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Colorado House censures lawmaker who kicked photographer

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The Colorado House of Representatives today voted 62-1 to censure state Rep. Douglas Bruce, who kicked Rocky Mountain News photographer…
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The Colorado House of Representatives today voted 62-1 to censure state Rep. Douglas Bruce, who kicked Rocky Mountain News photographer Javier Manzano earlier this month during a morning prayer.

Bruce dismissed the censure and defended his action as a "nudge of an unruly photographer."

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