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Hard-right Rep. Lauren Boebert has parted ways with the man seen groping her during a frisky date at a Colorado theater while enjoying a family-friendly performance of the musical “Beetlejuice.” The self-described “eccentric” pol returned to Washington D.C. on Monday and told TMZ that “all future date nights have been canceled” between her and bar owner Quinn Gallagher. “I learned to check party affiliations before you go on a date,” Boebert told the outlet, referring to Gallagher, who co-owns an Aspen bar that hosts drag shows. Although she alluded to her date’s affiliation as a Democrat, the GOP stalwart said...

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert called a pregnant woman “a sad and miserable person” after she asked the Republican lawmaker to stop vaping during the “Beetlejuice” performance that she and her date were later kicked out of on Sunday, according to a report. The firebrand’s foul remark came after she had told the mom-to-be “no” when the fellow Denver theatergoer asked her to put her vaping pen down, the Denver Post reported Thursday. “These people in front of us were outrageous,” the woman, who requested anonymity, told the newspaper. “I’ve never seen anyone act like that before.” The behavior of Boebert,...

A guest at a McDonald's restaurant in Mora in central Sweden had part of his finger severed when the hatch at the drive-thru counter was closed on him on Sunday evening. "A drunk man approached the restaurant after closing. He was aggressive and unpleasant," said Petra Whitehead at McDonald's Sweden to The Local on Tuesday. According to the police report, a 22-year-old man drove in to the restaurant late Sunday evening and a member of McDonald's staff slammed the hatch closed on his hand, severing his dangling digit. "I don't know the extent of the damage to his hand. But...

BC-APNewsAlert,0036 OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state's Supreme Court has ruled that hundreds of belatedly discovered ballots should be counted in the extremely close governor's race. (Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) AP-NY-12-22-04 1630EST

New votes emerge in recount By Andrew Garber Seattle Times staff reporter OLYMPIA ? New votes are turning up in the governor's race around the state as election workers find ballots that were never counted, punch cards with problem chads and optical scan ballots that weren't marked properly. In Whatcom County, for example, election workers found seven unopened, uncounted ballots that had earlier been accidentally put in a wrong pile. The numbers are small, a few votes here and there, but with only 42 votes separating Republican Gov.-elect Dino Rossi and Democrat Christine Gregoire, even small changes like the one...

Christine Gregoire is asking her Democratic Party to request a recount all the votes in Washington or don't count at all. Gregoire says she knows it would be cheaper for the party to request a partial recount in a few counties that would likely help her overcome Dino Rossi's 42-vote lead. But she says her goal is to count all the votes in the state to settle the governor's race. The party has until 5 p.m. Friday to request the recount. Democrats have been raising money for the count that would cost about $700,000. The John Kerry campaign donated $250,000...

Gregoire: Count whole state or not at all Kerry gives unused funds for Governor's race recount 11:30 AM PST on Thursday, December 2, 2004 Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. - Christine Gregoire is asking her Democratic Party to request a recount all the votes in Washington or don't count at all. Gregoire says she knows it would be cheaper for the party to request a partial recount in a few counties that would likely help her overcome Dino Rossi's 42-vote lead. But she says her goal is to count all the votes in the state to settle the governor's race. Meanwhile,...

Posted on Thu, Dec. 02, 2004 Ohio certifies Bush win, but some won't give up Disgruntled groups talk of re-count, legal challenge WASHINGTON - Ohio counties certified election results Wednesday showing that President Bush carried the battleground state Nov. 2 and with it won a second term. But the certification did not seal the state results, and disgruntled groups alleging widespread vote fraud plan further action. One coalition plans to seek a re-count. Another plans to file a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court today contesting Bush's victory. Despite these challenges - and rampant rumors on the Internet that Republicans...

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former President Bill Clinton shake hands backstage at the Samsung Four Seasons of Hope charity luncheon in New York, Wednesday, June 18, 2003. That wouldn't be news ordinarily, but a New York Post columnist reported Wednesday that the organizers of Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope luncheon had labored to keep the two politicians far apart because they "can't stand each other." (AP Photo/Harold Hechler Associates) AP - Jun 18 4:08 PM