Afternoon Headlines: President Obama visit to Denver today may snarl traffic

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Let's try accountability • Denver appeals reinstatement of drunk, off-duty cop on 143-mph joy ride   More stories >> President Obama visit to Denver today may snarl traffic President Obama is in Denver this afternoon and traffic could come to a standstill as the presidential motorcade makes it way around the city. After addressing graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy this morning, the president is scheduled to speak at a political campaign fund raiser in Denver at about 3:30 p.m. Denver stands a good chance of T-storms today and tonight Thunderstorms, possibly unleashing hail and winds up to 60 mph, are likely to strike the Front Range this afternoon. Trader Joe's plans call for less parking at old Applebee's site in Boulder Trader Joe's planned store at Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street mall will be more than twice the size of the former Applebee's restaurant it's replacing, but will have at least 14 fewer parking spaces, according to initial site plans the grocer filed with the city. 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