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Duran: Why we must stand against Trump’s campaign of hate
In less than two months, voters will go to the polls and decide whether the next president of the United States will be Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. In the time we have left this election cycle, it’s more urgent than ever to show Trump for what he is: a fear-mongering bully whose election to…
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Congress returns to battle over Zika, keep government open
Lawmakers returning to Washington after a seven-week break picked up right where they left off – feuding about legislation to battle the mosquito-borne Zika virus and deadlocked over the defense budget. A tightening presidential race and pitched warfare for control of the Senate this November promise to overshadow whatever Congress accomplishes in an election-shortened September session –…
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Pelosi to Ryan: Don’t use hacked documents in campaigns
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urged Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday to keep Republican candidates from using hacked Democratic documents in this year’s election campaigns, the latest political twist in a summer of revelations of digital break-ins believed linked to Russia. “Russia’s cyber attack is an unprecedented assault on the sanctity of our democratic process,”…
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Poll: More voters trust Clinton on health care
From Medicare to medical costs, more voters trust Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to do a better job on health care issues facing the United States, according to a poll out Thursday. But they’re not holding out hope for big improvements. The survey from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation also found that the future of…
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The Hot Sheet, August 22, 2016
VOL. 01 NO. 157 | AUGUST 22, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS Editor and Publisher Jared Wright DENVER – Good morning and Happy Back-To-School Monday! Hopefully your smaller versions of self (if you have them) are off to a great start today. The weekend had lots of small tweak-type developments on Colorado’s political path to enlightenment…
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Trump and new team have little time to execute new strategy
Donald Trump is on the clock. He has about 80 days to reset and rally a presidential campaign that’s done little but stagger since the close of the Republican convention. The GOP nominee’s allies say the celebrity businessman and his new leadership team are “laser-focused” and ready to direct the billionaire’s venom against Democratic Hillary Clinton.…
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House Speaker Paul Ryan wins GOP nomination to run again
House Speaker Paul Ryan rejected the idea that his easy win Tuesday over a longshot Republican primary challenger praised by Donald Trump spells danger for Trump’s presidential prospects in the swing state of Wisconsin. All the huge primary win means, Ryan insisted, is that he’s really well-liked in the congressional district where he was born and raised and has…
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If Trump can’t get along with GOP, how will he govern?
Beyond the immediate fallout from his rocky relationship with party elders, there’s a longer-term reality for Donald Trump: Should he win the presidency, he’ll have to work closely with the same GOP leaders he’s vilified on the campaign trail. He has taken modest steps in recent days to ease tensions, yet a growing chorus of experienced…
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The Hot Sheet, August 5, 2016
VOL. 01 NO. 146 | AUGUST 05, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS Editor and Publisher Jared Wright DENVER – Good morning and Happy Friday. While Hillary Clinton cut ad buys in Colorado in the midst of a huge boost in the state’s polls, Donald Trump isn’t done with the state, at least not yet. But…
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GOP frustrations with Trump mount as allies weigh options
Donald Trump’s campaign chief acknowledged Thursday the GOP presidential nominee’s team is divided over whether to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan, but promised Trump would work with the Republican speaker if elected. “There’s a conflict within the Trump campaign,” campaign chairman Paul Manafort told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “We’ve sort of had a rule of…