EAGLE COUNTY, Colo.—Big chunks of public national forest lands in Eagle and Pitkin counties are one step closer to gaining permanent roadless protection, as the U.S. Forest Service this week announced the latest version of state-based rule that would ban road-building and other industrial activities on about 4.2 million acres across Colorado.
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New rule for national forest roadless areas in Colorado still controversial
May 3, 2012, 7:57 pm
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Sen. Mark Udall tackles defense bill anti-terror provisions
March 9, 2012, 10:55 am
Sen. Mark Udall this week said he would introduce legislation aimed at nullifying a controversial provision passed as part of the defense bill that requires the military to detain on U.S. soil any individuals suspected of terrorism.
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Udall announces new bid to protect wilderness
February 27, 2012, 6:12 am
FRISCO, Colo.—A slew of wilderness proposals for lands in Summit and Eagle counties that have been stuck in a gridlocked U.S. House of Representatives could get a bit of traction in the Senate, where Mark Udall says he will introduce a wilderness bill once he's taken input from local communities and other stakeholders.
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First Lady Michelle Obama in Aspen on ski vacation
February 18, 2012, 11:55 am
ASPEN, Colo.—First lady Michelle Obama is enjoining a family ski vacation in Aspen according a story published in the Aspen Daily News today.
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Colorado House Dems blast oversight of oil and gas drilling
February 10, 2012, 7:58 am
DENVER, Colo.—A new report compiled by the Democratic minority membership of the House Natural Resources Committee suggests that the oil and gas drilling industry has run amok, primarily due to spotty enforcement of health and safety regulations. Committee Democrats said the Department of Interior must reform its oversight of drilling on public lands.
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Colorado rocky for Republicans in 2012
February 5, 2012, 12:45 pm
DENVER - A note to Republican presidential contenders: Colorado's political terrain is as rocky as its mountains.
The state was once solidly Republican but turned Democratic in the 2000s as the population swelled with people moving into the state.
The state was once solidly Republican but turned Democratic in the 2000s as the population swelled with people moving into the state.
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Vail council OKs MOU for municipal-medical complex project
January 18, 2012, 1:53 pm
VAIL, Colo.--Moving a few steps closer to redevelopment of the town’s municipal site near the town’s main entrance, Vail Town Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the town, Vail Valley Medical Center, Steadman Clinic and Triumph Development LLC.
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Court showdown over ski area water rights
January 11, 2012, 10:07 am
The veneer of partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the ski industry showed signs of cracking this week under the weight of a serious disagreement over water rights.
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Vail Town Council: Just say no to Red Sandstone closure
January 4, 2012, 10:00 am
VAIL, Colo.—While it remains to be seen if Red Sandstone Elementary will fall prey to a projected $5 million in school district budget cuts, Vail Town Council on Tuesday made it clear that battle lines have been drawn over its only public school.
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Vail Town Council weighs in on importance of Red Sandstone School
January 2, 2012, 12:58 pm
VAIL, Colo.—The Vail Town Council will express its support to keep Red Sandstone Elementary School in operation during its regular evening meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3...
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Council resumes talks Jan. 3 about municipal site redevelopment
January 2, 2012, 8:01 am
VAIL, Colo.—The proposed redevelopment of the Vail municipal site is getting closer to a go or no, with town council reviewing a list of critical questions Tuesday, Jan. 3.
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SAVE Act: Buy energy efficient appliances and get a better mortgage
December 20, 2011, 9:57 am
A new bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet that encourages energy conservation in home building has received widespread support among industry professionals.
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Council to hear report Tuesday on new combined municipal building
December 19, 2011, 3:58 pm
VAIL, Colo.—The Vail Town Council is entertaining a mid-point progress report and discussion Tuesday night on a proposed venture that combines local medical interests and municipal offices in a new building at the current municipal site.
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Udall and Bennet ask Forest Service to delay ski area water-rights permit clause
December 6, 2011, 7:13 pm
Ski areas operating under permit on public national forest lands have enlisted congressional help in their fight against a revised permit condition that could require resorts to transfer certain types of water rights to the federal government.
