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Colorado Wildfire Ranks As The State’s Worst On Record

by Tom Kludt

06.29.12 | 3:29 am

The mayor of Colorado Springs, Colo. said Thursday that the wildfire that has ravaged his city for the last six days ranks as the most destructive in the state’s history. President Barack Obama is scheduled to survey the damage and meet with area firefighters in Colorado Springs on Friday.

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.