Santorum calls climate change a 'hoax;' Gingrich a self-described 'amateur paleontologist'

GOLDEN — A day before Colorado Republicans voice presidential preferences at the caucuses, Rick Santorum dismissed climate change as “a hoax” and advocated an energy plan heavy on fossil fuels.

“We were put on this Earth as creatures of God to have dominion over the Earth, to use it wisely and steward it wisely, but for our benefit not for the Earth's benefit,” Santorum told...
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Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup for 50th time

Vail's Lindsey Vonn came from behind, survived a nearly disastrous crash, and joined a very elite club with the 50th victory of her storied World Cup career in a downhill race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, today.

The win, Vonn's 25th in downhill, came after trailing at the first four race intervals and surviving a near crash on a bumpy side hill called the Ice Hang. It was Vonn's ninth win this season (including on home snow...
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Who will be on Third? Pace seizes fundraising momentum from Tipton in heated congressional race

Colorado Republican Congressman Scott Tipton is having trouble keeping up with the pace, or with Sal Pace, in the Third District fundraising race.

Pace raised $206,482, or $30,000 more than the incumbent, in the most recent fundraising quarter, which ended Dec. 31. Tipton pulled in $176,532 during the same period and he spent $435 more than he raised, mostly paying off consulting...
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Aspen's congressman requests Capitol Hill hearing to examine water rules in the West

As part of a sustained effort to thin the federal government's powers to protect the environment, Third District Colorado Republican Congressman Scott Tipton is requesting a Capitol Hill hearing to examine water storage rules in the West.“The uncertainties of annual water availability can imperil those communities which are hindered by an unwieldy regulatory framework that hinders the abilit...
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