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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-24-10 10:32 PM
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Unlimited cash flows into midterm political ads
Freed by recent court rulings, more than a dozen groups have notified the Federal Election Commission that they will accept unlimited money from corporations, unions and individuals to run ads that call for the election or defeat congressional candidates.

They range from a group affiliated with the Sierra Club to American Crossroads, led by former Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan.

Below are examples of two recent ads run by groups that have launched new operations to spend unlimited money in November's congressional races.

Florida Is Not for Sale, which is run by Democratic fundraiser Ben Pollara, has opposed billionaire Jeff Greene. Greene faces Rep. Kendrick Meek in today's Senate primary in the Sunshine State.

more . . . http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/08/political-ads-harry-reid-jeff-greene/1?loc=interstitialskip
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