Barack Obama wants change of venue

July 07, 2008 Barack Obama's decision to accept the Democratic nomination at a Denver football stadium instead of a convention center throws a wrench into the networks' coverage plans. No network has finalized its plans for covering the Democratic National Convention in August or the GOP's event in early September in St. Paul, Minn. [...] the networks have budgeted millions of dollars, from transporting anchors and staff both cities to the costs of cameras and cables and dozens of other line items.

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