Staff / TruthdigMar 26, 2009
More than 2 million acres in nine states will be set aside as protected wilderness as soon as President Obama signs a bill just passed by Congress. Land in California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia will be off-limits to development. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 11, 2009
A team of researchers has found that sea levels could rise up to three times higher over the next century than U.N. estimates have indicated. The findings have dire implications for the 600 million people who live in vulnerable areas. Scientists gathered in Denmark said they expect polar and glacial melting to accelerate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 26, 2009
An effort to screen pregnant women for HIV in order to reduce the spread of the virus among babies didn't get Colorado state Sen Dave Schultheis' vote In the Republican's own controversial words, that's because "[t]his stems from sexual promiscuity for the most part, and I just can't go there We do things continually to remove the consequences of poor behavior, unacceptable behavior, quite frankly". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 17, 2009
It's finally happening: President Barack Obama is about to sign the stimulus bill. Get ready, people of Denver -- he's going to do the honors at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, of course -- where else? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 7, 2008
Bush's brain gets inside the minds of Obama campaign manager David Plouffe and strategist David Axelrod to explain the president-elect's success: "Messrs. Plouffe and Axelrod understood that over the last 28 years only 11 of 20 eligible Americans on average cast a presidential ballot. They focused on registering and motivating the other nine who don't usually vote." Yes, he wrote "Messrs." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 4, 2008
Long lines were one form of fun awaiting voters around the country as they made their way to the polls on Tuesday; early voters also reported troubles of a more potentially prohibitive nature in battleground states. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 31, 2008
A Diebold voting machine with the ironic name of "AccuVote" was impounded after a voter in Colorado's Adams County noticed that the machine wouldn't take a vote for a Democratic state Senate candidate. Luckily, the ever-vigilant Brad Blog is on the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2008
The McCain campaign is definitely counting on an upset in Pennsylvania. With the clock running out, the GOP nominee and his running mate will spend much of their remaining campaign days in the Keystone State. McCain said Sunday that the polls are inflating his rival's lead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 23, 2008
Some polls show Barack Obama with a double-digit lead while others have John McCain even or ahead. Take Pennsylvania, where Obama and McCain are waging much tougher campaigns than one would expect in light of an 11-point average margin. That's because their internal polls show a much closer race. So how do you make sense of it all? The short answer is: You can't. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Will Evans, Center for Investigative ReportingOct 2, 2008
And to think that anyone thought James Dobson would sit out this presidential race. The Christian right leader and his advocacy group, Focus on the Family Action, are planning a multistate strategy to help elect McCain, and to prevent Democratic gains in Congress while they're at it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 23, 2008
Barack Obama is depending more and more on a Rocky Mountain victory and, according to a new poll, Sarah Palin may have just given him a boost there. It seems the Alaska governor's growing unpopularity among independent voters has helped Obama to a seven-point lead in the Centennial State. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Will Evans, Center for Investigative ReportingSep 23, 2008
A new advocacy organization with strong ties to the oil industry is funding pro-drilling radio ads, including one criticizing the energy votes of Rep. Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat running for the U.S. Senate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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