BIO CHANNEL TO FEATURE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BARACK OBAMA & JOHN MCCAIN IN BACK-TO-BACK "BIOGRAPHY" PROFILES

AND AN ENCORE PRESENTATION OF THE A&E ORIGINAL MOVIE "FAITH OF MY FATHERS"

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 STARTING AT 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT / 9 PM PT

As the history-making United States presidential election heats up, Bio Channel presents a look at the unique American tales of the two presidential hopefuls with encore "Biography" episodes on Barack Obama and John McCain on Wednesday, October 29 at 8 PM ET and 9 PM ET respectively followed by an encore presentation of the 2005 A&E original dramatic movie "Faith of My Fathers," based on the best-selling novel by McCain at 10 PM ET.

The Emmy-award winning series "Biography" presents back-to-back episodes on the nation's presidential candidates in advance of the 56th United States election. At 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT / 9 PM PT, "Biography: Barack Obama" looks at the life and political journey of the Illinois Senator and Democratic nominee. Then in "Biography: John McCain" at 9 PM ET/ 8 PM CT / 10 PM PT, Bio Channel reveals the story and political background of Republican nominee and Arizona Senator.

Then at 10 PM ET / 9 PM CT / 11 PM PT, Bio Channel presents "Faith of My Fathers," based on the best-selling book by Senator John McCain and Mark Salter. The two-hour encore presentation of the original A&E movie chronicles McCain's capture and treatment during his five and a half years as prisoner of war in Vietnam and stars Shawn Hatosy ("Numb3rs") as Lieutenant Commander John McCain and Scott Glenn (Nights in Rodanthe) as his father, Admiral Jack McCain.

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