Report: Obama camp mulls stadium speech

upi.com     04-Jul-2008            

Published: July 3, 2008 at 9:23 PM Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barrack Obama (D-IL) speaks at the 25th annual conference of National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) in Washington on June 28, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn) DENVER, July 3 (UPI) -- Barack Obama may give his Democratic presidential nomination acceptance speech at Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High, the Denver Post said. Citing sources, the newspaper said the contemplated move from Denver's Pepsi Center to the football stadium would allow tens of thousands of people to see the address. Such a move would be a significant break with tradition but it would be consistent with Obama's campaign theme of change, the Post said. It would not be unprecedented. In 1960, the Democratic Party nominated Massachusetts Sen.... [read full story]                    

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