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      <excerpt>...former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck and retired businessman Cleve Tidwell. Appointed U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet faces opposition on the Democratic side from former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff. Wiens, a Douglas County ranc</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Thursday morning in the Hart Senate Office Building. The protesters were arrested about 10 a.m. in the office of Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and were charged with unlawful entry, a Capitol Police spokeswoman said. &quot;They were inside an office and didn'</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...ideological lines, with the minority supporting reforms pushed by Superintendent Tom Boasberg and his predecessor, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Union-supported candidates Andrea Merida in southwest Denver and Nate Easley Jr. in northeast Denver won seats o</excerpt>
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