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Palin draws 37 million viewers, just shy of Obama (Reuters)

 
Reuters - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, unknown to most Americans a week ago, nearly matched Barack Obama's record TV audience with her feisty speech on Wednesday accepting the Republican nomination for vice president, topping 37 million U.S. viewers. (link)

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