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Published 9/2/2008 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It's back to politics… a day after hurricane relief disasters and talk of appropriateness reigned, both campaigns are up with tough new ads hitting the other side. The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee have their first joint ad running in battleground states, including -- notably -- NORTH CAROLINA and Florida. The ad paints Obama as a big spending liberal and links him to Democrats Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Harry Reid and Pat Leahy --...( read more ) (link)

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