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Obama Says McCain Is Trying To Divert Attention From Economy
Barack Obama says there's a reason John McCain and Sarah Palin are trying to focus attention on people he's been associated with in the past -- like his former pastor and a 1960s-era radical.
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Last Day To Register For November Elections
It's the last day to register to vote in Colorado to vote in next month's presidential contest.
McCain Calls Obama A Liar
The GOP presidential candidate told a campaign rally: "Sen. Obama has accused me of opposing regulation to avert this crisis. I guess he believes if a lie is big enough and repeated often enough it will be believed."
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Palin Criticizes Obama's Ties To Wright, Ayers
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is criticizing Barack Obama's ties to his incendiary former pastor and a 1960s-era radical.
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In Pueblo, McCain Promises "Team Of Two Mavericks"
John McCain opened his town hall meeting in Pueblo by telling supporters that he and running mate Sarah Palin are a "team of two mavericks."
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Big Audience For Joe Biden-Sarah Palin TV Debate
Far more people watched Thursday's vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin on television than watched the first presidential debate.
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Obama Turns Bad Job News On McCain
Obama has told an audience in Abington, Pa., that the policies McCain and running mate Sarah Palin are promoting "are killing jobs in America every single day."
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Judge Refuses To Block Alaska Troopergate Probe
An Alaska judge has refused to block a state investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power when she fired her public safety commissioner this summer.
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McCain Campaign Writes Off Michigan
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is giving up on Michigan as his campaign tries to regroup in the face of dominating economic issues.
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Who Do You Think Won The VP Debate?
A CBS News/Knowledge Networks Poll of uncommitted voters who watched the debate says 46 percent thought Joe Biden won, with 21 percent siding with Sarah Palin. What did 11 News viewers think?
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McCain In Denver: Bailout Will Pass
On the eve of a make-or-break second try for the bailout package in the House, McCain held a town hall meeting with female voters in Denver. The economy is a top concern for his audience.
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McCain "Confident" Palin Will Do Fine
He tells Fox News that he's "confident" she'll do fine in tonight's debate against Joe Biden. He says, "She's smart, she's tough" and has been in debates before.
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VP Candidates Prep For Tonight's Debate
The vice presidential candidates are intensely preparing to debate each other tonight.
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Colorado's Ballot The Longest In Almost A Century
When you head to the polls in November, build in some extra time. This year’s ballot in Colorado is the longest ballot we've seen since 1912.
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Obama Leads By Seven Points In New AP Poll
Barack Obama has a seven-point lead in a new poll. The Associated Press-GfK poll finds he has the support of 48 percent of those surveyed, compared to 41 percent for John McCain.
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Bill Clinton Campaigns For Obama
Bill Clinton has been campaigning in Florida Wednesday for Barack Obama, telling voters that Obama would be better than John McCain at finding answers for the nation's problems.
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Questions Raised About Moderator's Impartiality
Ifill said Wednesday that she hasn't even written her chapter on Obama for the book "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama," which is to be published by Doubleday on Jan. 20, 2009, the day a new president is inaugurated.
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McCain Says Tough Times Show What US Can Achieve
In an economic speech Wednesday in Independence, Mo., McCain says that the current financial crisis is an opportunity for the nation to come together.
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Obama Tells Vibe Readers 'I Need You' In Letter
In a letter to be published in the November issue, the Democratic presidential candidate is given a page to address the readers of the urban music monthly magazine. In it, Obama urges them to register to vote, saying, "We are at a defining moment in our history."
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Celebrities To Make Obama Push At CO Colleges
Actors Eva Longoria Parker, Kal Penn and Adam Rodriguez are coming Saturday to the Auraria Campus in Denver, the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley and Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
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Palin Says Media Coverage Hasn't Been Sexist
Palin says that while she sees some double-standards in media coverage, she believes it's more attributable to the media elite in Washington not knowing who she is.
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Polls: Obama Leads In Critical Trio Of States
Barack Obama has vaulted ahead of John McCain in polls from three crucial battlegrounds states, just five weeks before the election.
Palin: Pakistan Comment Response To 'Gotcha' Query
Sarah Palin says her weekend comment about attacking terrorist targets in Pakistan, which appeared to contradict the position of running mate John McCain, was a response to a "gotcha" question.
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McCain, Obama Call Bush On Bailout Plan
The White House says both Barack Obama and John McCain have called President Bush this morning to discuss what to do next to save the financial system.
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McCain Urges Treasury Department To Take Action
Republican presidential nominee John McCain is urging the Treasury Department to intervene aggressively to limit damage from the financial meltdown, action that McCain says President Bush can take with the stroke of a pen.
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Politicians In Colorado Springs For Economic Roundtables
