Jon Queally / Common DreamsJan 19, 2020
The former vice president bragged about cutting the program, said Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated PressNov 15, 2019
The ban will also apply to nonpolitical ads from candidates, political parties and elected/appointed government officials. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Ilana NovickNov 6, 2018
Several candidates around the U.S. send mailers with stereotypical images such as their Jewish opponents with fistfuls of cash. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Justin Elliott, ProPublicaOct 6, 2012
The Government Integrity Fund, which has spent money on ads attacking Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), told the IRS last year it did not plan to spend any money to influence elections when it applied for recognition of its tax-exempt status. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 29, 2012
President Obama's campaign is taking advantage of the fact that Mitt Romney seems unwilling to condemn Donald Trump for his take on the controversial birther conspiracy, releasing a new video highlighting the differences between how Romney and 2008 GOP presidential candidate John McCain handled personal attacks against Obama. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 31, 2008
Several leading Republican strategists, both named and anonymous, were quoted Wednesday as slamming the latest in a string of bold attack ads on Barack Obama, this one overlaying images of the young senator with troubled trollops Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. "McCain ads are just catch as catch can, one wild swing at Obama after another," one strategist told the Washington Post. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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