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Biden Says GOP Has No Plan To Help Middle Class
Biden held rallies in Greeley and in Commerce City Tuesday. He insisted the economy is the top election issue and urged Republicans to stop attacking Barack Obama.
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Wildland Firefighting Crews Say They Need Initiative 1A To Pass
Some county emergency responders may have to limit their capacity to protect lives and homes. That's according to proponents of the much debated Initiative 1A. Opponents argue that it's a bad time to raise the sales tax in El Paso County.
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Early Voting In Pueblo
Nearly 1,000 voters here have already filed into Pueblo County's early voting stations, and many more are expected.
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Obama Enters October With $133.6 Million In Hand
Campaign finance and spending reports for September have been released.
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McCain Says His Campaign Is Focused On The Economy
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is dismissing the notion that he can't win the presidency if the top issue is the flagging economy.
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Obama, Clinton Campaign Together To Clinch Florida
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are working together to swing Florida from the red to the blue state column.
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Obama Leaving Campaign Trail To Visit Grandmother
Barack Obama's campaign schedule has been rearranged so that he can travel to Hawaii to spend time with his gravely ill grandmother.
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McCain Campaign: Ceding Colorado Isn't On Table
John McCain's campaign is denying a report that advisers are considering ceding Colorado to Barack Obama.
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Rallies To Encourage Colorado Hispanics To Vote Early
Colorado Democrats will hold nine rallies in seven cities in what they call an unprecedented effort to get Hispanics to vote early for Barack Obama.
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Obama Says Powell Could Have A Place In His Administration
Barack Obama says Colin Powell is welcome to campaign for him and might have a place in his administration.
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Early Voting Opens Across Colorado
It's still October, but election time has arrived in Colorado.
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Schaffer, Udall Debate Immigration, College Aid
Senate candidates Bob Schaffer and Mark Udall sparred over immigration and college aid in a debate Thursday that was delayed for an hour by a dispute over ground rules.
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Poll: Voters Souring On McCain, Obama Stays Steady
The latest Associated Press-Yahoo News poll shows the public's image of John McCain has deteriorated over the past month, while Obama's image has held study or improved.
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Fremont County Mail-In Ballot Concerns
An apparent printing error has some voters in Fremont County worried their ballots won't be counted.
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El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Under Scrutiny
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder is under scrutiny again. The Democratic Party claims Bob Balink isn't being fair with the election process. Balink denied the allegations.
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McCain Goes To Great Lengths Not To Cancel On Letterman Again
He's endured a lampooning from Letterman nearly every night, ever since he canceled his appearance on the show on September 24.
Palin To Visit Sky Sox Stadium
The McCain campaign has announced that Governor Sarah Palin will be in holding a rally at the Sky Sox Stadium on Monday, October 20.
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Denver Panel Reports It Raised $55M For Convention
For months, the committee struggled to raise the $40.6 million it promised the Democratic Party. Officials announced they hit the goal just five days before the convention started.
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Salazar Slams Musgrave Attack Ad
U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar says a television ad by Republican congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave stating her challenger faces prison time should make Musgrave's constituents want to "throw up."
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Debates Over, Candidates Face Final 19 Days Of Race
With the debates over, the presidential candidates head back out on the road for the final 19 days of the campaign.
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Undecided College Voters React To Debate
While millions watched the debate nationwide, a group of college students watched here at home. Thirty University of Colorado-Colorado Springs students gathered inside the school theater. Four of them were undecided.
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Ohio Plumber Becomes Focus Of Debate
Who is Joe the Plumber?
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Suthers, Democratic Chair Spar On Voter Purges
The Colorado attorney general and the head of the state Democratic party are sparring over the decision to remove more than 2,000 voters from the rolls.
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Judge Orders Palin Staff Private E-mails Preserved
A state judge has ordered that private e-mails used by Gov. Sarah Palin and her staff to conduct state business must be preserved.
Ariz. Governor Heading To NM, Colo. For Obama
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is heading to neighboring New Mexico and Colorado to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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Obama Ads Pop-Up In Video Games
Barack Obama has scored a game changer, in a manner of speaking.
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Final Presidential Debate Tonight
The presidential candidates are getting ready for one final side-by-side comparison.
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Denver Doubling Number Of Voting Booths
Denver is hoping to avoid the long lines that plagued the 2006 election by more than doubling the number of voting booths on Election Day.
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Palin Has Checkered History On Ethics Issues
Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers as Alaska Governor to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit.
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Poll: Obama Maintains Edge In CO
A telephone poll of about 1,000 likely voters taken before and after the debate showed Obama with 52 percent of the vote and McCain with 43 percent of the vote.
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Battle For U.S. Senate Seat
The battle for Colorado's open U.S. Senate seat continues as the contenders, Democrat Mark Udall and Republican Bob Schaffer faced off.
Obama Offers New Proposals To Help Economy
Democrat Barack Obama is calling for a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures and a two-year tax break for businesses that create jobs as part of a plan to heal the nation's ailing economy.
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Disadvantage, McCain: Independents' Support Split
Independent voters make up about a quarter of the electorate, and a recent Associated Press-GfK Poll shows them divided about evenly this year.
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Efforts Have Candidates Tied in CO
In a battleground state that polls show could go either way, supporters of both Barack Obama and John McCain are stepping up ground efforts to sway voters.
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Toxic Waste Eliminated From One Part of El Paso County
More than 200 people did some Spring cleaning on Saturday. Folks in Western El Paso County and the Chapita Park area were able to drop off all sorts of household wastes for free at the Ute Pass Fall Clean-Up Event.
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Panel Says Palin Abused Power
A bi-partisan legislative panel's chief investigator says Alaska Governor Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper.
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Judge Orders State To Preserve Palin's E-Mails
A judge has ordered the state of Alaska to preserve any government-related e-mails that Gov. Sarah Palin sent from private accounts.
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KKTV Does Not Endorse Any Campaign
Lately your mailbox is being flooded with all kinds of campaign literature. One mailer even has KKTV in it, but we want you to know... 11 News does not get involved in politics. We only report on it.
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Voter Purging Concerns
A follow up to a story CBS news first reported late last month. Colorado is among six states charged with illegally taking voters off the books. State officials say these reports are inaccurate.
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Who Won the Debate?
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain squared off in their second debate with the economic meltdown the top concern among voters.
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National Rifle Association Endorses McCain
The National Rifle Association is endorsing John McCain for president despite its differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions.
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Robert Kennedy Jr. Starting Obama Campaign Swing
The son of Robert F. Kennedy is headed to Boulder to campaign for Barack Obama.
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Voter Purges In 6 States May Violate Law
A newspaper reports that tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from voter registries in at least six states, including Colorado. The exclusions may violate a federal law.
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Obama Rejects McCain's Plan To Buy Mortgages
Barack Obama says the nation is suffering from "irrational despair."
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Man Indicted In Hacking Of Palin's E-Mail Account
A federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted a man in connection with the hacking of the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
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Biden Calls Palin's Criticism 'Mildly Dangerous'
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says his Republican rival's criticism of Barack Obama as a friend of a domestic terrorist is part of an effort to inject fear and loathing into the campaign.
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McCain Would Buy Bad Homeowner Mortgages
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is proposing a $300 billion program for the federal government to buy up bad home mortgages and allow homeowners to keep their houses.
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Gay Candidates Anticipate Breakthroughs On Nov. 4
The historic quest by Jared Polis to become a Colorado congressman is part of a nationwide trend in which a record number of openly gay, lesbian and bisexual candidates are seeking office this November.
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McCain Linked To Group In Iran-Contra Affair
A news article and two documents are raising questions about when John McCain resigned from the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America.
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217,000 Register To Vote In Colorado This Year
State officials say more than 217,000 people have registered to vote in Colorado this year, including nearly 113,000 since the end of July.
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El Paso County:
Drop-off locations open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Centennial Hall
200 South Cascade Avenue (curbside drop offs)
Colorado Springs

Powers Branch
5650 Industrial Place
Colorado Springs

Chapel Hills Mall
North Academy, next to JC Penney
Colorado Springs

Pueblo County:
Drop-off locations open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Pueblo County Clerk & Recorders Office Election Department
2nd Floor
215 W. 10th Street
Pueblo

Pueblo West Library
298 S. Joe Martinez Blvd.
Pueblo West

Pueblo County High School
1050 35th Lane
Pueblo

Pueblo City Hall
1 City Hall Place
Pueblo

Fremont County:

Fremont County Clerk and Recorder's Office
615 Macon Avenue Rm 102
Canon City
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Florence City Hall Municipal Building
600 West Third Street
Florence
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Huerfano County:
Huerfano County Clerk and Recorder’s Office
401 Main St. Ste.204
Walsenburg
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Elbert County:
Elbert County Clerk and Recorder's Office
215 Comanche Street
Kiowa
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.