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Hundreds in Denver rally to support Ukraine on 2nd anniversary of Russian invasion
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Hundreds of Ukraine supporters gathered at a rally at the Colorado state Capitol in Denver on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the U.S. ally. “Today, we are asking members of U.S. Congress to step up and vote for help to Ukraine,” said Marina Dubrova, president of Ukrainians of Colorado, which…
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Colorado delegation urges Biden to consider national security, cost in Space Command basing decision
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Keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs. That was the message Colorado’s congressional delegation made loud and clear in a letter delivered to President Joe Biden Tuesday. “We remain deeply troubled that the decision to relocate USSPACECOM undermined the two most important factors for any critical basing decision: protecting national security and minimizing cost,” the…
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Hundreds gather for ‘Stand With Ukraine’ rally Colorado Capitol, which glows blue and yellow
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Ukraine’s national colors of blue and yellow bloomed outside Colorado’s Capitol on Saturday as hundreds of people – with and without ties with the Eastern European country – gathered to stand in unity with the “breadbasket of Europe.“ People held and waved the nation’s flag on the steps of the Capitol and along Lincoln Street.…
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Colorado’s politicians join world leaders in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Colorado’s public officials joined the chorus of condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called for tough sanctions and swift punishment against the invading nation and its strongman, Vladimir Putin. Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a slew of sanctions aimed at Russia, including divesting from Russian-owned assets. He also called on the federal government to suspend…
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SONDERMANN | 2021: The year-end mode is an ode
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Eric Sondermann To 2021, we bid a not so fond adieu The prevailing sentiment having been a distinct boo-hoo. Though, for most, it was better than the year before Few will shed a tear in showing it the door. It started with quite the bang on January 6th Trump inciting his crowd to overturn an…
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Republicans raise the $10K needed for Trump portrait at Capitol in less than 36 hours
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What started out as something of an embarrassment has turned into a successful effort to raise the funds necessary to commission a portrait of President Donald Trump for the Colorado state Capitol’s Hall of President’s gallery. In about 32 hours, a GoFundMe campaign set up by Colorado Senate President Kevin Grantham of Cañon City raised…
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Fundraising for Trump portrait at Colo. Capitol is finally underway
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After international news poked fun at a prankster’s placement of a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the state Capitol last week, Senate Republican President Kevin Grantham of Cañon City has initiated an effort to raise the $10,000 necessary to commission a portrait of President Donald Trump. Grantham is spearheading the fundraising through a GoFundMe.com account. It…
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INSIGHTS | Colorado beat the Russians at its election games
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When Wayne Williams took office in 2015, secretaries of state didn’t talk much about hackers or, if at all, Russians. Now those topics dominate discussions among the sharpest minds and deepest worriers about the security of our elections. Colorado became a tough nut to crack for election meddlers even before the current concerns about the…
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Gardner, bipartisan Senate group back bill to keep US in NATO
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“NATO is as bad as NAFTA,” President Donald Trump told G7 leaders in Canada in June. And you know how much Trump hates the North American Free Trade Agreement. Concerns that the president could unilaterally remove the United States from the nearly 70-year-old North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have prompted four bipartisan senators to introduce…
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Bennet, Gardner to Trump: Reunite families torn apart at the border
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Colorado’s two U.S. senators – Republican Cory Garden and Democrat Michael Bennet – are among more than two dozen lawmakers who have signed a letter to President Donald Trump calling for the return of children away from their parents who cross the U.S. border illegally or seek legal asylum. The letter, dated Thursday, was signed by…
