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Defund Iran submits ballot language to divest Colorado from Iran
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the first move before they can start gathering signatures, Defund Iran supporters submitted ballot language Wednesday morning to divest Colorado from the Middle Eastern country. The language closely mirrors an existing statute that divests…
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Defund Iran submits ballot language to divest Colorado from Iran
In the first move before they can start gathering signatures, Defund Iran supporters submitted ballot language Wednesday morning to divest Colorado from the Middle Eastern country. The language closely mirrors an existing statute that divests Colorado from businesses operating or with Sudan, said Mark Waller, a former state representative who is running the Colorado campaign.…
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Sen. Gardner says threat of filibuster on Iran deal ‘shameful’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Democrats in the U.S. Senate were able to effectively kill an opposition resolution to the Iran nuclear deal Thursday using the threat of a filibuster. It’s a common prodecural measure in the Senate that calls…
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Sen. Gardner says threat of filibuster on Iran deal ‘shameful’
Democrats in the U.S. Senate were able to effectively kill an opposition resolution to the Iran nuclear deal Thursday using the threat of a filibuster. It’s a common prodecural measure in the Senate that calls a vote to end debate or “invoke cloture” a movement that requries 60 votes. That movement failed 58 to 42…
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U.S. Sen. Bennet backs Iran nuclear deal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet backed the president’s Iran nuclear agreement Friday despite an onslaught of opposition to the controversial treaty in Colorado and across the nation. In a press release sent Friday afternoon, Bennet said…
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U.S. Sen. Bennet backs Iran nuclear deal
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet backed the president’s Iran nuclear agreement Friday despite an onslaught of opposition to the controversial treaty in Colorado and across the nation. In a press release sent Friday afternoon, Bennet said after careful consideration he determined this deal is better than the alternative. “This agreement is more likely to prevent Iran…
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Carly Fiorina fired up conservatives at Western Summit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The former CEO of the technology giant Hewlett-Packard wowed a crowd at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver Saturday with her pitch for president. Her fire and brimstone preaching of a keep-it-simple-stupid approach to governing…
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At Western Conservative Summit Huckabee calls for fair tax, trade reform
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Mike Huckabee blamed America’s economic woes on a broken trade and import export policy that is only getting worse, starting with the new free trade bill that passed out of Congress last week. The…
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Carly Fiorina fired up conservatives at Western Summit
The former CEO of the technology giant Hewlett-Packard wowed a crowd at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver Saturday with her pitch for president. Her fire and brimstone preaching of a keep-it-simple-stupid approach to governing had the crowd on its feet. Carly Fiorina hit foreign policy hard in her short speech at the Denver Convention…
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At Western Conservative Summit Huckabee calls for fair tax, trade reform
Gov. Mike Huckabee blamed America’s economic woes on a broken trade and import export policy that is only getting worse, starting with the new free trade bill that passed out of Congress last week. The presidential hopeful is on the campaign trail again after taking a seven-year hiatus following his unsuccessful run in 2008. His…