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Conservative group funnels money to super PAC
McLean :: VA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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A Tea Party-aligned group has funneled more than $1.3 million in anonymous contributions to a super PAC working aggressively to unseat Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch and other congressional veterans, raising alarms among some watchdogs that these outside
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A look back: In spite of super PACs, this isn't the most negative campaign in history
Eugene :: OR :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Now that the 2012 presidential campaign is shifting into high gear, Americans are bombarded with seemingly nonstop negative political ads. It's easy to believe that mudslinging is at an all-time high. The history of political campaigns, however,
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Negative campaign ads signal what we'll see next fall
Ohio :: OH :: USA | over 1 year ago
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tool goes here The 2012 Republican presidential campaign is ugly and likely to get uglier, because going negative works. Mitt Romney and his backers bombarded Florida's airwaves over the last 10 days with searing ads that questioned Newt Gingrich's
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Who's behind 'toxic' super PAC ads? We may never know.
Boston :: MA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The super PACs paying for a flood of negative ads in the GOP presidential race are supposed to disclose who they are Tuesday. Don't expect to learn much, campaign watchdogs say. Washington The secret donors funding a flood of negative ads in the
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LETTER: Doesn't think she will vote
Evansville :: IN :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Doesn't think she will vote Posted January 23, 2012 at 3 a.m. Michele Adams, Newburgh For the first time since I was old enough to vote, I do not think I will be voting...I believe it is not voter apathy, I believe it is voter disgust.
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The Supreme Court Approves This Vicious, Cowardly Message
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Jan 2, 2012 Joe Klein points out that the newfound anonymity of attack ads, made possible by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which allows faceless money conglomerates to run ads on a candidate's behalf without the usual I approved this
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Web-only letters to the editor, Dec. 15, 2011
Columbus :: OH :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The Dispatch Sign up for home delivery of The Columbus Dispatch and find out What's In It for You...Dispatch.com regularly will post letters to the editor that don't make it to print in The Dispatch. Unlike letters to the editor that appear the
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South Africa: Dene's Fury Distracts Her From Job At Hand
Cape Town :: South Africa | over 1 year ago
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Dene's Fury Distracts Her From Job At Hand 15 November 2011 press release Today Dene Smuts, MP launched an unprecedented personal attack on me. I cannot descend into mudslinging with her, but must correct her factual misstatements. Journalists
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Godden not the first to attack in her race against Forch
Seattle :: WA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Stranger writer Dominic Holden called Godden "dishonest" for including a snippet of her opponent Bobby Forch's negative job performance review without the context that most of Forch's personnel file is positive. The fact that Godden sent a negative
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Political ads aren't that bad
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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We now know who our statewide leaders are and in most cases, who will represent us in the Legislature and local government. Not many races had three or more candidates, so there are likely few runoff elections. Regardless of whether you are happy
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