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November 29, 2006
TROOPS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PART 2
November 29, 2006 5:27 PM
archivesTROOPS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PART 2
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
In August members of the 172nd Stryker Brigade based in Fairbanks were preparing to come home. Then they got word their tour was being extended. This weekend, they finally started coming home. We talk with reporter Libby Casey of KUAC in Fairbanks about the mood in town. [LISTEN] []
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AMORY LOVINS STEPS DOWN AS HEAD OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
November 29, 2006 5:17 PM
archivesAMORY LOVINS STEPS DOWN AS HEAD OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
He's the diminutive, bespectacaled guru of energy efficiency, the man whose ideas about a "smart path" for how Americans use electricity have transformed utilities and power companies nationwide, and he lives in Aspen. His name is Amory Lovins. 24 years ago he founded the Rocky Mountain Institute, where scientists work on finding environmentally sustainable ways to create wealth, jobs and security. Lovins regularly writes studies for the Pentagon, and is embraced by greens and big business both, for his ability to propose solutions to expensive environmental problems.
And now he's stepping down from leadership of the Rocky Mountain Institute, in part to work for Wal-Mart. Amory Lovins recently spoke with Aspen Public Radio's Kirk Siegler.
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TROOPS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PART 2
November 29, 2006 5:04 PM
archivesTROOPS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PART 2
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
In August members of the 172nd Stryker Brigade based in Fairbanks were preparing to come home. Then they got word their tour was being extended. This weekend, they finally started coming home. We talk with reporter Libby Casey of KUAC in Fairbanks about the mood in town. [LISTEN] []
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TROOPS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PART 1
November 29, 2006 5:02 PM
archivesTROOPS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PART 1
FT. CARSON, COLORADO
The last 35 members of Ft. Carson's 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team returned from a year in Iraq last Wednesday, one day before Thanksgiving. [LISTEN] []
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D-11 RECALL CONFUSION
November 29, 2006 4:59 PM
archivesD-11 RECALL CONFUSION
Organizers of the recall election for two members of Colorado Springs School District 11 say voters may be confused over Eric Christen's latest promise to resign. [LISTEN] []
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GUARDS SAY SUPERMAX IS DANGEROUSLY UNDERSTAFFED
November 29, 2006 4:58 PM
archivesGUARDS SAY SUPERMAX IS DANGEROUSLY UNDERSTAFFED
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has failed to improve security at Supermax after a judge ordered them to do so. That's the contention of a prison workers union. Since the ruling, staffing shortages at the federal prison in Florence have garnered national and international attention. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing pressure from both of Colorado's senators and the U.S. Attorney General who is planning to visit Colorado to tour the site. From Denver Bente Birkeland reports. [LISTEN] []
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November 22, 2006
SW COLORADO FIGHTS NEW MEXICO COAL PLANT
November 22, 2006 4:16 PM
archivesSW COLORADO FIGHTS NEW MEXICO COAL PLANT
Concern that a proposed new coal fired power plant just over the state line in New Mexico will diminish air quality in southwestern Colorado has locals protesting. And, as Victor Locke of Four Corners Public Radio reports, the power plant's developers are asking for public help in financing the project. [LISTEN] []
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U.S. FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE CHAMPION: COLORADO SPRINGS' JULIET DRAPER
November 22, 2006 4:13 PM
archivesU.S. FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE CHAMPION: COLORADO SPRINGS' JULIET DRAPER
Weekend before last firefighters from across the country met in Las Vegas to compete in a sort of firefighter pentathlon. It's called the Firefighter Combat Challenge, and the winner is Colorado Springs' own Juliet Draper. Draper also owns the current world record in the sport, she's the only person, male or female, to have ever completed the challenge in under two minutes. Adam Burke has this profile. [LISTEN] []
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GOOD NEWS FOR COLORADO NATIVE FISH
November 22, 2006 4:12 PM
archivesGOOD NEWS FOR COLORADO NATIVE FISH
In 1993 another Colorado native fish was named to the state's endangered species list: The Rio Grande Sucker. Found nowhere else in the world outside the Rio Grande river drainage in Colorado and New Mexico, these little fish have been the focus of Colorado Division of Wildlife biologists, who've been working to preserve and grow the number of remaining suckers. Their efforts got an unexpected boost last fall, when a new population of Rio Grande Suckers was discovered in Crestone Creek, in the San Luis Valley. Shanna Lewis reports.
