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A Boulder resident, who asked to be identied as Forrest, stands in silent protest ater the police blockaded the marchers using pepper

spray and rubber bullets to subdue the crowd. Photo by Stephen Swoford, sswofo1@mscd.edu

A MetropolitAn SpeciAl report

When the world watched Denver

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7,200 mus; 432,000 sds. i mas h

vs, ha s a g m. Bu hs va mms w

b sk ad ad abu v.

i was dug hs v days hsy was mad. Ad h us

h Ud Sas wud hag, udaby, v. i was h wk

h Dma pay wud ma h ju sa m i-

s, Baak obama, a ma Kya ad Kasas ds, b s

sda m. i wud b h s m, h hsy hs

uy, a bak ma wud b a maj ays adda.ths s h sy hw y, ad g amus h

mdd a wssd hsy.

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A woman, who asked only to be identied as Sunshine, is arrested August 25, 2008. She was allegedly

searched by Denver Police ofcers unlawully in ront o the convention center. Denver Police said the girlwas detained because she ailed to provide proper identication. Photo by Dana Pennington, dpennin3@mscd.edu

First impressions, old riends

Sas awk wdg, was

ha ? th dmsas m

h day had m b

dsd by ay ws juk v a-

ahs.

th hgs ss msd

Dv had avd m, a a.

A bs, h ms Dv had s h

v h v was a mag 500.

G Sagu, h mas-

mds bhd ra 68, had sad h

was hay wh h Suday mah. Hs

ga h wk s mmz v

ad ass, h sad. A a

hg v. thy gg b

dsad, h wad.

th s sus h day was

ays shdu. th Dma pa-

ys sumv m v s-

d, S. J Bd, add dww

Dv a a h dg sad usd h

tab c.

Mawh, a mah by sus

lad p ad Muma Abu-Ja-

ma mad s way m cv c pak

h Aaj Fda cuhus. p

ad Abu-Jama a w ss ud

uua s gadg ua ms-m.

A dz ss wag ag

jumsus ad hds, sma hs

w by h ss a Guaaam

Bay, d hudds hs dw h

16h S Ma.

Beast and the Beauty

S. td Kdy hs sd ub- aaa s bg dagsdwh a ba um addssd h -

v, shkg a ada.

rums a ssb Kdy ad-

dss had b swg a day s h

uhd dw Dv, bu w u-

md u h sd sag.

th sa dgd ha h m had

m a Amas hav hah

a, ad ud h adsh S.

Baak obama, h dam ud ay

b a ay.

ths s h aus my , K-

dy sad. nw h ha w w bak

h d gdk ad guaa ha vy

Ama h, suh, as ad ws,

yug, d w hav d hah a

as a udama gh ad a v-

g.

Mh obama, w Baak

obama, as sk Mday gh. Sh

sumbd a s dug h sh, k-

g sghy umab sakg

h ags aud y hamag a. Bu mdway hugh,

sh ud a hyhm a ad bga

sak ad k k a vy sg a

s ady.

Mh obama had w gas h

sh: h s a u ay quss

abu h asm ha had b qus-

by h Gop; h sd as h hus-

bad ad amy as A-Amas.

Baak ds a wh yu

m, wha yu bakgud s, wha

ay ay yu bg . thas

hw h ss h wd, sh sad. H

kws ha had ha s us u

b Amas ms, u mm-

m u hds uu s sg

ugh hd us gh as a

v wh w dsag.

Wh h ps c was u

m ad umsa, cv c pak

was g u wh ss ad a gas.

Clouded intentions

Adg mu sus, U-va Dv was ag a-h umd mah hugh dw-

w. o su d th Ma

add mahg, vadasm ad

aggssv g wud u a ud-

ass ad a busss s. Ad a a-xmay 6:30 .m., h bkd

h u ad -sayd ss.

Amada Hubbad was hm.

Sh was sadg Bak S -

ag mah. evy had hs

h w as bg h. o i g

sayd, i was bd, sh sad. i gabbd

h am h s s x m ad

i d h g.

