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politico.com - 9/2/2008
Dept. of Counterprogramming: Obama to appear on O'Reilly Thursday
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Barack Obama will appear on Fox News' "O'Reilly Factor" Thursday night, a Democratic source tells Politico. The move is timed to counterprogram John McCain's speech to the Republican National Convention, which is likely to drive Fox's ratings sky-high and to give Obama access to a ...

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Obama Enters the No-Spin Zone
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The Senator will make his first appearance on Fox’s “O’Reilly Factor” Tuesday night. ...

Obama Held Secret Meeting with Fox News
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... want to waste his time talking to Ailes if Fox was just going to continue to abuse him and his wife, that Fox had relentlessly portrayed him as suspicious, foreign, fearsome -- just short of a terrorist. "Ailes, unruffled, said it might not have been this way if Obama had more willingly come on the air instead of so often giving Fox the back of his hand. "A tentative truce, which may or may not have vast historical significance, was at that moment agreed upon." Ben Smith notes Obama will appear on the O'Relly Factor for the first time on Thursday. ...

Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... Barack Obama will reportedly be going where not too many prominent Dems like to venture: The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News. Obama will be sitting down with O'Reilly for an interview set to air tomorrow night, in an attempt to counter John McCain's speech at the Republican Convention. ...

Odd couple: Barack Obama to visit Bill O'Reilly
Top of the Ticket — THIS sounds like must-see TV. Ben Smith of Politico.com reports that Barack Obama has agreed to sit down with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News on Thursday evening -- the same night John McCain delivers his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. The two events won't go head-to-head, of course. But Obama's appearance on "The O'Reilly Factor" will give him a chance to make his case to an audience that presumably will also watch McCain en masse. It's ...

Wednesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... to mention the name "Bush" last night. I wonder why. * Hoping to steal some of McCain's thunder, Obama will appear on "The O'Reilly Factor" tomorrow night. * The Obama campaign ...

Obama Enters the No-Spin Zone
The Page by Mark Halperin —

Obama Enters the No-Spin Zone
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The Senator will make his first appearance on Fox’s “O’Reilly Factor” Thursday night. ...

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