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[VIDEO] What a caucus looks like
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Iowa, the first in the nation to hold a primary election, held its caucuses Jan. 3. Colorado, which hosts a similar caucus process, will hold its caucuses on Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, when 23 other states hold primary elections. Video shot by J. David McS
Why we have a caucus
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When Colorado residents meet to caucus tomorrow, they'll chat with one another, discussing the issues facing the nation and the candidates who could become America's next leader. Things used to be different, though. Colorado residents used to vote via the primary, a straight forward voting process that state legislators eliminated in 2004 in favor of the current caucus process.
CSU researcher focuses on pollution
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In states around the nation, communities with air and water pollution have often seen a link to health problems for residents. One researcher with CSU wants to know if such a link exists in Northern Colorado. Dr. Jennifer Peel, an assistant professor of epidemiology at CSU, is researching daily pollution spikes in Greeley and Denver to determine if a correlation exists with daily emergency room visits.
Obama campaign expecting record caucus numbers
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Bustling activity has a once very well organized, everything-in-its-place law firm office is quickly turning upside down as Super Tuesday creeps closer. "I'm really sorry for the mess," a staffer said of the new Fort Collins Barack Obama campaign office.
Markey: PHS has a voice in politics
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Congressional hopeful Betsy Markey (D-Fort Collins) told students at Poudre High School Saturday that although they are not yet eligible to vote in Super Tuesday's primary, they can still affect a change in politics locally and nationally. Answering questions from the students, her son Al Markey among them, she talked to the youth, about the impact of national and local issues on their lives, spending the most time on education, health care, the economy and the environment.
Colorado: Caucus or primary?
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Some students at CSU have just realized the quickly approaching Super Tuesday and have no idea how, who, or where to give their vote, and what it means to be a part of the Colorado caucuses. "I don't know what that really means," said Brittany Hoegert, a senior sociology major when asked what a caucus is.
ASCSU encourages student caucus participation
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It's 6 p.m., Jan. 3, and Precinct Director Angela Connelly is rushing around Hoover High School's small east wing kitchen. oving tables, shuffling documents and barking orders at campaign captains. Des Moines, Iowa's Webster 1 was about to make its pick for the 2008 Democratic presidential nominee, and everything had to be in order within the hour before they shut the doors and started the Iowa caucus process.
