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On a gloomy Wednesday, President Obama’s motorcade worked its way through Denver. The President was in the Centennial State to give the commencement speech at the Air Force Academy and for a fundraiser. Colorado is still positioned to be a swing-state in the 2012 election, meaning that this won’t be the last time we see Air Force One or a motorcade in the Mile High City before November. —Natasha Gardner

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