Obama To Go Prime Time Before Election

Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of prime time television just before the presidential election, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

According to documents viewed by Access, the Democratic presidential candidate spent $891,250 at NBC and $961,000 at CBS for a half-hour of airtime starting at 8 PM on October 29. The election is November 4.

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When contacted by Access Hollywood, ABC could not confirm if they had also been approached. Fox told Access they may be airing Game 6 of the World Series.

Reps for CBS and NBC both said they were not aware if Republican candidate John McCain has reached out for an equal opportunity.

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