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New Dem Update - 05/08 High-stakes gambling is not the way to fix the state's fiscal mess. CO Springs presents a great opportunity.	It's Time to Get Serious In this presidential election, the country deserves a real, substantive debate about its future, not a carnival.
It's Over Democrats worked hard at being bipartisan but, especially toward the end, the GOP continued to attack. More	Dems Entering New Era? With Barack Obama as the likely nominee, the Democratic Party will have a new and different brand. More
An OK Session Some good stuff got done but there was some room for improvement. More More More More	New Democrat of the Week Sen. Webb wants to expand the benefits our nation offers to military folks who have served since 9/11.
Progress on Education The Democratic legislature has good reason to be proud on what it accomplished on public education. More	A Smart Stimulus Extending unemployment benefits would give the economy a shot in the arm at a very modest cost.
Business Did Very Well Gov. Ritter and his fellow Democrats in the legislature improved the state's business climate.	Reuniting Democrats The Clinton-Obama has spliced up different parts of the party. Mending them will take patience and skill. More
Changing Public Education The impact of charter schools on the public education has spurred all kinds of innovation in the system.	Getting Around America The federal and state governments need to doing some dramatic to fix the country's transportation infrastructure.
Romanoff Not Giving Up The Speaker is not letting GOP trickery stop him, taking his fiscal fix to the voters. More More More More	Welcome to the Party Interestingly, many Republicans are crossing over to vote for either Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama.
Debate on the Ritter Pace Some think that the Governor's governing approach is steady and wise while others say it is much too pokey.	Democrats vs. Autocrats When the Cold War ended, the fight and tension in the world did not end. In fact, it only changed its nature. More More
Investing in the Future Gov. Ritter's college scholarship plan will greatly boost Colorado's economic prospects. More More More More	The Party of Denial On Republicans, "If a problem can't be solved with deregulation and tax cuts, they pretend it doesn't exist."