north korea
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Colorado’s ‘Man from Yuma’ takes on the Hermit Kingdom
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President Trump may be Tormentor in Chief to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, but by the lights of neoconservative Beltway mag Weekly Standard, it is actually Colorado’s Cory Gardner who is running the ground game against the rogue regime and its unpredictable strongman. Indeed, writes the Standard’s Jenna Lifhits, “Gardner has the administration’s ear on Korea…
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Rep. Mike Coffman spends the holidays with the troops again
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As has become his tradition, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman feasted and gave thanks with the troops this year as he celebrated the holiday service members stationed at Camp Humphreys in Pyeontaek, South Korea. He said it was his honor. “Having served, I understand how hard it is to be away from loved ones, especially during…
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Gardner says U.S. needs new policy in trade, military relations with China
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WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner promoted a new diplomatic strategy toward China that includes greater military and economic ties to the region during a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday. Gardner, a Republican, is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific and international cybersecurity policy. He called the hearing to…
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Perlmutter cheers House passage of additional financial sanctions on North Korea
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Arvada, announced Wednesday the U.S. House has approved legislation that will impose more sanctions on North Korea. The legislation, sponsored by Perlmutter and five other Congressman, bans U.S. financial institutions from providing financial services to North Korea. The legislation, the Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act, is named after the…
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BIDLACK: President’s seeming comfort with nukes as just another tool is troubling
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It’s a key, not a button. That is how you launch a nuclear tipped ICBM. You turn a key. My military career started off as a missile launch officer, one of the “finger on the button” people, except there wasn’t a button. To utterly destroy the enemy, to reduce civilization to cinders, to seal the…
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Sen. Gardner Tries to Increase Sanctions Against North Korea
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WASHINGTON – Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner co-sponsored a bill this week to escalate sanctions against North Korea for its nuclear missile development program. The bill seeks to further isolate North Korea’s economy by cutting off more U.S. economic opportunities for nations and corporations that do business with the hardline Communist country. The Republican Gardner…
