On CNN, Soledad O’Brien and Rep. John Mica spar over the importance of a journalist’s report that questions the “Fast and Furious” investigation.
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Romney Camp Still Evasive on Immigration
CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien repeatedly presses Romney Senior Adviser Carlos Guttierez on whether Romney supports the provisions of Arizona’s S.B. 1070, but Guttierez won’t take a stance on the issue.
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Obama Ads Focus on Outsourcing
New ads for the Obama campaign focus on the outsourcing done by companies owned by Bain during Mitt Romney’s tenure. The ads, customized for Virginia, Iowa, and Ohio, ask if Americans really want an “outsourcer-in-chief.”
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11 AM on a Saturday Morning
In today’s episode of Vox and Friends, Jamelle Bouie and Senior Writer Monica Potts are joined by Zack Beauchamp of The Daily Dish to talk Avatar: The Legend of Korra, the sequel to the series Avatar: The Last Airbender. They discuss the meaning of power in the series, as well as its treatment of equality, […]
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Obama’s New “First Law” Ad
The Obama campaign released a new ad today highlighting the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which attempts to close the pay gap between women and men. It was the first law the President signed into effect upon taking office.
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Dueling Healthcare Ads
The Obama campaign released an ad yesterday featuring Emily Schlichting, a senior at the University of Nebraska who will benefit from the Affordable Care Act. Today, the group Concerned Women for America releases an ad entitled “Care,” which claims that the legislation will be disastrous.
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Obama Campaign Launches New Spanish-Language Ad
The Obama campaign just released a new ad featuring Cristina Saralegui, a Spanish-language TV personality who endorsed the President this week. The ad, which is in Spanish, will air in battleground states like Colorado and Nevada that have substantial hispanic populations.
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The Reboot
In this week’s episode of Vox and Friends, Jamelle Bouie, Jaime Fuller, and special guest Jonathan Bernstein discuss President Obama’s recent speech in Ohio, and the plight of judicial nominations in the Senate.
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New DNC Ad Features Teacher, Fire Fighter, Policeman
In the latest installment of the “Romney Economics” ad series, the Democratic National Committee released a new ad featuring a teacher, fire fighter, and policeman-public sector workers who fear their jobs would be at risk should Romney be elected.
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Obama Blasts “Romney Economics”
The Obama campaign has been conducting a full-court press on Romney’s economic record, and they just debuted an ad that hits the Republican candidate on his gubernatorial record.
