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Buck, Bennet spar over abortion as race tightens; ‘Big Ed’ Johnson blasts ‘dictatorial’ ballot measure
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Five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … The race for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat between incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Ken Buck was tightening in the closing days as the rivals met for their seventh and final debate at KCNC-TV studios in Denver. The 9News/Denver Post poll had the two…
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McPherson eulogized as loving husband, father; Spanish-surnamed voters hold ‘balance of power’
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Fifteen Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … State Rep. Gary McPherson, R-Aurora, who died when the small plane he was piloting crashed in British Columbia, was eulogized as a loving husband and father and “a gentleman who always had a smile on his face.” Gov. Bill Owens recalled how he had introduced…
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Jabs talks rules for business success, looks to future
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“I’ve never been a goal-setter,” says Jake Jabs, leaning back in his office, overlooking the enormous, quarter-mile long headquarters facility of American Furniture Warehouse near Centennial Airport in Arapahoe County. “I don’t have quotas for salesmen, I don’t have goals for managers, I don’t have goals for the company,” he says. While he might not…
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Dudley Brown targets squishy Republicans; Holly Coors leads star-studded D.C. excursion
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Twenty Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Colorado Conservative Union chairman Dudley Brown issued “Wanted” notices for the two Republican legislators scoring lowest on the group’s ratings from the 1995 session. State Rep. Russell George, R-Rifle, didn’t vote the way CCU wanted on any of 13 bills, and state Sen. Dave Watenberg,…
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Scott considers jumping in GOP U.S. Senate primary
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State Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, confirmed this week that he’s considering running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. If he jumps in – he said he’s in no rush to decide – Scott would join a crowded primary field that grew larger last week when state…
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GOP rivals Holtzman, Beauprez trade charges; Andrews challenges Neil Bush on his dad’s ‘no new taxes’ pledge
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Ten Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … The fur was positively flying in the fight between Republican gubernatorial candidates Marc Holtzman and U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez. The Holtzman crew had hired a former FBI agent to “fortify” its headquarters, said campaign manager Dick Leggitt. “We’ve installed video cameras, had an ADT alarm…
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Scott considers jumping in GOP U.S. Senate primary
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State Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, confirmed this week that he’s considering running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. If he jumps in — he said he’s in no rush to decide — Scott would join a crowded primary field that grew larger last week when state…
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Kopp tapped to head Colorado Concern
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Colorado Concern, one of the state’s leading business organizations, today named former Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp as its executive director, said Blair Richardson, managing director of Bow River Capital Partners and chairman of Colorado Concern. “Mike Kopp is a proven leader in business and nonprofit sectors, as well as the military and in the…
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Lynch named executive, political director for state GOP
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The Colorado Republican Party on Monday named Ryan Lynch executive director and political director for the state GOP, a party spokesman announced. “Ryan has a demonstrated track record of performance in working for candidates and within the party structure. This makes him a big asset to our party and our candidates,” said Colorado Republican Party…
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Hart, Buchanan spar over federal budget cuts; JFK warns against complacency in time of peril
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U.S. Sen. Gary Hart, right, talks nuts and bolts while his Republican challenger, Secretary of State Mary Estill Buchanan, paints a dreamy picture in this 1980 cartoon. Colorado Statesman archives After the debate, Hart said he’d tried to treat Buchanan the same as he would any opponent but acknowledged he was “wary that the public…
