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Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Sen. Michael Bennet has a new responsibility.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  The battle to prevent a $500 billion defense cut is heating up as the January 1st deadline approaches, with no congressional solution in sight.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  Story updated with a poll, tell us what you think

Monday, January 03, 2011  A group of Democrats fed up with the slow pace of the U.S. Senate are headed to Denver to rally for new rules to speed things up the 112th Congress.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  Democratic Senator Michael Bennet has been representing Colroado for almost two years now.  He says his backround is different from the average politician; and because of that, he can make a difference

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Buck was in Colorado Springs for a unity rally Monday.

Friday, August 06, 2010  Denver attorney John Walsh has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. attorney for Colorado.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  A parade of GOP senators took to the Senate floor to outline the case against Kagan even as it became clear that President Barack Obama's nominee had drawn a majority for confirmation.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010  A vote is expected before the end of the week to confirm President Barack Obama's nominee. Kagan is in line to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens and become the fourth woman to sit on the court.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010  UPDATED 4:05 p.m. CDT. Just one Republican joined Democrats to approve Kagan's nomination and send it to the full Senate, where she's expected to win confirmation within weeks.

Thursday, June 03, 2010  The Colorado Senate race gets national attention amid accusations the White House tampered with the race.

Sunday, May 23, 2010  U.S. Senate challenger Andrew Romanoff will get top billing in Colorado's August primary ballot over incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet after getting the most votes during the Democratic assembly.

Monday, May 17, 2010  Senate Republicans say Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will get tough questions during her confirmation hearing but a filibuster is unlikely.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010  Tuesday is the final day for voters to designate a political party if they want to play a role in that party's caucuses. The March caucuses are a first step in how parties choose policy positions and candidates for U.S. Senate, governor and other top positions.

Friday, November 20, 2009  Stephanie Villafuerte has refused to answer questions from the media about what conversations she had two years ago about an illegal immigrant who became a controversial figure in race. But in a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, the former Denver chief deputy district attorney says the answer to whether she used a database for campaign purposes "is emphatically no."