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Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson covers politics and the West from Denver. She can be reached at vrichardson@washingtontimes.com.

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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan of Wisconsin waves Aug. 14, 2012, to supporters as he enters during a campaign rally in Lakewood, Colo. (Associated Press)

Women turn out for Ryan debut in Colorado

Julie Coffman says she's aware of what Democrats are calling the war on women, but she came to Tuesday's rally for Paul Ryan because of what Republicans are calling the war on employment. Published August 14, 2012

With Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on the Republican ticket, Democrats target the lawmaker’s budget plan. (Associated Press)

Democrats slam Ryan as threat to social safety net

Democrats said Sunday that Mitt Romney, by picking Rep. Paul Ryan to fill out his presidential ticket, has set up this year's election as a referendum on the deep cuts to the social safety net that the GOP's top budget man says are needed to fix federal finances. Published August 12, 2012

President Obama greets supporters at a campaign event Wednesday in Denver. He is scheduled to make campaign stops Thursday in Colorado Springs and Pueblo during his two-day visit. (Associated Press)

Obama tries to woo women of Colorado

After sweeping Colorado voters off their feet en route to a rousing victory in 2008, President Obama is suddenly finding those same voters playing hard to get. Published August 8, 2012

Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, addresses an overflow crowd as he campaigns with his Plan for a Stronger Middle Class at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colo., on Thursday. (Associated Press)

Romney focuses on middle class

Mitt Romney touted his five-point economic plan here Thursday, saying it would create 12 million jobs, while President Obama in Florida called it a scheme to give millions in tax cuts to the richest Americans. Published August 2, 2012

** FILE ** James Holmes, accused of killing 12 people in a July 20 shooting rampage at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater, appears on Monday, July 23, 2012, in Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colo., with defense attorney Tamara Brady. (Associated Press/Denver Post)

Colo. shooting case shifts focus to race for DA, death penalty

Until recently, the race for district attorney in Colorado's 18th Judicial District wasn't on anyone's list of must-watch 2012 political faceoffs. Then a gunman killed 12 people and wounded 58 at the Century 16 theater in Aurora. Published July 29, 2012

Mourners comfort each other as they depart a memorial service Wednesday for Gordon Cowden, one of 12 people killed in a shooting attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the latest Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises.” Police have identified the suspected gunman as James Holmes. (Associated Press)

Any answers in Holmes’ notebook?

James Holmes may have been sedated. He may be psychotic. Or he already may be trying to improve his chances in court by playing the part of the loopy, unhinged maniac. A notebook may hold some of the answers. Published July 25, 2012

Throughout Tuesday, people bring flowers, candles, signs and other items to the growing memorial to the victims of Friday’s mass shootings in Aurora, Colo. The memorial, which is located across the street from the theater where 12 people were kiilled and scores others wounded. Colorado residents are bristling as their image of their state as a dangerous place to live. (Associated Press)

Image of a violent state irks Coloradans

With two of the most horrific mass killings of modern times occurring in their state, Coloradans are bristling at the suggestion that their state is somehow more dangerous or prone to violence than others. Published July 24, 2012

Obama administration to open voter database

It came as something as a shock last weekend when the Obama administration abruptly reversed its position on ballot security by agreeing to let states check suspected illegal voters against a federal database. Published July 17, 2012

Homes are left in ruins after being destroyed by the Waldo Canyon Fire in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Monday, July 2, 2012. The 28-square-mile wildfire, which has killed two people and destroyed nearly 350 homes, was 70 percent contained on Monday. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)

Global warming seen as a factor in wildfires

A growing chorus of environmental groups is blaming climate change for the ferocity of this year's wildfires, heating up the debate over fire policy as wetter conditions brought relief to the Colorado front. Published July 3, 2012

"No, it's a penalty. It's a penalty that comes under the tax code for the 1 percent perhaps of the population who may decide that they are going to be free-riders." - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat (Associated Press)

A ‘tax’ by any other name smells just as foul to GOP

The Supreme Court may call it a tax and Republicans may call it a tax, but Democrats insisted Sunday that the fee for noncompliance with the Affordable Care Act bears no resemblance to the T-word. Published July 1, 2012