1.0 link 122440 <![CDATA[Democratic National Convention Ratings: 38 Million Watch Obama's Acceptance Speech]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/democratic-national-conve_n_122440.html NEW YORK &mdash; Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history.

More people watched Obama speak from a packed stadium in Denver on Thursday than watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final "American Idol" or the Academy Awards this year, Nielsen Media Research said Friday. (Four playoff football games, including the Super Bowl between the...

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