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Colorado: Wayne Allard

March 2, 2009 - 10:20 am
NEWS FEED: Colorado Independent

Perlmutter gives tainted money from defense contractor lobbyist to charity

By John Tomasic

(Photo/Rep. Ed Perlmutter)

Colorado Rep. Ed Perlmutter denied any wrongdoing in securing an earmark for defense consultancy IHS, Inc., a client of disintegrating lobby firm PMA, which is under investigation by the FBI.

(Photo/Rep. Ed Perlmutter)

Perlmutter spokesperson Leslie Oliver asked The Colorado Independent to run a correction as she described the line Perlmutter draws when it comes to the business that mixes earmarks and campaign donations. “We took no campaign money from IHS,” Oliver said. “But yes, we received campaign contributions from PMA’s political action committee.”

IHS won an extra million dollars thanks to Perlmutter and the other members of the Colorado delegation who voted for the IHS earmark, including Wayne Allard, Ken Salazar and Tom Tancredo.

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

Tancredo, Allard ride off into political sunset

By Anne C. Mulkern

WASHINGTON — The way Tom Tancredo sees it, he got to live out a scene from his favorite movie.

In the classic Western "Rio Bravo," Ricky Nelson and John Wayne fight a battle against the movie's bad guys. To draw their opponents out, Nelson fires a shot and says: "That ought to start something." It does, with the gunfight resuming.

Tancredo fired metaphorical shots as a congressman from Littleton.

By repeatedly making provocative statements during his 10 years in Congress, Tancredo believes he spurred activism and helped block legislation that would have allowed illegal immigrants to eventually gain legal status.

"I've been responsible for moving an issue — immigration reform — farther than any member

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There have been 20 comments posted in response to this story.

February 5, 2009 - 05:53 pm
NEWS FEED: ColoradoPols.com

McLobbyist to make a run for Gov?

By ClubTwitty

Mike Saccone of the GJ Sentinel has liftedpicked up a story from the Denver Post Politics West suggesting that former 3rd CD Representative McInnis may be angling for a run at Governor in 2010:
Republican Scott McInnis is starting to sound more and more like a gubernatorial candidate.

The former Congressman hasn't made any official announcements yet, but on Wednesday he talked about his intention to put a poll into the field to take the pulse of state voters on a variety of issues.  And  while he applauded Gov. Bill Ritter's focus on  building a "green economy," he appeared to also chide him for not viewing things through a wider lense (sic).

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

Tancredo, Allard ride off into political sunset

By Anne C. Mulkern

WASHINGTON — The way Tom Tancredo sees it, he got to live out a scene from his favorite movie.

In the classic Western "Rio Bravo," Ricky Nelson and John Wayne fight a battle against the movie's bad guys. To draw their opponents out, Nelson fires a shot and says: "That ought to start something." It does, with the gunfight resuming.

Tancredo fired metaphorical shots as a congressman from Littleton.

By repeatedly making provocative statements during his 10 years in Congress, Tancredo believes he spurred activism and helped block legislation that would have allowed illegal immigrants to eventually gain legal status.

"I've been responsible for moving an issue — immigration reform — farther than any member

U.

Read More at Denver Post >
There have been 17 comments posted in response to this story.

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 13:36

Buescher has 'strong initial interest' in CSU chancellor position

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Add Bernie Buescher to the list of potential candidates for Colorado State University chancellor.

The outgoing Democratic state representative from Grand Junction told the Denver Post on Wednesday that he has "strong initial interest" in taking over for Larry Penley, who resigned as CSU president on Nov. 5.

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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 12:55

Allard being considered for CSU chancellor

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Outgoing U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Loveland) might be going back to college after he leaves the Senate in January.

Allard is being considered as the next chancellor for the Colorado State University system, which includes campuses in Fort Collins and Pueblo, the Greeley Tribune is reporting.

The chancellor position opened up when Larry Penley resigned on Nov. 5.

There have been 7 comments posted in response to this story.
Wed, 10/08/2008 - 20:30

Allard shuts down Senate website's contact page

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Don't bother contacting U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard's Senate office anymore  - at least, not online.

With Congress adjourned for the year and the Loveland Republican retiring in a few months, the "contact" page on Allard's Senate website has been disabled, as first reported by the Colorado Independent.

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Mon, 06/30/2008 - 15:12

Allard endorses Armstrong in CO-6 GOP race

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

It's official: U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Loveland) is backing Wil Armstrong in the 6th Congressional District Republican primary.

The endorsement, announced Monday, was not a surprise: earlier this month, Allard sent out a fundraising letter on Armstrong's behalf.

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There have been 34 comments posted in response to this story.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 14:01

Feedback Friday

By Wally Edge

"I think Wil is the best qualified among the other 3 career [politicians]. [He] has my vote. We need more candidates that are dealing with real world issues on a daily basis." - Posted by todd in response to our story "Armstrong releases first TV ad."

Dear Todd,

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Wed, 04/02/2008 - 17:50

Pig Book: Colorado ranks 47th in pork barrel spending

By Michael Grass, Politicker.com Editor

$94,039,035: That’s the total value of the 124 pork barrel projects secured from the federal government by Colorado’s Congressional delegation during the most recent fiscal year, according to the 2008 Pig Book.

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