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‘Vice’ looks at how Dick Cheney’s ex-Coloradan daughter shaped his views on same-sex marriage
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Dick Cheney and his daughter Mary, pictured in September 2006. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP, file) In the midst of George W. Bush’s campaign for re-election, his vice president, Richard B. Cheney, did something bold. It was August 2004, several months after Bush endorsed a controversial constitutional amendment that would prevent states from recognizing same-sex marriage. Cheney,…
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Center for American Women and Politics hails Crisanta Duran as a first
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Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran represents a first for women in 2017, The Center for American Women and Politics said on Twitter Sunday. Last January Duran went down in Colorado history as the first Latina speaker of the Colorado House. On Jan. 10 she begins her second session leading the chamber with a comfortable Democratic…
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Liz Cheney wins primary for Wyoming House post her father held
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Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, swept to victory in a crowded race for the Republican nomination for Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S. House – a post once held by her father. Her victory Tuesday in the Republican primary likely signals that she will win the seat in the general election…
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Well-funded, disciplined, Cheney formidable in Wyoming House race
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This time around, Liz Cheney’s the one to beat. Accusations of carpet-bagging, a ticket for illegal fishing and a family spat over gay marriage led up to Cheney abandoning her bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, a fellow Republican, last election cycle. Now, Cheney’s got credibility, money and momentum after a focused and far…
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Durst: Who will win the Hillary Clinton Veepstakes?
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A vice presidential pick is a defining moment in a campaign, motivating nominees to utilize unique strategies. Some try to accentuate their heavyweight status by partnering up with less vibrant versions of themselves in what might be called the “Bad Xerox Without Any Toner” maneuver. Think … Dan Quayle. Some candidates pick opponents who put…
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May: Obama’s ‘boy wonder’
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How Ben Rhodes helped the president manipulate the media deceive the public Among the most serious charges that President Obama and his supporters have leveled against President Bush and Vice President Cheney: They “cherry-picked intelligence.” The phrase suggests that, while in office, they sorted through the information provided by America’s spy agencies, selecting the tidbits…
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The Hot Sheet, March 25, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 51 | MARCH 25, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Happy Good Friday, and a very Happy Birthday to my wife, who puts up with the early morning or late night writing of The Hot Sheet on a daily basis. “I have…
