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New blood turns Colorado to political battleground

By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Not too long ago Colorado was political flyover country, known for skiing and football - and being a reliable vote for the Republican presidential candidate. In the past three elections, it's become a focus of national politics. This year,

GOP reviews turning negative on Romney's campaign

By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - On the eve of the first presidential debate, the early autumn Republican reviews are in for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, and they are not pretty. In some states, candidates who share the Nov. 6 ballot with the former

Dems out to reverse GOP's 2010 gains in Illinois

By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Pizzeria owner Bobby Schilling catapulted to Congress two years ago with robust tea party support, the endorsement of "Joe the Plumber" and a sharply partisan campaign, making him one of five new Republican congressmen in Illinois who helped the

Churches using 'souls to polls' to rally vote

By CURT ANDERSONAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation. Exhorting congregations to register to vote,