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WASHINGTON (AP) — Those who hold the Senate in low esteem can get a sympathetic ear from some of the chamber’s newer members. These lawmakers also are fed up with the Senate’s ways and would like to change them. (more)

A new Republican ad released Monday sought to draw attention to President Obama’s falling approval rating and the economy’s continued malaise, using the infamous tantrum-throwing JetBlue flight attendant from New York. (more)

DENVER (AP) — Tea party favorite Ken Buck has defeated former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton to clinch Colorado’s Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. (more)

Primary elections in Georgia, Colorado, Minnesota and Connecticut on Tuesday will provide perhaps the best snapshot of the electorate’s mood since May 18, when Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter was ousted in a Democratic primary and Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln was forced into a runoff by Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. Here’s POLITICO’s guide on the top races to watch. (more)

DENVER — The week leading up to Colorado’s pair of cliffhanger Senate primaries has featured a New York Times story calling into question the incumbent senator’s past judgment on financial risk, a hastily arranged presidential tele-town hall meeting and a visit from Sen. John McCain on behalf of a fallen GOP front runner. (more)

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Two Senate primaries that were supposed to be tranquil affairs have turned into roaring Rocky Mountain shootouts that could provide the best test yet of how deeply anti-establishment, anti-Washington sentiment is running this year. (more)

Andrew Romanoff’s campaign Friday tried to capitalize on a front-page New York Times report examining a complex financial deal conducted when Sen. Michael Bennet headed Denver schools. The campaign worked overtime on a new TV ad and conducted media interviews all day. (more)

DENVER (AP) — In an election year already notable for anti-establishment fervor and spoiler candidates, nothing beats Colorado’s political circus. (more)

Democrats like to say the other party does it all the time — and their primary opponents are guilty of it, too, come to think of it. (more)

Sen. Michael Bennet has reason to worry. (more)

Immigration has surpassed jobs to become the number one issue concerning Latino voters, according to a poll by leading non-profit Latino organization. (more)

WASHINGTON — (AP) Facing criticism from House Democrats, President Barack Obama promised their leaders Wednesday night that he’ll actively support their agenda and Democratic lawmakers as they head into tough midterm elections this fall, according to a congressional leadership aide. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Add Russ Feingold to the list of Senate Democrats who find themselves in unexpectedly tough races, the latest evidence of the GOP’s success in widening the playing field that President Barack Obama’s party has to defend. (more)

In an affront to the Obama administration, former President Bill Clinton on Tuesday came out in support of Andrew Romanoff, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Colorado who is challenging a White House-backed incumbent, Sen. Michael Bennet. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rebuffed before, Republicans are renewing demands for a Justice Department investigation into White House dealmaking in two Senate races. The Obama administration says it’s broken no laws, but Republicans aren’t taking its word. (more)

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday morning — in an e-mail to reporters at 6:25 a.m. — that Colorado Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff had applied for a job at USAID prior to being contacted by a top administration official to see if he was still interested in the job. (more)

“There is a cancer on the presidency. It has been growing daily for the past three months. It’s compounding, it grows geometrically now because it compounds itself. And there is no assurance that it won’t bust.”  (more)

Democratic Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado, said late Wednesday that deputy White House chief of staff Jim Messina said he could be given one of three high-ranking federal jobs if he gave up his candidacy. (more)

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration dangled the possibility of a government job for former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff last year in hopes he would forgo a challenge to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, officials said Wednesday, just days after the White House admitted orchestrating a job offer in the Pennsylvania Senate race. (more)

Building anti-incumbent sentiment has fueled a slew of populist measures in the Senate this week. (more)