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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.

Nearly 10,000 students greeted Michelle Obama Wednesday morning to energize youth voters at the University of Colorado's Farrand Field. View the slideshow inside.

Sen. Barack Obama was greeted by a raucous crowd of 2,500 at a Westminster, Colo., high school on Sept. 29. It was the Democratic presidential nominee's first speech following the failed Wall Street bailout bill vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read the liveblog of the event here.

COLORADO SPRINGS – He came to this stronghold of Christian evangelism, this time accompanied by a running mate who has energized the socially conservative base of the GOP. And what a difference it made. Two days after he accepted his party’s nomination for president, Republican John McCain and his new vice presidential selection Sarah Palin were in Colorado Springs wooing a crowd of as many as 15,000. It was clear that, at least to many in this crowd, the Palin pick was a big hit.

As Denver sweeps up the last of the confetti, The Colorado Independent rewinds its coverage on the Democratic National Convention.

An estimated 84,000 people witnessed Sen. Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech and the ensuing festivities at the final evening of the Democratic National Convention.

Amidst the DNC hoopla, Rep. Mark Udall spoke at a Democratic Senate Campaign Committee press conference in Denver. Udall is in a pitched battle with ex-Congressman Bob Schaffer for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Wayne Allard.

Iraq Veterans Against the War staged a protest march at the Democratic National Convention. Thousands of anti-war demonstrators were joined by members of the band Rage Against the Machine and concert-goers in a peaceful stroll from the Colorado Colosseum to the Pepsi Center. The veterans briefly blocked the delegates' entrance until an official with the Obama campaign agreed to meet with a leader of the group.

Anti-gay protesters provoked Recreate 68 and Code Pink demonstrators at a Civic Center Park permitted anti-war event Tuesday resulting in two arrests. Mark Cohen of Recreate 68 told The Colorado Independent: "We're not negotiating with the police anymore. The truce is broken. All bets are off." Read more DNC protest coverage: • About 100 arrested after standoff; police spray activists, bystanders, media •VIDEO: Police trap peaceful protesters in Denver