Denver may not land 2008 convention
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Mile-high hopes are dimming that Denver will secure the 2008 Democratic convention. Democrats posted against-the-odds victories in several statewide elections last month in the West, making Denver an attractive choice for a party looking to expand on recent gains in the Republican-leaning region. But even once-optimistic Colorado boosters are lowering their odds to 50-50 that Denver will beat out New York City for the convention.
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With no resolution in sight to a partisan stalemate over one of President Bush's nominees to the Federal Election Commission, campaign finance experts said yesterday that there is a real prospect the commission could start the 2008 election year without enough members to take any official action.
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A judge on Wednesday declined to order  city officials to give an anti-war group permission to rally in  Central Park on the eve of the Republican convention, leaving  uncertain where thousands of protesters will go after a march  past the venue.
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A judge on Wednesday denied anti-Bush  protesters permission to rally in Central Park on the eve of  the Republican National Convention, leaving open the question  of where possibly hundreds of thousands of demonstrators will  go after a march through midtown Manhattan.
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Politically interested voters in Colorado's Democratic-leaning 2nd Congressional District may be checking their calendars. The primary in the race to succeed five-term Democratic Rep. Mark Udall, who is running for the Senate, is not until Aug. 12. But the recent spate of infighting among the three leading Democratic candidates for the seat has been more typical of an election being held next week.
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It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
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It seemed like a good idea at the  time. When Republicans decided more than 18 months ago to hold  their national convention in New York, party leaders were  brimming with optimism.
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The national AFL-CIO is warning that it could pull its support for Denver as the site of the 2008 Democratic presidential convention because of a legislative dispute with Colorado Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter Jr.
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Another piece fell in place Saturday for the Colorado football team in what began weeks ago as a complicated and unlikely route to the Big 12 Conference North Division title.
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By JOCELYN NOVECK  No, Jon Stewart had to emphasize this year, Stewart/Colbert will not be a presidential ticket in 2008. All in fun, of course, but there are some who get their news almost exclusively from Comedy Central's fake newscasters.
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Former US vice-president Al Gore reiterated here that he does not intend to run for president in 2008 -- though he did not entirely rule out doing so further in the future.
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By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 20--Fort Collins may not be out of a proposed regional transportation authority afterall.
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Mile-high hopes are dimming that Denver will secure the 2008 Democratic convention.
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Possible evidence that the Republican National Convention won&#39;t be anything like the Democratic version: This time, officials insist, the balloons will fall on schedule.
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Democrats say they will have a rapid and simple response to the Republican National Convention that starts next week: Mission not accomplished.
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The November general election can proceed in Colorado despite flaws in the process of testing and certifying e-voting machines, a state judge rules.
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Colorado, where President George W. Bush was scrambling to rally support, could hold the key to the neck-and-neck US presidential vote November 2 if a landmark electoral reform proposal gets the green light.