Morning News Digest: Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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Inauguration a hot ticket

WASHINGTON — Colorado residents hoping to witness the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as president are besieging the congressional delegation with ticket requests. (Anne C. Mulkern, The Denver Post)

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10951213

McCain carried 4th District by less than a point

I wrote last week about John McCain's poor performance in the Republican-leaning 4th Congressional District. Based on partial results at the time and using some projections, I guessed that McCain would carry the district by about 1.4 percentage points. It's now looking like I was a half-point too high. (Robert Moore, The Coloradoan)

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&U=07deebf354a64ac8be008d9811c3b205&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckUserId=07deebf354a64ac8be008d9811c3b205&plckPostId=Blog%3a07deebf354a64ac8be008d9811c3b205Post%3aab13861f-0da1-440e-8d83-6a907bf21e92&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest

Holtzman hasn't decided about 2010 gubernatorial run

Marc Holtzman's name has been bandied about as a possible 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate. But Holtzman, who lost the '06 GOP primary to Bob Beauprez, says it's too early to say whether he'll run against Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter. (PolitickerCO.com)

http://www.politickerco.com/jeremypelzer/2795/holtzman-hasnt-decided-about-2010-gubernatorial-run

Roberts claims primary threat was made over minority caucus chair race

State Rep. Ellen Roberts (R-Durango) said Monday that she was threatened with primary opposition in 2010 if she didn't remove herself from last week's race for state House minority caucus chair. (PolitickerCO.com)

http://www.politickerco.com/jeremypelzer/2799/roberts-claims-primary-threat-was-made-over-minority-caucus-chair-race

Council agrees to settle with firefighter, OKs budget plan

The Denver City Council tackled a packed agenda Monday. The city will pay $850,000 to William Cadorna, a veteran firefighter who was fired after he was falsely accused of shoplifting a cookbook that a store had loaned him. (Rocky Mountain News)

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/nov/11/council-agrees-to-settle-with-firefighter-oks/

Rose's chances to win dwindle

While it isn't mathematically out of the question that Republican candidate for Pueblo County Commissioner Debbie Rose can win her bid, the probability of it happening continues to dwindle. (Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain)

http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/11/11/news/local/doc491928aec1bd8766322321.txt

Curry likely next House speaker pro tem

House Speaker-elect Terrance Carroll (D-Denver) will hold a conference call tomorrow announcing that a Western Slope lawmaker will be named to House Democratic leadership. (PolitickerCO.com)

http://www.politickerco.com/jeremypelzer/2797/curry-likely-next-house-speaker-pro-tem

State Supreme Court tells El Paso County sheriff to release details of ex-deputy's firing

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa will be given a third chance to release information about the department's investigation into a deputy's "malfeasance," according to a ruling Monday by the Colorado Supreme Court. (Dennis Huspeni, The Gazette)

http://www.gazette.com/articles/moncalieri_43116___article.html/ruling_maketa.html

Boulder approves cautious 2009 budget

Boulder’s elected leaders on Tuesday approved a $243 million budget for 2009, a slight bump over this year’s $237 million. (Ryan Morgan, The Daily Camera)

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/nov/10/boulder-approves-cautious-2009-budget/

Man wants $150K in damages from district attorney, sheriff

A homeless man is suing a slew of local law enforcement officials for $150,000, claiming they have mistreated him and his property since he was arrested for burglary in Basalt last November. (Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News)

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/130450

Hard work, Obama, propel community organizer to HD-17 win

DENVER--The Colorado House Democratic Caucus on Thursday was all smiles and handshakes for incoming Democratic freshman legislators, but they reserved special praise for Dennis Apuan. (PolitickerCO.com)

http://www.politickerco.com/jeremypelzer/2794/hard-work-obama-propel-community-organizer-hd-17-win

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