Mass a sad hugh h ak.

thas wh h ss mad a mad

dash wad 15h S. Hwv, wh

h gu 300 ahd cu pa,

hy w suudd a ah s-

by .

A sad bw h ss ad

s asd abu a hu. Hudds

ks suudd h m

ak hs ad gawk. oh ss,

wh w bg dad, mkd h

sadg guad.

Sh s ! l hm b! h

wd had. Axus ss

ad w wag badaas v

h ss. th a was d wh a mx-

u swa ad a vga. A

vga hs das h a assad

wh a gas.

As h mus kd by, m s-

s avd a h s. S dd m s.oh my gd, hy hav px, Dus!

Sha Sms, 19, d a d v h

h. Sh ud h x

h. i Ama, i hugh w had

h dm assmb. Bu i guss .

ths agg gs. Sms wks h

y ad uy Dv. Sms sad sh

ad h ds w u cv c,

bu wh h a gas was usd, h h

w saad. Sh ud hav b -

sd h m had sh b a mu

a ss cax. W w h

ws sd h ak. i hugh w had

h Fs Amdm, sh sad v ad

v. i v hugh h s wud a-

s au ss. i hk hs s -

u. Uad .

Smoke clears

By 9 .m., h had ms h ss g. Hwv, 91 -

w asd mu hags. A

skswma dd hav a m-

mda mm wh askd abu h

usg say ss

cv c h aa as

h abu mah dww. W

w jus sdg h wds a-

s, sh sad.

r-68s Sagu was uus. thss vd w v a ass sa, h

sad. Sagu was h -

ss h m. th s sad

sayg a gas, h hy bxd hm

k a buh amas. ths s a

bush.

tw ss d th Ma

a sd s had b ad h

vg a 16h ad Mak, h s-

bw dww ad lD, D-

vs gh- ds. Wh sa mm-

bs ahd h s, dzs

s had aady ahd h sa. Sv-

a , wh wud b ss, w

s dg a abu a u ahg

h sd s.

(By Nic Garcia, ngarci20@mscd.edu) An-

drew Flohr-Spence, David Pollan and Geof

Wollerman contributed to this report.

i gabbd

h am

h

s

sx

m ad i

d h

g.

Amanda

Hubbard,

protester

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Tuesday

Iraq war veteran Kris Goldsmith takes aim as part o a demonstration by members o Iraq Veterans Against the Way Aug. 26. The purpose o the

perormance was to illustrate to ordinary citizens what a typical day in Iraq might look like. Photo by Adriana Carlson, acaris15@mscd.edu

th had ash bw dmsa-

s ad d dug h gh,

bu ss w bmg a a--

ama sgh hughu h y, wh

ra-68 ad coDepinK gag u

aga ha mg cv c pak.

Opposing points oview

Y, chsa gus amd wh

fg vws ad dgs as

had vgd h aa ad vbayashd wh h ss a r-68s

bas as.

Gd Has Fags, ad a ba

dsayd by a evaga gu m

Wsb, Ka., ad ss bw h

dmsas ahd h zh wh

r-68 mmb cas Gaa gabbd a

sg m h evagas. th

my sd , asg Ga-

a. i h s sa ssb

buay, a vd by h rky Mua

nws shws a ushg a mm-

b coDepinK, Aa Fs, h

gud ad a ay sahg h

away m h mda ad asg h.

Wh say a gas was

asd, h ub was wghg

h v-asg s .

th hav b u

a wk, sad bysad lu Bw,

oakad, ca.

Fwg h ass ad h wak

h vgs vs, r-68 ad

G Sagu vd hs dsmssa

ay a wh auhs h

dua h v, sayg, a

bs a .

W w g b gag

wh whasv, h sad. las

gh, w gad wh h ad

w d us hm.

Aay, ay ad a us had ds-

sad. Hwv, h gy m hdmsas had abad had

h avy. Ad aud a cv

c pak, th Bakb camag, a

gu ugg a m gssv sa

s, auhd s w aad m-

wh aba hadad us

ad dsays.

iv v s Dv k k hs

a a. is ams k a bg ay, M

sud chs Sads sad, as h hd

w M sud Ma Suk ay a

ga u w h hgh.

i y ah dsay ass dw-

w, mmbs h iaq Vas

Agas h Wa smuad a iaq

MSnBcs maksh sud a

U Sa.