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MEXICAN CONSULATE OFFERS AID IN RESPONSE TO COLORADO'S NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS
November 22, 2006 4:10 PM
archivesMEXICAN CONSULATE OFFERS AID IN RESPONSE TO COLORADO'S NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS
The immigration law passed by the Colorado legislature in its special session last summer says that illegal immigrants can't receive state-funded medical services, except in emergencies. And confusion and fear of the new law is keeping some immigrants from getting services they're entitled to, like vaccinations. The Mexican consulate in Denver has launched an initiative to help Mexican nationals get basic health care, and will soon fan out across the state to spread the word. Aspen Public Radio's Cynthia Grajeda reports. [LISTEN] []
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STATE PROPOSES STRICTER AIR QUALITY RULES FOR OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
November 22, 2006 4:08 PM
archivesSTATE PROPOSES STRICTER AIR QUALITY RULES FOR OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
The state estimates that Colorado has more than 25,000 active oil and gas wells. As the number of new permits is rising, so are concerns about air quality and ozone emissions. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver. [LISTEN] []
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DEM CONTROL WORRIES GAS INDUSTRY
November 22, 2006 4:07 PM
archivesDEM CONTROL WORRIES GAS INDUSTRY
Energy industry officials say they're worried that big gains by Democrats in state elections this fall could put a damper on Colorado's booming oil and gas development. Kirk Siegler of Aspen Public Radio has this story [LISTEN] []
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November 20, 2006
COMMENTARY - DOING NOTHING, BY BARRY SMITH
November 20, 2006 3:44 PM
archivesCOMMENTARY - DOING NOTHING, BY BARRY SMITH
Got all your Christmas shopping done yet? Neither does our commentator, Barry Smith. Barry is an accomplished master of doing nothing, and now he shares some of his secrets with us. [LISTEN] []
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X-TREE-M CLIMBING
November 20, 2006 3:43 PM
archivesX-TREE-M CLIMBING
Tree climbing, it's not just for kids anymore. [LISTEN] []
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PINON CANYON EXPANSION FOES ARGUE WITH GENERAL MIXON
November 20, 2006 3:41 PM
archivesPINON CANYON EXPANSION FOES ARGUE WITH GENERAL MIXON
Wednesday's meeting to talk over growth in the number of soldiers at Ft. Carson included a chance for foes of growth in the number of acres the base controls to speak their piece. Ft. Carson commander Major General Robert Mixon had a chance to talk to them, too. [LISTEN] []
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REMEMBERING THREE FT. CARSON SOLDIERS KILLED ON THEIR FINAL MISSION IN IRAQ
November 20, 2006 3:40 PM
archivesREMEMBERING THREE FT. CARSON SOLDIERS KILLED ON THEIR FINAL MISSION IN IRAQ
On what was to be their last mission before returning home from a year's tour in Iraq, a three-man sniper team was killed by an IED. Members of their brigade say good-bye to Staff Sergeant Ryan Haupt, Sergeant Norman Tayler and Specialist Nathan Frigo. [LISTEN] []
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"TOWN HALL MEETING" ON GROWTH AT FT. CARSON
November 20, 2006 3:38 PM
archives"TOWN HALL MEETING" ON GROWTH AT FT. CARSON
Ft. Carson is planning to bring 10,000 additional soldiers to the base by 2009. With their families, that means 25,000 new people in Colorado Springs. Civic and military officials met with the public Wednesday to talk about the challenges and opportunities the expansion will bring. [LISTEN] []
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November 16, 2006
COMMENTARY - THE PLEASURES OF FALL
November 16, 2006 4:33 PM
archivesCOMMENTARY - THE PLEASURES OF FALL
Time now for a commentary, this one from teacher Eva Syrovy, who sometimes has trouble enjoying the advent of autumn. [LISTEN] []
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FREE MEDICAL CARE, COME AND GET IT
November 16, 2006 4:32 PM
archivesFREE MEDICAL CARE, COME AND GET IT
