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Coleman not up to task as would-be RNC head of tying Obama to Blago

By Chris Steller | 12.11.08 | 8:22 am

If anyone took it seriously when an unnamed U.S. senator floated the name of his senate colleague Norm Coleman as a prospective chair of the Republican National Committee in The Washington Times three weeks ago, they likely aren’t anymore. And…

Obama ramps up ad spending in Minnesota

By Paul Demko | 10.15.08 | 9:14 am

Barack Obama narrowly outspent John McCain on television advertisements during the second week of October, according to figures obtained by the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza. Between October 7 and 13, the Democrat spent $675,000, compared to $607,000 for…

RNC tries to scuttle DNC’s ’100 years’ McCain/Iraq ad

By Steve Perry | 04.29.08 | 2:23 pm

The Republican National Committee is leaning on the TV networks to refuse to air the anti-John McCain spot made by its counterparts at the DNC and released over the weekend. (We posted the :30 ad here.)…