Vas usd h hads as was

subdu va s wh t-shs

a shw bsvs wha Am-

a sds iaq da wh vy day.

As h a gssd, ms

h ss aud h y qud.

Middle class takescenter stage

Mawh a h ps c, h

Dmas w ady h v

b had.

Baak obama s ug -

s ha a sh vy Ama,

Vga Gv. Mak Wa sad. Wh

hghghg hs w amshms,Wa gad aaus wh hs vs

obama as h adda ak h

uy h x uy ad as

hushd h wd wh hs ush s-

g asd basa s.

Hwv, was S. Hay c,

h m h obamas sd, wh

hs ada wad a-

sua h mssag uy ad h uu

h Dma pay.

c mdd h wd Am-

as sy dug h husbads

yas h Wh Hus. Bu h

sh tusday as sd vy

h sum sh h was a d-

dg: hs wh obama h

Wh Hus.

As i a, psd c ad

h Dmas dd b. Ad ps-

d obama ad h Dmas w d

aga, sh sad.

c, whs jb has shd

mhs m sda adda

ssb v-sda adda, b-

am a ay u.

Whh yu vd m, vd

Baak, h m s w u as a

sg ay wh a sg us, sh

sad.

cs ma akg s wd

ay s: Mca s h ma, obama

s. Ad as a ud ay, hy w am

h Wh Hus.n way. n hw. n Mca, h

nw Yk sa sad.

cs mssag uy ad su-

ud. rmdg h wd why

sh a a a wd-ass

dua sysm; gh a Ama

dd by quay; bg sa sa-

y bak Washg; ad s

Amas sadg h wd a

a h sam ass why sh s w a

obama su.

W d a sd wh ud-

sads ha h gus Ama has

aways ddd h sgh ad

vay h mdd ass, sh sad

hudus aaus.

(By James Kruger, jkruger1@mscd.edu)

Zac Taylor, Andrew Flohr-Spence, Julie

Vitkovskaya, Dana Pennington and

Cora Kemp contributed to this report.

Few protests, a party comes togetherWhh

yu vd

m,

vd

Baak,

h m

s w u as

a sg

ay

wh a

sg

us.

Sen.

Hillary

Clinton

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Wednesday

Joshua Earl, let, and Sgt. Matthis Chiroux embrace in celebration Aug. 27, on Speer Boulevard. The Iraq Vet-

erans Against the War wrote a letter to the Obama campaign with demands they want met. Chiroux said that

at this moment he elt As i six years o wrong had been lited. Photo by Nicholas Duckworth, nduckwor@mscd.edu

Vbas m h rag Agas

h Mah shw ad umg

mah ud aady b v

b h , wh ha bag

dw s ad gazs aud

h Dv csum.

A , w hus b h had-

s w m, had aady

mad as a h cvg c-

wh ss m Uv-

a Dv, t Sa ad ra-68

w gahd.

i hk (h s) mds s -

aa, sad Ma Kgw,

oyma, Wash. ths s h s m a

h maj s gus a wkg

gh a mah. th mg hs

s adm.

Wh maus ad aa

sg, m mad h way h

aa, g h sdwaks; wh sd

h csum, h hads k h

sag a 2 .m.

i ks k h Fs Amdm s

gg g sm gus xs, S

cb, a k, sad.

Rage hits the streetA h h mah, mm-bs h gu iaq VasAgas h Wa bga h ss

dw Bgh Buvad wh su-

s ad mmbs rag Agas h Ma-

h a h hs.

Mahs ad sgs h sha

mbss sds wh had dd

iaq ad sag may mahg sgs

sg h wa.

W hav shw Ama ha h

ha w v h s ; s

gh, sad Magg Ma, a w-

m iaq wa va wh h U.S. Amy,

as sh mahd, wag h u-dss

um ad wg bads swa away

as h ha b dw.