It's estimated that some 46 million Americans have no health insurance, including close to half a million people in Colorado. Community medical clinics can help the uninsured get medical care before it becomes a crisis, but many of the uninsured don't know they exist. Shelly Schlender has this story about one clinic's efforts to get the word out. [LISTEN] []
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'06 ELECTION'S IMPACT ON THE WEST: AN INTERVIEW WITH HIGH COUNTRY NEWS
November 16, 2006 4:30 PM
archives'06 ELECTION'S IMPACT ON THE WEST: AN INTERVIEW WITH HIGH COUNTRY NEWS
Environmentalists are cheering the unseating of California's Richard Pombo from the House, and Montana's Conrad Burns from the Senate. High Country News Associate Editor Jonathan Thompson analyzes these and other regional election results. [LISTEN] []
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GOV. OWENS SAYS YES TO ROADLESS AREAS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
November 16, 2006 4:28 PM
archivesGOV. OWENS SAYS YES TO ROADLESS AREAS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
On Monday, Governor Bill Owens agreed to protect some 4.1 million acres of roadless public lands in Colorado. He chose to abide by the recommendations of the roadless areas task force that he and the state legislature appointed to study the issue. KGNU's Sam Fuqua spoke with a member of that task force, Steve Smith, who is also the assistant regional director for the Wilderness Society. [LISTEN] []
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COLORADO SPRINGS SAYS GOODBYE TO CPL. KYLE W. POWELL, KILLED IN IRAQ
November 16, 2006 4:26 PM
archivesCOLORADO SPRINGS SAYS GOODBYE TO CPL. KYLE W. POWELL, KILLED IN IRAQ
When Kyle W. Powell of Colorado Springs died earlier this month in Fallujah, Iraq, he was just six weeks shy of his 22nd birthday. The Marine Corporal was on his 3rd combat tour when an IED he discovered detonated. [LISTEN] []
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November 14, 2006
COMMENTARY: REBORN IN THE FALL
November 14, 2006 4:17 PM
archivesCOMMENTARY: REBORN IN THE FALL
Now that election season is over, like the summer growing season, commentator Sandra Knauf is reflecting on whether all the hassle was worth it - all the hassle gardeners put into growing things, that is, as well as the vigilance voters must practice as the price of democracy. [LISTEN] []
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POST-ELECTION ANALYSIS FROM JASON BANE
November 14, 2006 4:15 PM
archivesPOST-ELECTION ANALYSIS FROM JASON BANE
All election season long we've been hearing from Jason Bane, who writes for 5280 magazine and Coloradopols.com. We get some post-election analysis from him now, in this day-after-the-election chat with Sam Fuqua, news director at KGNU in Boulder. [LISTEN] []
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FAWCETT LOSES BIG, MERRIFIELD TRIUMPHS AGAIN, AND ED JONES IS OUSTED
November 14, 2006 4:13 PM
archivesFAWCETT LOSES BIG, MERRIFIELD TRIUMPHS AGAIN, AND ED JONES IS OUSTED
For all of the Democratic victories at the national, state and local level, it was mostly disappointment for the party in Colorado Springs. Party standard-bearer Jay Fawcett failed to take the U.S. House Seat, but county Democrats are sending twice as many legislators to Denver this year. [LISTEN] []
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DEM PLANS FOR NEW MAJORITY IN STATEHOUSE
November 14, 2006 4:11 PM
archivesDEM PLANS FOR NEW MAJORITY IN STATEHOUSE
Democrats strengthened their hold on both houses of the state legislature. They picked up at least three seats in the state house and two in the senate - This is the first time since the fifties that Democrats have controlled both the statehouse and the Governor's chair. On the day after the elections, party leaders stressed bipartisanship - once again, here's Bente Birkeland. [LISTEN] []
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DENVER MAYOR STEAMED OVER VOTE SNAFU
November 14, 2006 4:10 PM
archivesDENVER MAYOR STEAMED OVER VOTE SNAFU
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said the problems with voting in his city, quote, made his blood boil. Bente Birkeland reports on what he intends to do about it [LISTEN] []
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VOTE WOES IN WESTCLIFFE, TOO
November 14, 2006 4:08 PM
archivesVOTE WOES IN WESTCLIFFE, TOO
