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General News 1/22/2011 at 10:34 PM EST

Colorado's New Secretary Of State Announces He's Also Keeping His Old Job. Conflict Much?

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Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is no stranger to political controversy. He hasrepresented a long line of conservative advocacy and attack groups and in that role has become the public face of partisan causes. Indeed, his name and the law firm he founded virtually stand for a branch of Colorado politics that seeks to limit government restrictions on and oversight of campaign financing. He has done battle repeatedly with laws the secretary of state is charged to enforce and now he is secretary of state. His election victory put government watchdog groups on high alert. News coming today, a little more than a week since he was sworn into office, that Gessler plans to keep working part-time as an attorney for his former firm even while serving as secretary of state has set conflict-of-interest alarm bells ringing in watchdog offices.

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