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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado Springs) will petition onto the CD-5 primary ballot -- a move that is very unusual for an incumbent Congressman in Colorado to make.

In an e-mail sent to supporters Tuesday, Lamborn cited his Congressional voting schedule and claiming the El Paso County GOP wasn't able to adequately monitor and track delegate information.

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U.S. Senate candidate Bob SchafferA national pro-life group is questioning Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer's anti-abortion stance following his refusal to meet with the group and a claim that he ignored evidence of forced abortions during his 1999 trip to the Northern Marianas islands, the Rocky Mountain News is reporting.

The pro-life group, American Right To Life, wants to ask Schaffer why he hasn't yet endorsed a proposed ballot measure that would define a human embryo as a person. The group also wants to know why Schaffer supports most-favored-nation status with China despite reports of forced abortions in China and involving Chinese workers in the Marianas, the paper reported.

State Rep. Douglas BruceState Rep. Douglas Bruce (R-Colorado Springs) found himself in controversy yet again Monday when he was removed from the state House podium after calling Mexican workers "illiterate peasants," the Associated Press reported.

Bruce made the comment while speaking before the state House about HB 1325, which would allow Colorado to help up to 1,000 seasonal workers in Mexico get temporary federal work visas.

"I would like to have the opportunity to state at the microphone why I don't think we need 5,000 more illiterate peasants in Colorado," Bruce said, according to the AP.

Tonight when the four Republicans who are trying to replace retiring Tom Tancredo square off at the Southridge Recreation Center in the first of PolitickerCO’s sponsored debates, each will emphasize a theme that will likely set the tone for the rest of the campaign. In this debate preview we’ll take a look at each of the candidates, what they are likely to say and how we think it may play.  read more »