Obama acceptance heads to stadium

Barack Obama's favorite pastime is basketball, but he's taking his game to the gridiron when he accepts the Democratic presidential nomination on Aug. 28.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean announced Monday that Obama will deliver his acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos football team. The stadium can seat about 76,000, nearly four times the crowd that can be accommodated at Denver's Pepsi Center, the basketball arena where the Democrats will hold their nominating convention.

The decision to move out of the convention hall heightens the symbolism of a speech already laden with historic significance. The acceptance speech by Obama, the first African American to be nominated for president by a major party, falls on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have A Dream" speech calling for racial equality.

Now, Obama is adding a ...