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		<title>GOP senators: Dems are fiscally AWOL</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/12/20/gop-senators-dems-are-fiscally-awol/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/12/20/gop-senators-dems-are-fiscally-awol/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Press Release, Dec. 18) According to Legislative Council, which presented its fourth quarter revenue forecast to the Joint Budget Committee today, Colorado is still facing a $600 million shortfall, a total of $631 million shortfall when including the increase in Medicaid caseload. Despite reports that the recession is over, the sobering news for the current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is health reform a matter of justice?</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/11/24/is-healthcare-reform-a-matter-of-justice/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/11/24/is-healthcare-reform-a-matter-of-justice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Author: Robert F. Sasseen) Is affordable healthcare for all a question of individual rights, or a requirement of the common good? The public debate in the US seems to assume that it is both. It is not my purpose here to examine what reforms are necessary or wise, but to identify some of the issues of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Window into mind of the left</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/10/29/window-into-mind-of-the-left/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/10/29/window-into-mind-of-the-left/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Leftists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Help America survive Republicans&#8221;? An odd crusade for the left to launch, just when Dems control everything and the GOP is sidelined. On the other hand, financial derivatives for good or ill are big right now, so why not a fourth-order polemical derivative? The first order was Paul Simon&#8217;s sardonic &#8217;70s ballad, &#8220;50 Ways to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharf running again in HD-6</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/10/19/sharf-running-again-in-hd-6/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/10/19/sharf-running-again-in-hd-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Campaigns & Candidates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio related]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor: Joshua Sharf, who blogs for us as well as on his own at View from a Height, and who has long helped me on radio, made it official last week: He will take another run next year at the east Denver seat in Colorado&#8217;s House that eluded him last year when Democrat Lois Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No on Springs 2C, a $46M tax hike</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/10/11/no-on-springs-2c-a-46m-tax-hike/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/10/11/no-on-springs-2c-a-46m-tax-hike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes & TABOR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Colorado Springs councilwoman Jan Martin says you&#8217;re rich and that you don’t mind paying a lot more in taxes. If she&#8217;s right about you, and you have plenty of money for the city bureaucrats to burn, then ignore this message and vote for Issue 2C when you get your mail ballot on October 15th. Editor: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Douglas GOP endorses school slate</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/10/01/douglas-gop-endorses-school-slate/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/10/01/douglas-gop-endorses-school-slate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor: This website has argued for the usefulness of party labels in helping voters choose leaders for public education. Kudos to Douglas County businessman, charter school organizer, and GOP officer Mark Baisley for helping put his party on record in that suburban district&#8217;s upcoming election. See our related posts on local nonpartisanship in general and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maes: Institution meets revolution</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/09/24/maes-institution-meets-revolution/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/09/24/maes-institution-meets-revolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor: The most provocative comment on current politics that I&#8217;ve seen from any GOP 2010 candidate is this one from Dan Maes, the Evergreen businessman and darkhorse rival for the gubernatorial nomination against heavyweights Scott McInnis and Josh Penry. Unhampered by playing the percentages as the &#8220;favorites&#8221; for Governor and Senator have to do (or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Jct. reacts to Obama &#8211; 2</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/08/18/grand-jct-reacts-to-obama-2/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/08/18/grand-jct-reacts-to-obama-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grassroots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor: More first-person color from a participant in Saturday&#8217;s presidential visit to Grand Junction. The author is Kathleen Baker of Denver. Hat tipto cyber-activists Ron Michel and Fred Holden for passing it along. ========================== Many of you asked for details of yesterday&#8217;s protest in Grand Junction, so here is my personal account. For those of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Jct. reacts to Obama &#8211; 1</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/08/18/grand-jct-reacts-to-obama-1/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/08/18/grand-jct-reacts-to-obama-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grassroots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor: Colorado bloggers captured insights you didn&#8217;t see in MSM when the President brought his health care pitch to Grand Junction on Aug. 15. This report by a &#8220;Donna&#8221; was forwarded by our friend Norm Froman. ================================ Well, I’m sure you have heard the Western Slope is being subjected to a visit from White house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CUT scores JBC&#8217;s Lambert at 100%</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/08/17/cut-scores-jbcs-lambert-at-100/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/08/17/cut-scores-jbcs-lambert-at-100/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes & TABOR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Colorado Union of Taxpayers, a non-partisan group advocating for taxpayers, has released its 2009 CUT Ratings of the Legislature, announcing Taxpayer Champions and Guardians, those Legislators voting most often in favor of the taxpayer. Earning Senate Champions with scores of 97% were Republican Senators Dave Schultheis and Bill Cadman, Colorado Springs. House Champion Representative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supremes