Posted AT 2:40 AM EST on 28/08/08
U2 is not enough to close Obama's TV deal
To the continuing chagrin of the newspaper racket, the majority of people here and in the United States get most of their information from TV. Television moulds their impressions and firms up their views on politics, politicians and any old issue you can name.
Tonight at the Democratic National Convention (multiple channels, starting at 7 p.m.; Barack Obama's speech at 10 p.m.), Barack Obama sells himself to the vast U.S.
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