Ben Smith - Politico

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In his weekly address, Obama says his foreign travel is all about the domestic economic recovery, a sure sign the White House is concerned i
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Spurned in Noblesville
Blog: The logistics seem to have fallen apart a bit at Palin's second Indiana stop, in Noblesville, where she left behind a crowd chanting, "Sign our
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KBH: 'Fighter'
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Kay Bailey Hutchison tries to turn a liability -- her decision to run for Governor from the Senate -- into an asset in her first ad.
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Obama on Thanksgiving
Blog: The president has a cameo in a PSA for volunteerism and exercise, to air during the Thanksgiving football games.
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Tea Party, the movie
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All resemblances to parody are, apparently, unintentional.
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MoveOn: 'Trigger'
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MoveOn keeps waging the public option wars, going up with this anti-trigger spot in Maine and Arkansas.
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SEIU runs 'thank you' ads
Blog: SEIU says it's going up with this ad in eight districts, thanking vulnerable members for their votes.

The beneficiaries: Donnelly, El
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Media Matters ambushes Murdoch
Blog: Murdoch responds in typically mellow fashion when a Media Matters tracker asks him about his suggestion Obama made a "racist" remark.
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Fred Thompson: Afghan war 'has been lost'
Blog: Former Senator Fred Thompson today intensified his party's criticism of President Obama's long deliberation over policy in Afghanistan, announcing t
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AUFC, AFSCME, SEIU defend Dems on health care
Blog: Americans United for Change and AFSCME are going up with spots defending the 13 House members under attack from the Chamber of Commerce and 60-Plus
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OfA picks an ad
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Organizing for America picks a winner, above, in its video contest.

"The winning video shows that our supporters' creati
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Mocking the teleprompter
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It's a bad storyline for the president, and thoroughly in the bloodstream.
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Bowing to Mao
Blog: A reader sends over this video clip of President Richard's historic visit to China, which includes, at 1:24, a rather deep bow to Mao Zedong.
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Cory Booker in Newark
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When Cory Booker was elected mayor of Newark, there was a general perception that -- for all his talent and his political strength -- being
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Paul group attacks health care legislation
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A reader sends over an ad, which aired in Nebraska, pushing Ben Nelson to oppose health care reform.

The spot is paid
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An Obama tribute...from Rubio?
Blog: Mario Rubio's campaign openly knocks off an Obama campaign ad. Only Charlie Crist is the one now being cast as out of touch.

Obama's
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Reid touts his clout
Blog: Harry Reid's new ad touts his ability to deliver on the home front as "America's most powerful senator."
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HCAN presses Dems on cloture
Blog: Health Care for America Now targets Democratic Senators in Arkansas and Nebraska in ads that seem to suggest the senators could vote for cloture whi
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Palin on Couric
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The first winds of Hurricane Sarah reach the mainland: Clips from her Oprah interivew, including the one above, on knowing that the Couric i
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ASQC: 'Heard'
Blog: In the aftermath of the House vote on health care, there's been a heavy focus on both sides on punishing foes and rewarding allies for their votes.<
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