Wh a Ama fag dad v hs

gs ad bg ushd a whha by

a su, w ad Vam va

r Kv wd s bhd h iVAW.

i whhady su hs m

ad wm, h sad. Hsy s bg

mad Dv.

Ds h swg su ad h

s, h ga was uy

ad a h husads wh had

d u h ad jd aks

wh iVAW.

nv has h am

h gam, sad a avs ad m-

wh gs by h am S.o.n.

Dmsas uagd k-s j , ad a h ms, 3,000

w mahg hugh h ha

dww, asay sg

wds kw wha iVAW sd ad

wh hy w.

Sway, agud ad hsy, h gu

vuay mad Auaa, wh hy

d assa ad ma ss

abu h xs iaq.

Amy Sg. Ks Gdsmh d h

wd hw h ad h sds wud

mv h g s m h AK-47s

h iaqs hy ugh agsd, makg

h was usss.

W a b mss. W a

mad mss! h shud.

S, h ga h gu was

mak hmsvs had by h dgas

sd h ps c, ad Ma J

Ky ad h gu b sd

ad a h dgas S.

Baak obamas savs.

Wh askd hw g h

wud wa, Ky d, u i d. Ad

h wakd bak h gu sds.

p md a m aud a

h ss, bu h us v-

dd wav.

th a u h, ad hy sm

b ady wa, Amy va Shm

K sad. W a ady a.

Peace prevails

Aud 6:30 .m., ms h -ws had dad ad a gu sus ad vas, a-

hugh h h aus was gd

wh awd a sav

as h bkad ad h

ps c.

th h sav m wh a

obama skss shdu a m-

g wh h adda. Hwv, h m-

g has y ak a as dad.

i a usd Dvs ss,

usd h suy z suudg h

ps c, usd h ags s

mah h v, suy w

ukw ms h sd.

Dga m Mhga Jy Ha

was awa h iVAW mah.

Ha sad h dgas sh kw u-

dsd h ss vas ad h

h ss ad sd h gh

sh, bu a has ma u

su Baak obama u m.

A party united

A h ss may sa-ss dads, a sdh aa was h -a v wh

dgas ay v h h

sda m.

Wh obamas ma wassad, hugh h wks usk H-

ay sus ugd h am b a

h a.

Bu wh a ys nw Yks d-

ga, Hay c sd u ad

sad, h s uy, wh h ga

vy, wh ah u ay ad u

uy, s da gh v,

gh h, gh w, ha Baak obama

s u adda. th wd w wd.

th vg shs udd m

Say Sa Mad Abgh ad

wby-ha-wag K Saaza, as w

as B c, 2004 Dma ad-

da Jh Ky, ad sa ss

sva iaq vas wh dv hm h

d a hag g y.

Bu h ms aad sh h

gh was S. J Bds. H ud

hamm h mssag hag ad

hw as g y. H as

dummd hm h mssag ha Mca

s d ha Bush.

Hs hag; hs m h

sam, Bd wud a g s-

xams kg h Gop m

h sd.

As a sus a h d h v-

g, Bds w, J, aud a

sa gus ad obama wakd u

sag ad addssd a shkd ad -

sa aud.obama sk y bfy ad m-

d hs a hav Bd as a u-

g ma ad h ha mak hsy

a M Hgh sadum.

th xm ad aa

h ha am h Wh Hus

adad m a hs ada.

obamas m s ud h

wd ad msm sad hugh-

u h aa.

t h ada, h ad

hag a g a-hd das, bu

smhg ha mus b ahvd. lsg

s a hs gu. ths s h

ya, h m ad obama s h guy.

(By James Kruger, jkruger1@mscd.

edu) Zac Taylor, David Pollan, Andrew

Flohr-Spence, Julie Vitkovskaya,

Dana Pennington and Cora Kemp

contributed to this report.

Rage, unity reign in Denverth

a

u h,

ad hy

sm

ady

wa. W

a ady

a.

