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USA Today

Health care ad cyclorama to clog airwaves
USA Today
Now, millions of dollars in political ads aimed at swaying Congress are hitting the airwaves. Hundreds of business groups today launch a multimillion-dollar ...
Insurance Industry's Final Ad Blitz: Don't Blame Us For Your High CostsHuffington Post (blog)

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Corporations, Unions Expected to be Active in Upcoming US Congressional Campaigns
Voice of America
Current laws prohibit foreign companies from buying political ads. But there is concern that foreign companies could make use of their US subsidiaries to ...
Campaigns will always rely on big spendersHonolulu Advertiser

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ProPublica

Higher Corporate Spending on Election Ads Could Be All but Invisible
ProPublica
... don't have to disclose the sources of their advertising money, unless the donors specified that their contributions were intended for political ads. ...

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Boston Globe

Google's DC ties worry some consumer advocates
Boston Globe
Google's elections advertising plays a positive role in democracy by connecting online searchers with political information, said Peter Greenberger, ...

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Washington Post

Why is eBay logo in Whitman ad?
CNET
In a political ad, too. Would eBay be equally comfortable if, for example, a Picnic with the Pixies candidate showed the company's logo being tossed in the ...
Is Meg Whitman Like Arnold Schwarzenegger? Yes (In the Wrong Ways)Huffington Post (blog)

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Assessing the Eric Massa impact (or lack thereof)
Washington Post (blog)
American Future Fund, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and Employers for a Healthy Economy are all funding television ads in advance of the vote. 4. ...

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Soda Tax Ad War Hits TV Airwaves
WNYC
WNYC's Fred Mogul reports on the brewing ad war and the political fight ahead for the tax. REPORTER: The American Beverage Association, a powerful trade ...

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ABC News

Chief Justice John Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'
Washington Post
... and unions had a First Amendment right to use their general treasuries and profits to spend freely on political ads for and against specific candidates. ...
Roberts: Scene at State of Union `very troubling'The Associated Press
Eric Waples talks Supreme Court personalitiesEstes Park Trail-Gazette
J. Roberts: State of the Union "Troubling"CBS News

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CBS News

Senate panel advances new leadership funds, ECO disclosure bill
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Tuesday unveiled its plan to re-create transparency for stealthy so-called “527” political organizations that buy ads ...
The Early Word: Jobs Vote, Health PushNew York Times (blog)
Reconciliation bill will be hard for GOP to derailThe Associated Press
Dems are stuck with a mess of their own makingWashington Examiner

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SC political firm ads DC office
The State
Charleston-based political communications firm Jim Dyke and Associates announced it has added a DC veteran to open a new office in the nation's capital. ...

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