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Michael Jackson was an all-time great legendary performer. The rest of the story of his life, you could say, is less about him and more about the crazy celebrity-obsessed media of the era in which he lived, our era. And the too-clever exploitative opening of Time Magazine’s obituary underlines the problem, and in that way at least, is sadly appropriate.

Colorado Independent Friday readers, permit this digression, please.

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Thousands of supporters turned out for this year’s Veterans Day celebration in Denver. Some lined the streets to honor men and women in uniform while others congregated at the Veterans’ Memorial to mourn lives lost.

The one constant at both gatherings — a deep and abiding respect for their service.

For more, view the audio slideshow inside.

A profoundly historic moment unfolded at both the Colorado political parties’ election night watch parties. View the photo gallery to capture the highs and lows.

Join us as we reminisce on this long campaign season beginning with the Colorado Republican Party’s state convention to Election Day preparations in Denver.

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama made history in Denver Sunday — he headlined the largest political rally in Colorado ever as well as his campaign’s biggest U.S. event to date.

View the photo slideshow below.

Following a bruising primary campaign, former First Lady and now New York Sen. Hillary Clinton delivered a rousing speech on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to 1,800 supporters in an Aurora, Colo. park.

Read our speech analysis and view the photo gallery below.

Abreast a giant American flag on the stage of the National Western Arena a packed rally for GOP presidential nominee John McCain is getting underway.

NEW: Photo gallery of the rally and protester arrests. See inside.

Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden’s visit to Greeley noted an important, and gutsy, tactical point in the long slog to the White House — give no ground in the rural communities where Democrats have not traditionally fared well.

Read the speech liveblog and enjoy the photo gallery below.

The GOP faithful packed the Budweiser Event Center in Loveland to see Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin. It was the first campaign stop — for any presidential ticket candidate — in northern Colorado in this very long electoral season.

View the slide show below the fold.