Election USA -Obama ads for Olympics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama is going for the gold.
The Democratic presidential contender has decided to buy $5 million in national advertising on NBC during the broadcast of the Olympic games, an NBC spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. The ads will appear on network and cable channels.
The ad purchase was first reported Wednesday on the Web site of Advertising Age, a magazine that covers the industry.
The Olympics, to be held in Beijing, will open Aug. 8. Such an extensive purchase of ad time would give Obama wide exposure before the Democratic National Convention, to be held the last week in August.
Obama has the resources: He has set fundraising records and reported raising $52 million in June, more than twice the $21.5 million raised by his rival, Republican John McCain.