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius was in Colorado to hold economic roundtables with business leaders.
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Michelle Obama's Rally Will Be On CU Campus
Michelle Obama's voter registration rally in Boulder Wednesday will be on the University of Colorado campus.
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McCain, Obama Advocate Upping US Deposit Insurance
Both say Congress needs to redouble efforts to save the plan that the House rejected Monday.
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Group Protests Outside Obama's Local Campaign Office
The group says they are Christians in conjunction with Christians in Washington DC, and were protesting Obama's support of Roe vs. Wade and his views on abortions.
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McCain Says Obama Policies Will Deepen Recession
McCain also said Obama stayed on the sidelines in recent days while Congress struggled to draft a bailout for the financial industry.
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Obama: McCain's Deregulation Too Risky For Economy
Speaking to a packed gymnasium at Mountain Range High School in Westminster, Obama associated McCain's economic views with a news report about the six-term Arizona senator's closeness to the gambling industry, without ever mentioning the news story itself.
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Three Courts Clear Way For Early Voting In Ohio
The decisions were a victory for Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat. Republicans had accused her of interpreting state law to benefit her own party.
Candidate Says Congress Will Produce Bailout Bill
The Democratic presidential candidate spoke minutes after the House rejected a 700-billion-dollar rescue package. He says he's sending Congress a message: "Get it done."
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Obama In Colorado Monday
The free event Monday marked Obama's second trip to Colorado since he accepted his party's presidential nomination in Denver in August.
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Ritter To Oppose Affirmative Action Amendment
A proposal to do away with affirmative action in Colorado gets its most visible opponent Monday with Governor Ritter planning to announce his opposition to it.
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McCain To Attend Debate
With less than 10 hours until the debate was scheduled to start, the McCain campaign announced that the Arizona senator would travel to the University of Mississippi.
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McCain-Obama Debate Remains Doubtful
The first presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama is scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern time tonight, but there's still doubt whether it will happen at all.
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Man Arrested Outside Obama Home Wanted Job
Authorities say a man arrested near Barack Obama's Chicago home told police officers he wanted to speak with the presidential hopeful about getting a job.
Obama Says Debate Should Go Ahead
Democrat Barack Obama says that amid the current financial crisis, it's more important than ever for he and John McCain to sit down and hold a presidential debate.
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Obama Inclined To Move Ahead With Debate
Barack Obama's campaign says he is inclined to go ahead with Friday's presidential debate, even though rival John McCain is calling for a delay.
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McCain Seeks To Delay Debate To Focus On Economy
The Republican candidate says he wants President Bush to convene a leadership meeting in Washington that would include him and Obama.
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Obama Effigy Found Hanging On OR Campus
George Fox University President Robin Baker says a custodian discovered the cardboard cutout of Obama early Tuesday at the Oregon school and removed it.
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Poll Suggests Economy Key Issue For Undecided Voters
You could say undecided voters are a tough crowd in tough times.
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Newcomer's appointments Shadow Those Of Bush Envoy
It appears that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Sarah Palin have become unlikely foreign policy rivals.
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No Charges Against Officer Who Shoved Protester
Prosecutors say they won't file charges against a police officer who was videotaped pushing a protester to the ground during the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
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Clinton: "No Doubt" Obama Will Be President
When asked on CBS's "The Early Show" what she thought about Republican Sarah Palin's vice presidential candidacy, she said race and gender play a role in the minds of voters but "the bottom line is who is on top of the ticket."
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Palin Bans Reporters From Meetings With Leaders
The TV producer, print and wire reporters in the press pool that follows the Alaska governor were told at the start of the day they would not be admitted with the photographers and camera crew when they are taken in to photograph the meetings.
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Poll: Obama Struggling To Win Over Clinton Voters
Barack Obama's effort to win over people who voted for Hillary Clinton in the primaries seems stuck in neutral.
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Obama: Bailout Likely To Delay Spending Programs
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the prospect of a massive government bailout of the financial industry means that he probably would have to delay the spending programs he has called for during his campaign.
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Poll: Obama Increases Edge Over McCain In Colorado
A decision by Democrats to hold their national convention in Denver seems to be paying off for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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El Paso County:
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Centennial Hall
200 South Cascade Avenue (curbside drop offs)
Colorado Springs

Powers Branch
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Colorado Springs

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

Pueblo County:
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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.