It wasn't just voters in Denver who had to stand in long lines at the polls this year. Difficulties with the new voting machines plagued even rural communities. Instead of stepping into the age of digital technology on Election Day, some 200 citizens of tiny Custer county found themselves making X's in boxes on photocopied ballots. Shanna Lewis reports. [LISTEN] []
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VOTING IN DENVER: WHAT A DRAG
November 14, 2006 4:07 PM
archivesVOTING IN DENVER: WHAT A DRAG
Bente Birkeland reports on the hassles associated with voting the Colorado's capitol city this year. [LISTEN] []
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DEMOCRATS DO WELL IN COLORADO
November 14, 2006 4:05 PM
archivesDEMOCRATS DO WELL IN COLORADO
: It was a good night for Democrats across the country and in Colorado. For an overview of state races, we go to Bente Birkeland in Denver. [LISTEN] []
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November 8, 2006
LOCAL AUTHOR PENS NEW GLOBAL WARMING BOOK
November 8, 2006 3:43 PM
archivesLOCAL AUTHOR PENS NEW GLOBAL WARMING BOOK
Scientific experts are meeting at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Nairobi, Kenya through next week. They warned yesterday that global warming may threaten natural and cultural heritage sites world wide.
Boulder science writer Robert Henson has written a new book on the topic: The Rough Guide to Climate Change. His book is written for non-scientists who want to learn about both the science and the politics of climate change.
Here, he speaks with KGNU's Daniel Costello.
[LISTEN] []
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TED HAGGARD'S INVESTIGATORS SPEAK
November 8, 2006 3:42 PM
archivesTED HAGGARD'S INVESTIGATORS SPEAK
On Saturday, Reverend Ted Haggard was formally dismissed as head pastor at Colorado Springs' 14,000 member New Life Church. That happened just four days after Mike Jones, a Denver man who describes himself as a former prostitute went public with allegations that Haggard had paid him for sex, and to get methamphetamine for him, over a three year period. Haggard initially denied all the claims, and the admitted to getting a massage from Jones, and buying meth, although he says he didn't use the drug. We hear from the church panel who investigated and fired Haggard. [LISTEN] []
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PRECINCTS AND HIJINKS: VOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS
November 8, 2006 3:41 PM
archivesPRECINCTS AND HIJINKS: VOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS
Republicans said there were problems with improper IDs being used at Colorado Springs precinct 20, a Democrat poll watcher there called it "blatant intimidation of the student vote." Also, Jay Fawcett and the county GOP complain of vandalism of their offices. [LISTEN] []
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LONG LINES, MACHINE MALFUNCTIONS SLOW DENVER VOTE
November 8, 2006 3:39 PM
archivesLONG LINES, MACHINE MALFUNCTIONS SLOW DENVER VOTE
Bente Birkeland, who staffs our Denver bureau, visited polling places and talked to voters about their frustrations. [LISTEN] []
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TWO SPRINGS SOLDIERS DIE IN IRAQ
November 8, 2006 3:38 PM
archivesTWO SPRINGS SOLDIERS DIE IN IRAQ
Lt. Col. Eric Kruger, age 40, who was based at Ft. Carson, and Marine Corporal Kyle W. Powell, 21, who was from Colorado Springs. [LISTEN] []
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November 6, 2006
PINON CANYON OPPONENTS SOUND OF TO FT. CARSON
November 6, 2006 3:55 PM
archivesPINON CANYON OPPONENTS SOUND OF TO FT. CARSON
This week Ft. Carson is holding three meetings to take public input. And hundreds of members of the public are anxious to give Ft. Carson input. But the public isn't sticking to the topic Ft. Carson wants to hear about. [LISTEN] []
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COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE RACE
November 6, 2006 3:54 PM
archivesCOLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE RACE
Honest and fair elections. That's what the candidates for Colorado Secretary of State are promising. Improving voter turnout is another top priority. Our Denver reporter Bente Birkeland spoke to both candidates, and asked them why they want to be the state's chief election officer. [LISTEN] []
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GAZETTE'S ED SEALOVER ON THE FAWCETT - LAMBORN RACE: LIES, LIES, LIES!