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Vail Town Council to be sworn in today
November 15, 2011, 7:00 am
VAIL, Colo.—Newly elected Vail Town Council members Andy Daly, Margaret Rogers, Ludwig Kurz and Greg Moffet will be sworn-in at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 during an organization
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AP source: Romneys donate $150k to campaign effort
May 18, 2012, 5:20 pm
BALTIMORE, Md. - Mitt and Ann Romney are opening their personal checkbooks as wide as allowed to their presidential campaign's joint fund with the Republican National Committee.
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Gay marriage spawns big spike in online videos
May 18, 2012, 2:41 pm
NEW YORK - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign didn't produce a video publicizing his endorsement of gay marriage. But Obama's announcement last week has resulted in a record number of searches on YouTube for gay marriage and a rush of the site's users uploading videos on the subject.
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AdWatch: Romney "day one" vows are missing caveats
May 18, 2012, 1:58 pm
WASHINGTON - TITLE: "Day One"
LENGTH: 30 seconds
AIRING: Romney is spending roughly $1.3 million to run the ad in Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia and Ohio
KEY IMAGES: Romney does not speak in the ad, which shows video and still photos of him speaking to voters, along with separate images of construction equipment and workers in hard hats, underscoring the campaign's focus on the economy.
LENGTH: 30 seconds
AIRING: Romney is spending roughly $1.3 million to run the ad in Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia and Ohio
KEY IMAGES: Romney does not speak in the ad, which shows video and still photos of him speaking to voters, along with separate images of construction equipment and workers in hard hats, underscoring the campaign's focus on the economy.
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Romney, GOP guvs have differing takes on economy
May 18, 2012, 11:40 am
DANVILLE, Va. - While Mitt Romney faults President Barack Obama for a weak American economy, Republican governors across the country are trumpeting business growth and falling unemployment.
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Once an Obama coup, Indiana less a battleground
May 18, 2012, 11:33 am
GARY, Ind. - Barack Obama was the first Democrat in 44 years to win Indiana in the 2008 presidential race, but the state is hardly a lock for him again.
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THE RACE: Obama, Romney working to stay on message
May 18, 2012, 10:46 am
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are being buffeted by crosswinds as Obama fights to keep his job and Romney works to wrest it from him.
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House OKs indefinite definition of terror suspects
May 18, 2012, 7:52 am
WASHINGTON - The House has backed indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, even for US citizens seized on American soil.
The Republican-controlled House rejected an amendment that would have barred indefinite detention of suspected terrorists without charge or trial and rolled back mandatory military custody.
The Republican-controlled House rejected an amendment that would have barred indefinite detention of suspected terrorists without charge or trial and rolled back mandatory military custody.
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Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads
May 17, 2012, 3:32 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor.
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AP Interview: Walker not afraid to lose recall
May 17, 2012, 2:59 pm
HARTLAND, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's not afraid to lose the historic recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way.
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Billionaire tied to Wright ad blitz a rising force
May 17, 2012, 2:48 pm
WASHINGTON - The wealthy executive who considered and then dropped a proposal to revive controversy over the relationship between President Barack Obama and his former pastor is a rising conservative maverick with ties to the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
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Romney: Obama focused on 'character assassination'
May 17, 2012, 1:31 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney says his campaign is about the future while President Barack Obama's is about "character assassination.
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Obama's home-turf summits will test his leverage
May 17, 2012, 11:57 am
WASHINGTON - On his home turf, President Barack Obama will find his leverage tested at two summits beginning Friday.
Europe's economic mess remains its own problem to fix even as it threatens the US recovery and Obama's re-election bid.
Europe's economic mess remains its own problem to fix even as it threatens the US recovery and Obama's re-election bid.
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Billionaire won't air Obama-Wright campaign ads
May 17, 2012, 11:47 am
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The billionaire said to be weighing a proposal to resurrect incendiary comments by President Barack Obama's former pastor shelved the idea Thursday after Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney denounced the tactic.
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THE RACE: Politics a factor in weekend summits
May 17, 2012, 10:09 am
President Barack Obama is taking a break from active campaigning for a few days to host back-to-back world summits. Yet US presidential politics will be lurking just offstage at both.
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Romney, Republican Party raise $40M in April
May 17, 2012, 6:22 am
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his party raised a combined $40.1 million in April.
The figures put the likely GOP nominee's fundraising haul closer to the $43.
The figures put the likely GOP nominee's fundraising haul closer to the $43.
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