Associated Press: A proposed rule expected next week from the Bush administration would allow approximately 100 new oil and gas leases to be developed in Colorado national forests currently protected from drilling under a plan backed by Gov. Bill Ritter that backfired, according to an environmental group. A report by the Pew Environmental Group to be released Wednesday says the plan recommended by a state task force and backed by Ritter was intended to be an “insurance policy” to protect the forests …