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The bipartisan heads of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus applaud the European Union for beginning its formal process of internal consultation on whether to list the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

A wit once observed a persistent truth: "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it."

Firefighters trying to stop a monstrous wildfire outside Colorado Springs on Saturday worked to expand containment lines and lift evacuation orders for thousands of anxious residents in the most destructive blaze in state history, which has destroyed nearly 500 homes and killed two people.

Destiny Cash and her friends decided to head to the Broad River for a summer swim Thursday."

Crews battling the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history say they were better prepared to take on the flames because of lessons learned fighting last year's Waldo Canyon Fire, a similarly devastating blaze that devoured hundreds of homes and killed two people only a few miles away.

Crews battling the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history say they were better prepared to take on the flames because of lessons learned fighting last year's Waldo Canyon Fire, a similarly devastating blaze that devoured hundreds of homes and killed two people only a few miles away.

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Tom Smith works to remove tree limbs to protect a friend's home from advancing flames Wednesday, June 12, 2013 near Burgess Road and Armonia Ranch Ct. in Black Forest northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo.

To follow the developments of all of the wildfires across the state, follow the hashtag #COFire on Twitter here, http://bit.ly/19nnUM5.

Republican Representative Doug Lamborn said there is a verbal agreement for C-130 cargo planes to be deployed.

Assistance from the federal government in the form of heavy air tankers is likely to arrive Wednesday, as firefighters work to contain a raging wildfire in Black Forest .

Senate President John Morse may have a national audience for his potential recall election in coming months, but it's the 84,206 voters in central Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs who will have final say in the Democrat's future.

With a decision to significantly cut or marginally increase troop strength at Fort Carson expected by the end of the month, the Army is keeping quiet about its plans, Colorado Springs Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn said Wednesday.

The heads of the bipartisan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

The Obama administration has announced the approval of three major renewable energy projects on federal lands as a part of the White House's "all-of-the-above" energy strategy, despite their decision earlier this year to delay oil and gas drilling permits.

A big pain in the wallet is going to be felt soon in southern Colorado. Thousands of people have gotten the proposed furlough letters in the mail.

It is always amusing, and somewhat irritating, when national pundits decide to take a gander at political races in Colorado with very little understanding of what is actually plausible in our state.