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If Weld County Republican Ken Buck finds success in his bid to capture a Senate seat in Colorado next year, that success will depend, in large measure, on his ability to straddle the ideological gap between emphasizing his conservative credentials and appealing to moderate voters.

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

Share + Nov 21, 2009 10:13 am US/Central Compare: House Dems Bill House GOP Bill Senate Dems Bill Democratic senators pressed ahead Saturday toward a crucial first vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a test of party unity in the face of solid Republican opposition.

Thursday the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by Senator Richard Burr , passed out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" - Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd abruptly abandoned his plan to press ahead with a partisan vote on his regulatory reform bill next month after running into bipartisan opposition.

Next year should mark a sweeping set of political comebacks for Colorado Republicans, a trio of GOP office-seekers assured Longmont-area party members on Thursday.

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

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.

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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.

Denver Democrats, gathered for their first annual Edward M. Kennedy dinner last weekend, were witness to the announcement that the long-awaited historic - and contentious - health care reform bill championed by the late U.S. Senator from Massachusetts had narrowly passed the House of Representatives, 220-215. The news, delivered by dinner guest ...

United States Senator Michael Bennet is in southern Colorado Friday. Senator Bennet will take part in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Arkansas Valley Conduit at 11am.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet says he's been assured by his colleagues in the Senate that a funding ban on the Army's proposed expansion of a disputed training site in southeast Colorado will remain in effect.

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

A long-stalled water project for rural southeastern Colorado is moving closer to reality.

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Some military veterans are now teaching in public schools, and a Democratic senator from Colorado is visiting them to highlight the federal "Troops To Teachers" program.

A Veterans' Day service at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver is among the holiday observances drawing attention from public officials.