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Independent Group Airs Anti-McCain Ad
March 6, 2008 Even before John McCain clinched the Republican presidential nomination, an obscure liberal group fired the first shot of what's expected to be a wildly expensive advertising war in the White House race.
Ruling Eases Funding of Private Political Ads
November 21, 2007 With the presidential primaries now just weeks away, it's almost prime time for rich, independent groups to start targeting various candidates. Their model is a TV ad that caused problems for Howard Dean just before the Iowa caucuses in 2004. New regulations adopted this week make it easier for the groups to tap corporate and union money.