Wake-Up Call: Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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Coffman brings in the cash

Sixth Congressional District Republican Mike Coffman will report raising more than $300,000 for the second quarter of 2008, his campaign announced Tuesday. (PolitickerCO)

http://politickerco.com/jeremypelzer/1706/coffman-campaign-says-2q-fundraising-haul-will-top-300k

Obama and Dobson rift continues to grow

Sen. Barack Obama's appearance in Colorado Springs on Wednesday won't include a visit with Focus on the Family or its founder, evangelical Christian leader James Dobson. (Stephen Keating, The Denver Post)

http://www.politicswest.com/26486/obama_seeking_evangelicals_not_dobson

The bombs bursting in air

As Denver dignitaries gathered today for Mayor John Hickenlooper's State of the City address, City Council President Michael Hancock introduced singer Rene Marie to perform the national anthem.

But that's not what she did. (The Denver Post)

http://www.politicswest.com/26485/black_national_anthem_causes_stir_hick_speech

Regulators push forward in natural gas probe

GLENWOOD SPRINGS — State regulators are investigating more reports of possible spills from natural gas operations in western Colorado after a cancer-causing chemical was found in groundwater. (Associated Press)

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080701/NEWS/982552711/1078&ParentProfile=1055

Colorado companies chase after McCain's cash

A host of Front Range companies that have been working for years to improve car batteries are intrigued with presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's $300 million offer last month to any developer whose battery leapfrogs the abilities of hybrid and electric cars. (Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News)

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/01/charging-ahead-better-car-batteries/

Former Longmont city official remembered

LONGMONT - Occasionally when Jerry Trotter and other city directors tackled the next major project for the community, "we had to have a beer to be smart enough to do all that," former city manager and mayor Al Sweney said with a chuckle. (Rachel Carter, Longmont Times-Call)

http://www.timescall.com/News_Story.asp?id=9679

Urban renewal plan change proposed

AURORA | The tax base in an up-and-coming sector of the city may soon change to accommodate individual development projects. (Adam Goldstein, The Aurora Sentinel)

http://www.aurorasentinel.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=19693

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