Published 8/27/2008
by Domenico Montanaro
at First Read
Senator Barack Obama's campaign has been aggressively fighting back against an independent advocacy group's TV ad linking the Democratic nominee with Ayers… The advocacy group's main benefactor is a Texas billionaire who has given money to John McCain and other Republicans and who was also one of the main funders of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which went after Kerry.Obama's "campaign has warned TV station managers not to run the ad and has asked the US Department of Justice to intervene. The Obama...( read more )
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