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BARACK OBAMA ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.(SERIES: Barack Obama)(News)

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Obama Ad to Delay World Series Game

Posted Oct 16, 08 1:33 PM CDT in Sports,  Politics 

Obama Ad to Delay World Series Game
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(Newser) – The GOP is crying foul after Fox announced it would delay a possible World Series Game 6 to air a 30-minute Barack Obama spot, CNN reports. Obama has bought airtime from Fox, CBS, and NBC for Oct. 29. “Not only is Obama putting politics before principle, he’s putting it before our national pastime,” a spokesman said. First pitch would be delayed from 8:20 pm to 8:38.

Source: CNN

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • baseball • television • political advertising • baseball playoffs • World Series

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30 minutes on October 29th may be accompanied by other TV buys

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(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign is planning an 11th-hour advertising blitz and has purchased a half-hour of primetime TV on CBS for October 29th, Politico reports. A special will air that night, just days before the election, at 8pm. Rumor has it that Obama also is nearing deals with NBC and Fox, though details of those buys are for now elusive. More »

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 McCain to Redouble Attacks

New ad campaign, to debut after debate, will attempt to shift focus from the economy

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 4, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s struggling campaign, hobbled by the economic crisis, will go back on the attack, the Washington Post reports. Insiders said targets would include Obama’s association with convicted developer Tony Rezko. Ads criticizing the Democratic candidate’s record on taxes have already run. More »

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Obama Owes Her Big Time

Winfrey's endorsement gave candidate
huge boost, especially during primaries

ABC News ABC News Nov 6, 08 2:07 PM CST
(Newser) - As an early backer of Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey may have made the difference in the close primary contest against Hillary Clinton, Jake Tapper writes for ABC’s Nightline . One statistician estimates Winfrey—whose choices for her book club, for example, have an astronomical impact on book sales—delivered between 400,000 and 1.6 million primary votes for Obama. She laid low for the rest of the campaign, but now that he's won, expect a more open role. More »

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