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Colorado Springs - Rep. Doug Lamborn left two voice mails at the home of a couple who questioned his acceptance of campaign contributions from the gambling industry, saying there would be "consequences" if the couple did not respond. Jonathan and Anna Bartha wrote a letter printed in the Aug. 24 Woodmen Edition, a community newspaper. The couple raised concerns about Lamborn's receipt of $1,000 from International Game Technology PAC and a $500 contribution last summer from Marc Murphy, an executive of Bronco Billy's Casino in Cripple Creek. IGT makes gambling equipment. Jonathan Bartha, 34, is employed by Focus on the...

CO-05th - Lamborn up big [Greg Pollowitz 10/20 08:53 AM] On Oct. 10th, I posted news that the race for the C0-05th was tied.  This was horrible news for Republicans as the district is very Republican.  A new poll out from SurveyUSA, however, tells a different story: Lamborn Keeps CO5 House Seat for GOP: In an election in Colorado's 5th Congressional District today, 10/19/06, Republican Doug Lamborn defeats Democrat Jay Fawcett, 51% to 38%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KUSA-TV Denver. Lamborn wins by 24 points among men. The contest is tied among women. Lamborn gets 78% of...

Republican state Sen. Doug Lamborn's fiercest opponent in the 5th District race isn't his Democratic foe. It's the Republican he's trying to succeed -- 10-term Rep. Joel Hefley. Mr. Lamborn is running neck and neck with Democrat Jay Fawcett ... Shortly after Mr. Lamborn won a six-candidate primary on Aug. 8, Mr. Hefley, who is retiring, said he would refuse to endorse the Republican candidate, pointing to what he described as his "sleazy, dishonest campaign." That stinging rebuke, coming from the highly regarded Mr. Hefley, delivered a devastating blow to Mr. Lamborn's candidacy. Several other prominent Republicans soon joined Mr....

Sunset Edition A new poll shows Democrat Jay Fawcett tied with Republican Doug Lamborn in the race for an open congressional seat in a district that historically has been solidly in GOP hands. Each has support from 37 percent of respondents in a poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, while 26 percent of respondents in the six-county district were undecided. The poll of 400 likely voters, conducted Oct. 3-7, has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. “It appears that Lamborn is now the first Republican who has ever had to fight hard to take...

Group apologizes for mailings Christian coalition to probe attack on GOP candidate Jeff Crank was accused of being part of "homosexual agenda."STORY TOOLS Email this story | Print By Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News August 5, 2006 The National Christian Coalition has apologized to a Republican congressional candidate in Colorado Springs over an attack mailing that accused him of being part of the "radical homosexual agenda." The mailing was prepared by the group's state affiliate, the Christian Coalition of Colorado. National president Roberta Combs on Thursday called Jeff Crank, one of seven candidates running for the Republican nomination in the...