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Barack Obama, John McCain to be interviewed for Monday Night Football
On the eve of the presidential election, with "Monday Night Football" from Washington as the backdrop, candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are planning to participate in one-on-one interviews on ESPN via satellite. ESPN's Chris Berman will do the segments earlier Monday, pending last-minute ...
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Are you ready for some... candidates?
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... So who gets a coveted Election Eve interview with both McCain and Obama? ESPN's Chris Berman, host of "Monday Night Football." ...

HUGE in Penn and Va.
Jonathan Martin's Blog — On Monday night, Obama and McCain get a prime slot to make closing arguments to voters in two states the could decide the race: On the eve of the presidential election, with "Monday Night Football" from Washington as the backdrop, candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are planning to participate in one-on-one interviews on ESPN via satellite. ESPN's Chris Berman will do the segments earlier Monday, pending last-minute schedule changes by the candidates, and they'll air at halftime of the Redskins-Pittsburgh Steelers broadcast from D.C., the ...

Guess who "has no place in N.C. politics?"
Anne Schroeder's Blog — ... Sen. Elizabeth Dole and boldly declares: "Elizabeth Dole has no place in N.C. politics." 2. Sarah Jessica Parker due in N.Y. at an Obama phone bank tonight at 6p,PolitickerNY says. 3. An interivew with Obama's Grandmother in Kenya. 4. Get your McCain, Palin, Biden and Obama cabbage-patch kids today! Man, they are ugly. 5. Miller-Meeks says: Stick it to Pac-Man! 6. ESPN is going to air McCCain and Obama interviews during MNF. 7. Some guy from BlackPlanet.com went on a search to find the the 32 ...

ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... cameo the final campaign weekend. More: Both candidates will be interviewed during halftime on "Monday Night Football." And: Palin sits down with Fox's Megyn Kelly Monday and Cindy McCain talks to CNN's Larry King Wednesday.       ...

ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... cameo the final campaign weekend. More: Both candidates will be interviewed during halftime on "Monday Night Football." And: Palin sits down with Fox's Megyn Kelly Monday and Cindy McCain talks to CNN's Larry King Wednesday.       ...

ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Meet the Press: Fred Thompson, John Kerry This Week: Rick Davis, David Axelrod. Roundtable with Mark Halperin, Donna Brazile, Matthew Dowd, George Will. Face the Nation: Axelrod, Sens. Lindsey Graham, John Ensign, Chuck Schumer Fox News Sunday: Davis, David Plouffe, Rove Late Edition: Sen. Bob Casey, Gov. Kaine More: Both candidates will be interviewed during halftime on "Monday Night Football." ...

Political Half Time Show
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Chris Berman will do one-on-one interviews with Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain to air at halftime of the Redskins-Pittsburgh Steelers Monday Night Football broadcast from D.C, ESPN announced. ...

Lauer gets pre-Super Bowl Obama interview
Michael Calderone's Blog — First fan Barack Obama will talk to Matt Lauer before this Sunday's Super Bowl, according to the Washington Post. On the eve of the election, both Obama and McCain did interviews during ESPN's "Monday Night Football."

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