November 6, 2006 3:51 PM
archivesGAZETTE'S ED SEALOVER ON THE FAWCETT - LAMBORN RACE: LIES, LIES, LIES!
With less than a week until election day, the race for U.S. House District Five is getting decidedly ugly. Both Republican Doug Lamborn and Democrat Jay Fawcett are accusing one another of spreading lies about the other in television ads. We talk it over with Ed Sealover, the city hall and local politics reporter for the Colorado Springs Gazette. [LISTEN] []
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HAGGARD DISMISSED FROM NEW LIFE CHURCH FOR "SEXUALLY IMMORAL CONDUCT"
November 6, 2006 3:50 PM
archivesHAGGARD DISMISSED FROM NEW LIFE CHURCH FOR "SEXUALLY IMMORAL CONDUCT"
Without a doubt, Ted Haggard has "committed sexually immoral conduct," according to a statement issued by the evangelical board of overseers investigating claims that Haggard patronized a male prostitute and bought methamphetamine. The statement goes on to say that the board "decided that the most positive and productive direction for our church is his dismissal and removal. The overseers will continue to explore the depth of Pastor Haggard's offense so that a plan of healing and restoration can begin." [LISTEN] []
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NEW LIFE MEMBERS REACT TO HAGGARD'S PARTIAL ADMISSION OF WRONGDOING
November 6, 2006 3:48 PM
archivesNEW LIFE MEMBERS REACT TO HAGGARD'S PARTIAL ADMISSION OF WRONGDOING
This story ran on the Friday, Nov. 2 edition of National Public Radio's All Things Considered. [LISTEN] []
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November 1, 2006
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS INTERVIEW: IS THE WEST THE NEW SOUTH?
November 1, 2006 3:42 PM
archivesHIGH COUNTRY NEWS INTERVIEW: IS THE WEST THE NEW SOUTH?
There's a movement afoot for western states to host their own "Super Tuesday" early primary in the 2008 presidential election cycle. High Country News Associate Editor Greg Hanscom talked it over with believers and skeptics, and we talk it over with him. [LISTEN] []
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COMMENTARY: VOTE ANNA LORD IN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 21
November 1, 2006 3:34 PM
archivesCOMMENTARY: VOTE ANNA LORD IN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 21
Anna Lord is running for the state house seat that covers southwestern El Paso County, and part of eastern Fremont County. [LISTEN] []
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O'BRIEN, SUTHERS SQUARE OFF FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
November 1, 2006 3:33 PM
archivesO'BRIEN, SUTHERS SQUARE OFF FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
The race to become Colorado's next attorney general hasn't gotten much attention this election season. It's a small fish in a pond that includes the Governor's race,14 state ballot questions and all the U.S. congressional races. Our Denver reporter Bente Birkeland talked to the leading candidates about the challenges of campaigning and what they would do if they won. [LISTEN] []
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ARMY INVITES COMMENT ON FT. CARSON GROWTH
November 1, 2006 3:32 PM
archivesARMY INVITES COMMENT ON FT. CARSON GROWTH
Meetings to discuss Environmental Impact studies of Ft. Carson's projected growth, all are 5:30 - 7:30pm; Wed., Nov. 1, Mesa Ridge High School, Widefield; Thurs., Nov. 2, Sullivan Student Center, Trinidad State Junior College, Trinidad; Fri., Nov. 3, Student Center Banquet Room, Otero Junior College, La Junta. [LISTEN] []
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NEW POLL PUTS LAMBORN AHEAD OF FAWCETT
November 1, 2006 3:30 PM
archivesNEW POLL PUTS LAMBORN AHEAD OF FAWCETT
Lamborn leads by 9 in the latest poll, but he holds a similar lead in "unfavorable impressions," too. [LISTEN] []
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