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Group to run Mich. ad tying Detroit mayor to Obama
AP Political WriterAn ad tying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to disgraced Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is set to run on cable news channels in Macomb County. Freedom's Defense Fund, a Washington-based group that funds Republican candidates' campaigns,...Tags: Regional Authority, Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Elections, The White House
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McCain: Remember the 60s!!!
Spin CycleIn response to Obama's nomination, McCain's campaign blasts out an item from its official blogger, Michael Goldfarb, reminding everyone that 40 years ago, Bill Ayers, the Chicago professor and ex-Weatherman radical who was a state Senate constituent,...Tags: Bill Ayers, Barack Obama, Elections, Republican Party, Political Candidates
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Presidential ad spending tops $13 million in Mich.
AP Political WriterThey often run back to back: First a TV ad for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, then one for Democrat Barack Obama. In Michigan, the deluge so far has added up to $13.6 million in spending by the candidates' campaigns and supporters...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, The White House, Political Candidates, Advertising
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BEST OF SPIN CYCLE
11:13 p.m. - You could see how Bill Clinton won the presidency twice and John Kerry lost it once. Clinton was the old pro with the strong moves who could time the cheers with the lines. But in 2004 Kerry gave a nomination speech that even people who voted...Tags: John Kerry, Bill Clinton, Bill Ayers, Barack Obama, John McCain
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Files linking Obama to '60s radical a hot commodity
Chicago Tribune reportersThe University of Illinois at Chicago on Tuesday released more than 1,000 files detailing the activities of an education reform group in which both Barack Obama and former 1960s radical William Ayers played key roles. The release of the Chicago Annenberg...Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Barack Obama, Colleges and Universities, John McCain, Chicago Public Schools
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Obama team attacks ad linking him to ex-radical
The Washington PostDENVER — Sen. Barack Obama's campaign and its allies, mindful of the lessons of the swift boat attacks of 2004, have begun an aggressive, multipronged attack on an advertisement running in swing states that seeks to link the presumptive Democratic...Tags: John Kerry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Barack Obama, John McCain, Texas
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Media's crush on Obama
Anyone who thinks the media have been balanced and unbiased during the current election simply hasn't been paying attention. Barack Obama has benefited from adoring coverage, a lack of journalistic rigor, and a sizable advantage in media coverage....Tags: Bill Ayers, Barack Obama, John Harris, Bernardine Dohrn, Elections
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Walter Annenberg was friend to GOP
The Swampby John McCormick When the University of Illinois at Chicago releases records this week dealing with Sen. Barack Obama's work with a nonprofit linked to former 1960s radical William Ayers, look for his campaign to stress that the group also......Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Barack Obama, John McCain, George H.W. Bush, Republican Party
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Obama's Chicago records: Both sides dig
The Swampby Jodi S. Cohen As reporters continued to dig through Barack Obama-related documents at the University of Illinois at Chicago library today, they were joined by four young men who wanted to remain incognito. The men, dressed in jeans and......Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Barack Obama, John McCain, Chicago, Government
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Tuesday read: Ten stories
Spin CycleVirginia Gov. Tim Kaine is in "serious talks" with Obama over the veep slot, says the Washington Post. McCain has a spot removed from his face, biopsy in progress, a reminder of age and health issues -- one of......Tags: Executive Branch, Timothy M. Kaine, Bill Clinton, Bill Ayers, Government
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ON THE TRAIL
Rudy Giuliani won't just be the keynote speaker at the Republican convention. He's going to Denver during the Democrats' gathering next week to try to get the GOP message out. Giuliani is one of about two dozen Republicans who will set up shop near the...Tags: Iowa, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Government
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Open mic: Suggested campaign answers
It seems like the two main presidential candidates are having a difficult time dealing with the media. Both have been tripped up by reporters' questions on more than one occasion. It may well be that they both need a basic primer on providing the right...Tags: Bill Clinton, Government, David Martin, Georgia, National Government
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