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Lyle McKnight announces bid for La Plata County commissioner
Candidate aims to curtail spending and oppose tax hikes
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Trump demands GOP embrace him as Dems unleash new attacks
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump enters the ballroom during a tour of the Old Post Office Pavilion, soon to be a Trump International Hotel on Monday in Washington.Alex Brandon/Associated Press…
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Trump and Cruz tap their inner fishermen to reel in voting bloc
Leonard Romero, left, speaks with Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz at Fresh Start Church on Sunday in Peoria, Ariz.Courtney Pedroza/The Arizona Republic via AP “He’s not the typical picture of…
Nation & World
Anti-Trump protesters block traffic in Arizona, march in New York
in Fountain Hills goes on as scheduled
Nation & World
Trump’s grammar in speeches ‘just below 6th grade level,’ study finds
W. Bush’s speeches were at a 5th-grade level
Nation & World
Clinton defeats Sanders in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attends a rally Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Clinton won Florida, Ohio and North Carolina Tuesday, with close contests in Illinois and Missouri.Lynne Sladky/Associated…
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Trump tops Rubio in Florida, falls to Kasich in Ohio
Senator from Florida drops out of race
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County Republicans support commissioner candidates
Presidential politics enters local fray
Nation & World
2016 race barrels toward potentially decisive primary day
The biggest prizes are Florida and Ohio, states with a long history of making or breaking White House aspirations. Missouri, Illinois and North Carolina also offer a crucial cache of…
Nation & World
GOP Convention: Stock up on popcorn this could get interesting
Election wonks hungry for thrills of potential floor fight at gathering
Nation & World
GOP hopeful Donald Trump stands by his campaign rhetoric
“We’re not provoking. We want peace. … We don’t want trouble,” he told a large crowd Sunday in Bloomington, Illinois. Protests sparingly interrupted his remarks, less than 48 hours after…
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Champagne, Lammons to face off in Democratic primary for 6th District DA
Plata County Dems select delegates for Sanders, Clinton
Nation & World
Obama’s brutal assessment of the rise of Trump
President says GOP sowed seeds years ago
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Kayla Patterson to vie for La Plata County commissioner
Westendorff’s District 3 seat challenged
Nation & World
Who’s an outsider? GOP establishment fears loss of standing
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump signs a campaign button during a rally in Concord, N.C., on Monday.Gerry Broome/Associated Press Now, with Donald Trump and Ted Cruz rising to the top…
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DA candidates look to county assemblies for answers
process draws fire from both Lammons and Champagne
Nation & World
Some in GOP start seeing Cruz as best alternative to Trump
Brynn Anderson/Associated Press<br><br>Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd before he speaks during a campaign rally Saturday in Orlando, Fla. The Texas senator split contests with Trump in…
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New rancor, tough talk in Clinton-Sanders Democratic debate
It was a marked change in tone for the two Democrats, signaling Sanders’ increasingly difficult effort to slow the party’s front-runner. Both candidates frequently interrupted one another and accused each…
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Cruz wins Kansas in GOP battle for delegates
“God bless Kansas,” the Texas senator declared during a rally in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. “The scream you hear, the howl that comes from Washington D.C., is utter terror at what…
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Half of La Plata County caucuses failed to vote in DA race
Confusion, crowds meant some precincts ran out of time
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Bernie Sanders takes Colorado after young people turn out for caucuses
Republicans disappointed not to poll for presidency
Nation & World
Analysis Super Tuesday begins election’s March madness Hundreds of delegates on the line in two days
The four early primary states have done what they always do – weed out weaker candidates and shape the field – but these small states don’t begin to tell the…
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Clinton cruises to big win over Sanders in South Carolina
Sanders already focused on Super Tuesday
Nation & World
Warren Buffett makes case for a bright American future
Billionaire optimistic in annual letter to shareholders
Nation & World
TRUMP under attack
Cruz, Rubio escalate case against front-runner as Super Tuesday looms
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Here’s what you need to know about Colorado caucuses
Here's what you need to know about Colorado caucuses
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Rubio, Cruz jostle to claim ‘alternative-to-Trump’ vote
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla, autographs a bumper sticker after speaking at a rally on Sunday in Franklin, Tenn.Mark Humphrey/Associated Press Fresh off a commanding victory in South…