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Chambliss defends enhanced interrogation techniques post-9/11

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's vice chairman defended the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques after 9/11, saying the program led directly to the discovery of al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden.

August 3, 2014

CDC chief tries to ease fears of Ebola in U.S.: ‘We can stop it from spreading’

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Sunday to ease fears over the return of two medical missionaries infected with Ebola, agreeing that the deadly virus is scary but insisting that an outbreak is highly unlikely in the U.S.

August 3, 2014

Rogers: Enemies see weakness in America’s southern border

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee warned Sunday that enemy combatants are increasingly entering through the porous U.S. southern border as terrorist groups recognize it as a "weakness" that can be exploited.

August 3, 2014

Colorado poll shows women tuning out Democrats’ ‘war on women’ strategy

The Democrats' "war on women" strategy may resonate with liberals, but it's losing ground with crucial female swing voters in one key battleground state, new polling finds.

July 31, 2014

Al Gore’s climate-changers at EPA hearings foiled by cool temperatures

The Climate Reality Project brought its "I'm Too Hot" trucks and offers of free ice cream to this week's Environmental Protection Agency hearings on power-plant emissions, but the climate wasn't cooperating.

July 30, 2014

EPA hears testimony on proposed carbon emissions rules

The atmosphere outside was festive, with music, free T-shirts and ice cream giveaways, but the mood inside the Environmental Protection Agency's first hearings on its proposed power plant regulations was anything but.

July 29, 2014

Protesters rally in Colorado to support Israel’s fight with Hamas

A crowd of more than 1,500 rallied Sunday on behalf of Israel at the Colorado state capitol, calling on Americans to support the Jewish state's ability to defend itself in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza.

July 27, 2014

Westerners call for oversight to combat federal land managers

Jose Varela Lopez recounts with pride that his family has been ranching in New Mexico since 1600 -- a staggering 14 generations -- but he worries that this generation may be the last.

July 27, 2014

Plagiarism scandal threatens Senate campaign of Montana Democrat John Walsh

A plagiarism scandal has thrown Sen. John E. Walsh's candidacy into jeopardy, fueling speculation that the Montana Democrat may withdraw from the race in order to allow another Democrat to run for the Senate seat.

July 24, 2014

Conservative groups decry Democrats’ ‘war on women’ tactic

Democrats are clearly convinced that the "war on women" strategy is key to their success in 2014, but they're facing backlash from conservative women.

July 23, 2014

Act would create tax-free savings accounts for the disabled

A young Pennsylvania woman with Down syndrome will lead the push Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a bipartisan bill to offer tax-free savings accounts for those with disabilities.

July 22, 2014

$Colorado Democrats fear the anti-fracking crusade of Rep. Jared Polis may jeopardize their tentative hold on Denver. Mr. Polis is sponsoring two ballot measures against hydraulic fracturing. (Associated press)$

Rep. Jared Polis’ anti-fracking crusade riles Colorado

Rep. Jared Polis and his personal fortune were instrumental in helping Democrats wrest control of Colorado from Republicans, but now Democrats fear that he may jeopardize everything they've worked for with his anti-fracking crusade.

July 21, 2014

Carson wins straw poll as conservatives focus on winning battle of ideas

Dr. Ben Carson won the Western Conservative Summit's annual presidential straw poll Sunday, capping a three-day extravaganza billed as the "rally on the right."

July 20, 2014

‘Carson for president’ troops converge on Western Conservative Summit

Wherever Dr. Ben Carson goes, so does the grassroots army that's trying to recruit him to run for president.

July 20, 2014

Palin urges Western Conservative Summit grassroots to support impeachment of Obama

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged the grassroots Saturday to support her call for the impeachment of President Obama, imploring conservatives to push the idea with Congress.

July 19, 2014

Western Conservative Summit: Jindal says Obama is abandoning the American dream

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal kicked off the Western Conservative Summit by telling the crowd that what fears most about President Obama is his push to redefine the American dream.

July 19, 2014

Denver gets pushback for seeking tax dollars to house illegal immigrant children

Denver Human Services has raised alarm by seeking a federal grant in order to house children crossing the southern border illegally by the thousands.

July 18, 2014

Baker appeals order to re-educate employees on same-sex weddings

A Colorado baker who refused to create a cake for a gay wedding is appealing the state's civil-rights commission's order requiring him to reeducate his employees.

July 17, 2014

Gardner edges Udall in Colo. Senate race poll

The Colorado Senate race is still locked in a statistical tie, but now Republican Rep. Cory Gardner is the candidate leading by a nose, according to a poll released Thursday.

July 17, 2014