Sholom

Keller,

member o

IVAW

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Thursday

Thousands wave in the stands at Invesco Field at Mile High as Sen. Barack Obama,

the Democratic presidental nominnee, delievers his speech. Obama pledged to make

major changes to education, health care and energy. Photo by CORA KEMP, ckemp4@mscd.edu

Fu days ad 45 yas

h makg, b ay-

azd had,

a dam bam ay.

o h avsay

Ma luh Kg J.s i hav

a dam sh, a ma d wh

h ad ass ad mayb jus

ugh smas usma h r-

ubas hs y am

Dv a h ma

as h ays sda adda.

th ma ha wud dy dds

ad h cs wud b S.

Baak obama.Wh was vd obama had

vd ugh vs bm h

Dma m, hs sa amd

u wh h Dma cv

cmm a a aa

sh y obama. thy wud

mv h v m h ps

c ivs Fd a M Hgh.

As a as h y ud s m

vy d, sams by

h hudds ad husads md

s vgg h shy ad

sv M Hgh Sadum. ths was

wha Dv ad h hsy bks

had b wag : h g ju-

y ud h bakg su h -

max h wk, h gad a

ad a dam azd.

i 80,000 obama

k h sag. Uk hs vus

shs d wh ambus h-

, h sa ad u hs vs

Ama ad k hs , S.

Jh Mca, h ma.

i d kw abu yu, bu

im wg ak a 10

ha hag, obama sad

g Mcas vg d.

obama sad h ruba sa

has vd wh psd Bush 90

h m.

obama shad hs w s

h my, gy, dua,hah a, h wa iaq ad

Amas va gba s.

obama msd a ax u 95

Amas wkg am-

s.

i d bv S. Mca

ds a, obama sad. i jus

d hk h kws (abu h md-

d ass).

obama as msd m-

a ax us mas wh x-

jbs ad gv hm mas

wh k jbs Ama. H wud

as ma h aa gas ax

baks.

th sa dgd Ama

wud b m g

h sak h my ad suy

h uy 10 yas. H w

ud hs v wh $150 b.

tday w hav d h

amu md us ha w

dd wh S. Mca k ,

h sad. nw s h m hag

hs add.

obama sad h wud sabsh a

wd-ass dua sysm

Ama.

th sa sad h a-

ss h was ab sad a h 50-

yad was baus hs dua-

ad h us h ad hs

w vd.

i w s a Ama

wh sm kds d hav ha

ha, h sad.

pmsg u a amy

ahs, h sad h w dmad

hgh sadads ad ay dua-

wh a m m.

th sa bfy d hs

s hah a sayg h u-

dsads h gh Amas

ad ha h was vy Ama

vd.

obama as k a mm

m hs ga ag a y

ha wud su qua ay bh

gds.

i wa my daughs havh xa sam us as yu

ss, h sad.

payg h wa ad a, obama

hagd Mca a gam

haa, amg h wud b h

bs mmad--h.

i Jh Mca was w

Gg Bush, has hs h, h

sad audg Mcas y h

Wa iaq. Bu has h hag

Ama ds. D m h Dm-

as w k Ama sa.

Yu d da a s -

gaza ha as 80 u-

s by ghg iaq, h sad.

th m sad h wud

d h wa ssby ad wud

bud h amy bu wud v

hsa dd hs uy. i g

ws yu Jh Mca, w a u

u uy s, h sad a sad-

g va.

A ayg u hs s,

obama ud hs addss h

aud.

ths has v b

abu m, s b abu yu, h

sad.

obama sad wh h us ad

had wk h Ama

h a h s gass h

uy. i w b vy had, hw-

v, h sad.i s ha Ama s ha

ushs us wad v wh h

ah s ua, h sad. i bv as

had as w b, hag s mg.

obama sssd y d-

vdua duy uy bu muua

ssby.

W a wak a, h sad.

W a u bak, Ama. W

a u bak wh s muh

wk has b d.

(By Nic Garica, ngarci20@mscd.

edu.) Tara Moberly, James Kru-

ger, Andrew Flohr-Spence, Da-

vid Pollan and Geo Wollerman

contributed to this report.)

Obama ulflls dream, defnes change

W a wak a. W a u bak, Ama. Sen. Barack Obama