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Liberals ramp up pro-stimulus campaign

 

Published 2/2/2009 by Mark Murray at First Read

From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico MontanaroThe liberal consortium -- made up of groups like Americans United for Change, key labor unions, and MoveOn -- that's running TV and radio ads urging GOP senators to support the economic stimulus has expanded its campaign. It's now airing TV ads targeting Dick Lugar in Indiana and Kit Bond in Missouri, and running those Rush Limbaugh radio ads targeting Jim Bunning in Kentucky, Richard Burr in North Carolina, and Mel Martinez...( read more ) (link)

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