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Dean Madere will announce his candidacy Wednesday for the Republican nomination for the 4th Congressional District of Colorado.

Idled railcars sitting empty on miles of tracks in southeastern Colorado near Ordway have been nicknamed, "The Iron Curtain" by residents and have gotten the attention of Congresswoman Betsy Markey.

Eleanor Roosevelt pioneered the concept that presidential wives should do more than serve as hostesses at state dinners; she wrote newspaper and magazine columns, hit the lecture circuit and spoke on radio shows about social and political issues ranging from stretching family budgets during the Great Depression to the role of women in the armed ...

Dean Madere, a self-described "grassroots candidate" for the 4th Congressional seat held by Democrat U.S. Rep.

A bill that would have immediately frozen rates on existing credit-card balances died Wednesday in the Senate, a combination of Republican opposition and a health-issue-filled calendar.

Republican senators on Wednesday blocked an effort to debate a bill that would prevent credit card companies from raising interest rates ahead of new regulations coming into force next year.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:40 a.m. Read more: State , Politics , Gop , Betsy Markey , Republican , 4Th Congressional District LOVELAND, Colo.

Compared to places in the East, Grand Junction doesn't have a lot of trees. When Steve ErkenBrack took his 7-year-old son to visit his parents in Virginia, the boy was awed and a little overwhelmed by a walk through the forest.

Through the program -- which will focus on life skills and academics, with ties to local high school girls -- Michelle Obama is trying something no other first lady has done, according to historians.

A variety of actresses, Obama administration officials and members of Congress will join first lady Michelle Obama for a series of mentoring activities Monday in Denver.

Colorado Republicans seem to be putting family values in the political back seat as they try to win races next year on a simple agenda of small government and fiscal conservatism.

The election is about a year away - but that didn't stop these candidates from touting their views.

Comprehensive health care reform is closer to reality than it's ever been in the six decades of trying, but it's far from accomplished and faces a difficult road as it moves to the Senate.

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A former Fort Collins city council member and military vet plans to seek the Republican nomination for Colorado's 4th Congressional District.

The vote on health-care reform was fraught with political risks for Rep. Betsy Markey no matter which way she went, said two Colorado State University political scientists who closely follow the 4th Congressional District.

GREELEY, Colo. - Colorado Democratic Rep. Betsy Markey, along with 38 other politically-vulnerable House Democrats, bucked the Democratic caucus and voted against the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which narrowly passed the U.S. House of Representatives Saturday night on a 220-215 vote.

Colorado House member Betsy Markey, who represents the 4th District that includes Weld County and most of northeastern Colorado, was one of 39 Democrats who voted against the health-care reform bill late Saturday night.

After the House passed a health care reform bill on Saturday night, Colorado's congressional representatives sent out their reactions.

Rep. Betsy Markey voted against a health-care reform bill backed by President Barack Obama and the House Democratic leadership Saturday night, citing concerns over the cost of the bill.