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August 28, 2008

Getting to INVESCO

More than 75-thousand people will pack into INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium tonight to listen to Barack Obama give his acceptance speech. The event will force the closure of more than five miles of Interstate 25 – so organizers of the Democratic National Convention are urging those who are ATTENDING – to leave the car behind. KUNC’s Sarah Hughes has more.

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Filed under: Denver,DNC,Environment,KRCC News,Politics,Sarah Hughes,Transportation — Delaney @ 4:46 pm
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