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Published 8/25/2008 by Mark Murray at First Read

From NBC's Mark MurrayIn a spoof of the classic song "What A Wonderful World" ("Don't know much about history..."), the Obama campaign has a new TV ad mocking McCain for once saying that "economics is not something I've understood as well as I should." Per the campaign, the ad will air on national cable and in battleground states beginning today. Script:I'm not up on the economyDon't know much about industry.Really can't explain the price of gas,Or what has happened to the middle class.But...( read more ) (link)

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