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U.S. Chamber spends big on attack ads

Jul 27, 2012
Ads aimed mostly at Democrats cost the U.S. Chamber of Commerce $5.9 million
Posted In: 2012 election, super PAC, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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GOP pounces on Obama comment

Jul 26, 2012
Republicans run with out-of-context "you didn't build that" Obama comment
Posted In: 2012 election, election spending, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, super PAC
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Enter to win...a president

Jul 25, 2012
Both the President Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns are using sweepstakes to coax small donations. Do they work?
Posted In: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, 2012 election
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Presidential campaigns see Olympics as fertile ground for ads

Jul 24, 2012
But is there a risk negative ads will turn off viewers?
Posted In: 2012 election, London Olympics, Olympics 2012, 2012 campaign
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Texas Senate race gets uglier

Jul 24, 2012
Super PAC runs ad linking tea party favorite Cruz to criminal
Posted In: 2012 campaign, 2012 election, super PAC, campaign finance, Senate, texas
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Online political ads: Effective or creepy?

Jul 24, 2012
A study out today says voters find targeted, online political ads creepy and 86 percent didn't want political ads to be tailored to their interests.
Posted In: 2012 election, Political ads
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American Crossroads’ $8 million buy

Jul 23, 2012
Super PAC's ad buy is one of the largest of the election so far
Posted In: super PAC, Karl Rove, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, 2012 election, campaign finance
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Teach for America fields political candidates

Jul 23, 2012
Teach for America is tapping its nationwide network of alumni to recruit candidates for public office -- so much so that in one Tennessee race, two TFA alums are squaring off against one another.
Posted In: politics, teachers, Teach for America, Education, 2012 election
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Election ads depict a lost America

Jul 20, 2012
In the 2012 presidential election race, both parties focus on images of factories and hard hats.
Posted In: 2012 election, ad campaign, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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Americans weigh in on fixes for the U.S. economy

Jul 19, 2012
Gallup's Frank Newport digs into the latest polling data on the cure for our economic ailments.
Posted In: employment, Taxes, 2012 election, Jobs

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