slips away: Five years ago next month, President Obama proclaimed a “responsibility to act” when American “interests and values are at stake.” He made that statement in a major address at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. Within days, a no-fly…