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Sen. Marty hits back against NOM anti-gay marriage ad

By Andy Birkey | 06.01.10 | 8:30 am

Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, criticized ads hitting metro area media outlets by the National Organization for Marriage, a group that opposes homosexuality. The ads use video clips of Marty speaking in committee hearings about his efforts to legalize…

Video: Errol Morris launches “People in the Middle for Obama” campaign

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.28.08 | 10:59 am

Director Errol Morris has cut a series of last-second commercials featuring “People in the Middle for Obama.” The Oscar-winning director of Standard Operating Procedure, Fog of War and others, Morris brings his trademark interviewing skills to…

While Obama lowers expectations, McCain declares victory

By Tom Elko | 09.26.08 | 2:52 pm

This morning an online advertisement appeared on the Wall Street Journal’s web site heralding, over an image of the Republican presidential candidate before a flag, “McCain wins debate!” This…

Mark Kennedy shows he’s desperate by being the 1st to go negative

By Matt Martin | 09.15.06 | 8:07 pm

Markkennedyfuzzy-1Mark Kennedy knows that he can’t run on his record, the issues, he knows he can’t or even his image, so he’s turning to the last hold-out of the desperate politician: the attack ad. 

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