Color Correcting Suggestions

I have PP CS3 and am trying to get a certain color enhancement look.  I've been adjusting various levels in the color correction tools, but still can't seem to get the look I want.
For example.. here's a video of what i'm trying to Color duplicate.
http://vimeo.com/5699982
Can this be done in Premiere or After Effects?  And if so, can you steer me in the right direction to adjust my video accordingly.  Thanks
Danny

Danny,
A couple of things that I noticed were:
1.) on the wide shot of the spokesman and the display, the display area was either well lit, with light off of the background, or perhaps tweaked in post to darken just the background area.
2.) there was a fair amount of both yellow and red added in the CU's, as evidenced by the spokesman's skin tone.
You might also want to look into kicking the Saturation up a bit, after you do the CC work.
Good luck,
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