Political celebrities are everywhere as Democrats prepare for Barack Obama's acceptance speech tonight at Invesco Field. Among those caught by our cameras today: Liberal agitator Al Sharpton, State Rep. Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, and CNN's Anderson Cooper on set with the "Daily Show."

Leftist blogs aren't the only new media outlets preparing to cover this month's Democratic National Convention in Denver. 9News reporter Adam Chodak interviews Face The State to find out what's on tap with Internet journalism.

Senate hopefuls Bob Schaffer, a Fort Collins Republican, and U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, Democrat from Boulder, squared off in the first of a half-dozen scheduled debates Monday morning in Parker.