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• Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. misses work for mood disorder

  July 12, 2012 7:02 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under "intensive medical treatment" for a mood disorder, his office announced Wednesday, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat took a medical leave of absence. The statement gave no details about where Jackson was being treated. Staff members said the... more »

• Lamborn supports PBS door knocks

  November 30, 2011 7:52 PM

  Congressman Doug Lamborn said Wednesday that he supports the recent move by Rocky Mountain PBS to take their membership drive door to door. The Republican lawmaker drew national attention earlier this year when he called for the elimination of public funding for PBS. A statement from the Congressman released... more »

• Supporters of Lamborn rally at local office

  August 12, 2011 1:56 PM

  In response to this weeks protests by the NAACP calling the local Congressman's "tar baby" comment 'racist' and 'offensive', Rep. Doug Lamborn's supporters are rallying outside of his office this afternoon. more »

• Congressman pitches feds on Fort Lyon

  May 22, 2011 11:37 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Colorado congressman is pushing for the federal government to find a new purpose for a Bent County state prison due to be closed next year because of state budget cuts. Republican Rep. Cory Gardner has written a letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs urging... more »

• Rep. Salazar asks for tuition deal at Fort Lewis

  September 3, 2010 12:31 PM

  U.S. Rep. John Salazar says the federal government should be responsible for covering the out-of-state tuition costs for Native American students at Fort Lewis College. Colorado has been paying the tuition of in-state and out-of-state Native American students at Fort Lewis College under a 1910 federal agreement. Salazar said... more »

• Conservative Democrat jokes that Pelosi might die

  August 26, 2010 11:52 AM

  An Alabama Democrat insists he was joking when he said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might get sick and die before he has to decide whether to vote for her as leader again next year. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that Rep. Bobby Bright was speaking at a Chamber of Commerce... more »

• Wilderness plan could close area to recreation

  August 12, 2010 8:15 AM

  U.S. Rep. Jared Polis has released a draft proposal that would designate nearly 90,000 acres in western Colorado as new federal wilderness areas and another 80,000 acres as special management areas or additions. The Colorado Democrat says he hopes to introduce a bill in the fall to preserve the... more »

• Scott McInnis reaches deal on plagiarized documents

  August 6, 2010 3:59 PM

  Former congressman Scott McInnis says he has reached a settlement over allegations he gave them a plagiarized report in exchange for $300,000. McInnis spokesman Sean Duffy said terms of the settlement with the Hasan Family Foundation were not disclosed. He said McInnis, a Reublican running for governor, signed the... more »

• Tom Tancredo seeks nomination to run for governor

  July 27, 2010 8:12 AM

  Former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo is seeking a third-party nomination to enter the Colorado governor's race. In a terse, one-sentence announcement, Tancredo said "I am going to seek the nomination of the American Constitution Party for governor of Colorado." Tancredo says Republican candidates Scott McInnis and Dan Maes... more »

• 12 Democrats ready to oppose health care bill

  March 4, 2010 12:15 PM

  A congressman who has played a key role in the long-running health care debate says he and 11 other Democrats will vote against the overhaul unless a provision subsidizing abortion is removed. Rep. Bart Stupak argued Thursday that the provision in the Senate-passed version has language that would permit... more »

• Study sees parking lot dust as a cancer risk

  January 12, 2010 11:14 AM

  Chemicals in a cancer-causing substance used to seal pavement, parking lots and driveways across the U.S. are showing up at alarming levels in dust in homes, prompting concerns about the potential health effects of long-term exposure, a new study shows. The substance is coal tar sealant, a waste product... more »

• Congressman warns about fake flu drugs

  October 18, 2009 8:56 AM

  A New York congressman has issued a warning about con artists selling fake flu drugs online. Democrat Anthony Weiner says people may be so worried about the swine flu outbreak and what officials say is a temporary vaccine shortage, that they'll take a risk buying drugs online without thinking about... more »

• McInnis launches Colorado campaign for governor

  October 5, 2009 2:30 PM

  Republican Scott McInnis has launched a statewide campaign for governor. The former congressman told supporters on Monday that Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter has made serious mistakes and deserves to be replaced. McInnis says Ritter bet against Colorado's gas industry with tough new regulations and against the military by rejecting expansion... more »