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In anticipation of Senate Democrats' introduction of an $849 billion dollar plan to overhaul the nation's health care system, Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn last week announced his intention to press for a full reading of the 2,074 page bill on the floor of the Senate, a process estimated to require between 34 and 54 hours to complete.

In the past, members of Congress never have been particularly eager to remind the public that they regularly vote to raise the ceiling on the national debt, which now exceeds $12 trillion.

Not everyone is out to get Stephanie Villafuerte. Stephanie Villafuerte's nomination as U.S. Attorney for Colorado hasn't gone smoothly.

DECEMBER 15, 2006__ Explanations for the contacts between the Denver district attorney's office and Bill Ritter's gubernatorial campaign have started to focus on a "serious safety concern" for Ritter during the 2006 campaign.

Fifty-nine U.S. senators - including Colorado's Mark Udall and Michael Bennet - have sent an open letter to European antitrust regulators, urging them to hasten their deliberations on software giant Oracle Corp.'s planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc.

Fifty-nine U.S. senators - including Colorado's Mark Udall and Michael Bennet - have sent an open letter to European antitrust regulators, urging them to hasten their deliberations on software giant Oracle Corp.

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado said Friday he will vote to allow debate on a Senate version of health-care reform legislation, but did not indicate whether he will vote for the bill.

The insect infestation that has killed millions of pine trees is one of the West's "biggest natural disasters," says U.S. Sen.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. View Larger U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado indicated on national television Sunday that he would vote for health-care reform legislation even if he believed it would cost him a shot at election next year.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following news release: Sens.

"Can't we all just get along?" Political observers have spent a lot of time har-dee-har-ing at Scott McInnis over the years -- and indeed, he's made plenty of errors and gaffes during his time in the public eye.

Republicans and Democrats on Friday took a step forward in trying to advance or thwart Stephanie Villafuerte's nomination for Colorado U.S. attorney.

As I mentioned yesterday , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominee Chai Feldblum had her hearing at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Clifford Stanley had a confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Stephanie Villafuerte has a new strategy in her quest to become a U.S. Attorney.

Denver Business Journal. Capitol photo by Mark Harden. Udall, Bennet photos courtesy their offices.

You'd think Scott McInnis spent his vacation hanging out with Ward Churchill and Bill Ayers for all the credit he's given by some Colorado conservatives for being a member of their clan.

The long-awaited construction of a stand-alone veteransA' hospital at Fitzsimons got a boost yesterday after the U.S. Senate passed a bill that includes $119 million in funding for the project.

Influence comes in many forms in the nation's capital, and twin fundraisers this week for two Colorado Senate candidates shows one of those can be real estate.

The following Truth Test looks at a 30-second ad paid for by a group called Colorado's On the Move which describes itself on its Web site as "a non-profit organization focused on promoting Colorado's role as a national leader in the development of strong workplaces and good jobs through the 'New Energy Economy'." The group is a registered 501 ...

Michelle Obama and her Women of Excellence posse will travel to Denver, Colorado on Monday to see if they can whip some students into shape and get them to buy into the White House mentoring and leadership program.