overturn Judge Sonia</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/06/30/supremes-overturn-judge-sonia/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/06/30/supremes-overturn-judge-sonia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sotomayor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(By Colorado Judicial Network) On Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled that Frank Ricci and his fellow New Haven firefighters shouldn&#8217;t be subject to reverse discrimination. In a 5-4 decision, the court overturned the summary judgment ruling in the 2nd Circuit of New York by Judge Sonia Sotomayor and her fellow panelists. And all nine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea reports from across Colorado</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/16/tea-reports-from-across-colorado/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/16/tea-reports-from-across-colorado/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes & TABOR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Colorado Springs, Steamboat Springs, and Loveland, along with a terrific photo essay on Denver, here are more party reports as compiled by Karen Kataline and John Andrews. Sean Paige of Colorado Springs posted his report here. Reach him seanpaige@msn.com Jennifer Schubert-Akin filed copy from Steamboat as shown below. Reach her at jschubertakin@marathonaccounting.com Jack Rudd [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Responsibility&#8217; vs. &#8216;Do no harm&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/09/responsibility-vs-do-no-harm/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/09/responsibility-vs-do-no-harm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Centennial Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado Christian University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Climatologist James White debated author and attorney Christopher Horner on policy responses to global warming, April 8 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, in the debut event of the Centennial Institute distinguished speaker series at Colorado Christian University. Interest from the campus community and metro Denver friends of CCU was high, with attendance of about 400 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six rules for financial backbone</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/01/six-rules-for-financial-backbone/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/01/six-rules-for-financial-backbone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio related]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recession]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor: This quick primer for recession survival was offered on our 3/29 radio show by David Bradshaw of Swiss America, the gold firm. 1. Don’t borrow: The U.S. is suffering from a chronic debt addiction of monumental proportion. We&#8217;ve now amassed $1 trillion in bad mortgage debt, $1 trillion in weak consumer credit card debt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brady &amp; Sharf: More electoral mischief</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/03/22/brady-sharf-more-electoral-mischief/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/03/22/brady-sharf-more-electoral-mischief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor: Thwarted repeatedly in the past, progressive zealots in Colorado continue their push for a plebiscitary presidency in defiance of the Founders&#8217; wisdom. Here&#8217;s part of the case for honoring the Constitution with continuing reliance on the Electoral College, from contributors Peg Brady and Joshua Sharf. Why even have elections? By Peg Brady gpbrady2@earthlink.net House [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open it up, urge Nikkel &amp; Kopp</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/03/12/open-it-up-say-nikkel-kopp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor: Rare is the legislation that goes from stalled to unstoppable under Colorado&#8217;s gold dome, and rare is the legislator who rides that kind of cyclone in her first month on the job. But such is the case with freshman state Rep. B.J. Nikkel and her transparency bill. Taking office on a vacancy appointment after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lincoln as exemplar for GOP today</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/02/12/lincoln-as-exemplar-for-gop-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout & stimulus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Republicans are serious about recovering constitutional government, it&#8217;s hard to imagine how they would be successful without Lincoln. Editor: So writes Prof. Tom Krannawitter of Hillsdale College in an IBD opinion piece today. Amid a news cycle now measured in minutes, we need the perspective of the centuries to realize Lincoln&#8217;s relevance for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP must recover its North Star</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/11/11/gop-must-recover-its-north-star/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/11/11/gop-must-recover-its-north-star/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2008 aftermath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(By Rep. Tom Tancredo) Barack Obama won the presidential election by making it a referendum on the Bush presidency and by making McCain look like a Bush clone. Voters decided they wanted more &#8220;change&#8221; than McCain could be expected to deliver. Whether that was a fair or accurate characterization of McCain&#8217;s policy agenda is now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adam Smith, joke or no joke?</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/11/05/adam-smith-joke-or-no-joke/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/11/05/adam-smith-joke-or-no-joke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Column</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2008 aftermath]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The war on terrorism, meltdown in the financial markets, and now the election of Obama are watershed events. We seem to be crossing a divide from old to new. It has been obvious for some time that we as a people have struggled with the implications of now being in the 21st century.The old labels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bottom line: No on 59</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/10/21/bottom-line-no-on-59/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Source: StrikeABetterBalance.com) Amendment 59 isn&#8217;t about education funding, it&#8217;s an attack on TABOR. The biggest tax increase in Colorado history is likely to result. Voters need to know this. Organizations that want more taxes are outspending taxpayer advocates by 200-to-1. The only hope is getting the word out through you. Please let your friends, family [...]]]></description>
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