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Colorado: Roy Romer

February 23, 2009 - 09:36 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Local Democratic notables turn out

The bill signing attracted a who's who of Denver Democratic politics.

The president was accompanied on Air Force One by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and met on the tarmac by Gov. Bill Ritter and his son August; U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet; U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (whom the president called "de-jet" during his speech); U.S. Rep. Ed Perl mutter; and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. At the museum, there were also Bennet's wife, Susan Daggett, who received a kiss on the cheek from the president; Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien; former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, Wilma; former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer and his son, state Sen. Chris Romer; former Denver mayor and secretary of energy and transportation Federico Peña; Senate President
Obama in Denver

Peter Groff; House Speaker Terrance Carroll; Colorado Democratic Party chair Pat Waak; attorney and Democratic fundraiser Steve Farber; and political consultant David Kenney. The Denver Post

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February 18, 2009 - 04:35 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Local Democratic notables turn out

The bill signing attracted a who's who of Denver Democratic politics.

The president was accompanied on Air Force One by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and met on the tarmac by Gov. Bill Ritter and his son August; U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet; U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (whom the president called "de-jet" during his speech); U.S. Rep. Ed Perl mutter; and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. At the museum, there were also Bennet's wife, Susan Daggett, who received a kiss on the cheek from the president; Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien; former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, Wilma; former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer and his son, state Sen. Chris Romer; former Denver mayor and secretary of energy and transportation Federico Peña; Senate President
Obama in Denver

Peter Groff; House Speaker Terrance Carroll; Colorado Democratic Party chair Pat Waak; attorney and Democratic fundraiser Steve Farber; and political consultant David Kenney. The Denver Post

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February 6, 2009 - 05:36 pm
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

2 tied to contested N.M. bonds

Denver political consultant Michael Stratton and state Sen. Chris Romer were reported Tuesday to be tied to the New Mexico bond contracts that have ensnared Gov. Bill Richardson and caused him to withdraw from consideration for U.S. commerce secretary.

According to an article by Bloomberg News, Stratton was paid $269,000 in 2003 and 2004 by JPMorgan Chase to help win public-finance business in New Mexico. The banking giant was the financier that underwrote the bulk of the $1.6 billion in bonds that are part of a reported grand jury investigation of whether political contributions netted state business.

JPMorgan's lead banker on the bond deals was Romer, who has been contacted by the U.

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February 4, 2009 - 02:04 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

2 tied to contested N.M. bonds

Denver political consultant Michael Stratton and state Sen. Chris Romer were reported Tuesday to be tied to the New Mexico bond contracts that have ensnared Gov. Bill Richardson and caused him to withdraw from consideration for U.S. commerce secretary.

According to an article by Bloomberg News, Stratton was paid $269,000 in 2003 and 2004 by JPMorgan Chase to help win public-finance business in New Mexico. The banking giant was the financier that underwrote the bulk of the $1.6 billion in bonds that are part of a reported grand jury investigation of whether political contributions netted state business.

JPMorgan's lead banker on the bond deals was Romer, who has been contacted by the U.

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Mon, 10/06/2008 - 14:49

Salazar, Romer, Klobuchar plan rural campaign tour for Obama

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Denver), former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer (D), and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) will be touring rural Colorado areas later this week to campaign for Barack Obama's presidential bid, Salazar said Monday.

The rural policy tour, which will be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, includes stops in Sterling, Fort Morgan, Windsor, Greeley, Pueblo, Canon City, Salida, Gunnison, Montrose, Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Edwards and Dillon, Salazar said during a conference call Monday.

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Tue, 05/13/2008 - 13:58

Romer endorses Obama

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1157|title=U.S. Sen. Barack Obama|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=135]Former Colorado governor and Democratic National Convention superdelegate Roy Romer endorsed Barack Obama for president Tuesday, ABC News is reporting.

Romer is the fifth Colorado superdelegate to back Obama; four Colorado superdelegates have backed Hillary Clinton, while five remain uncommitted.

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Tue, 03/11/2008 - 13:21

Sex and politics don't mix

By Wally Edge

Ask former Colorado Rep. Mike Garcia. He’ll tell you what happens when you mix sex and politics. The results can be funny, sad, disgusting, but never happy.

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