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  May 17, 2013, 1:22 pm

Sen. Flake: Bloomberg ads wrong, 'I did vote' for background checks

By Daniel Strauss

Recent advertising accuses Flake of breaking his promise to help pass expanded background checks. 

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  May 17, 2013, 10:39 am

Bloomberg-backed group goes after Flake on gun control

By Alexandra Jaffe

Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), the pro-gun control group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is hitting Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) with its newest ad, which features a mother of one of the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting victims.

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  May 15, 2013, 3:38 pm

House GOP knocks healthcare reform in 'Arrested Development' spoof

By Adele Hampton

House Republicans are jumping on the recent woes of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tying the agency's credibility to its forthcoming role in implementing President Obama's healthcare reform.

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  May 14, 2013, 11:53 am

Liberal group accuses Rove of 'misleading' public on Benghazi

By Geneva Sands

The liberal group, American Bridge 21st Century Foundation, released a video Tuesday aimed at discrediting the conservative group American Crossroads' message on Benghazi.

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  May 13, 2013, 1:49 pm

Rubio PAC rallies to Ayotte's defense

By Daniel Strauss

The political action committee for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is rallying to the defense of Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) as she takes heat for voting against stricter gun controls.

Reclaim America PAC is set to air a new ad defending Ayotte against negative advertising by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group associated with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that is pushing for stricter gun laws.

"Safety, security, family. No one understands these things like a mom. And no one works harder for these things than this one," the voiceover in the ad, which a source confirmed is set to air Tuesday, says. "A former prosecutor, Kelly Ayotte knows how to reduce gun violence."

The source said the spending for the ad is in the six figure range.

Ayotte voted against legislation expanding background checks to include purchases at gun shows and online. Polling has shown a drop in Ayotte’s standing in New Hampshire since the vote, with her unfavorable rating rising from 24 percent to 31 percent.


The National Rifle Association (NRA) launched an ad campaign last week to counter the criticism of Ayotte. In the NRA ad, a narrator asks if people have "seen this TV ad paid for by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg” and tells viewers not to believe it.

The new Reclaim America ad was first reported by The Daily Caller.



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  May 12, 2013, 10:01 pm

Gomez internal poll shows him trailing Markey by 3 points

By Alexandra Jaffe

The poll showing the GOP candidate with 43 percent support to Rep. Markey's 46 comes after a rough week for Gomez.

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  May 9, 2013, 6:22 pm

Romney scrapped Benghazi ad in final weeks of campaign

By Daniel Strauss

The television spot that never aired played off the famous "3 a.m." attack ad to criticize Obama’s handling of Benghazi.

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  May 8, 2013, 2:42 pm

NRA launches ad touting Ayotte's vote against background checks bill

By Alexandra Jaffe

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is moving to counter a barrage of attacks on Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) for her vote against a gun control measure that failed in the Senate with its own pro-Ayotte ad.

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  May 1, 2013, 4:41 pm

RNC ad with Obama and Newtown mother infuriates DNC

By Jonathan Easley and Julian Pecquet

The Republican National Committee (RNC) and Democratic National Committee (DNC) clashed Wednesday over a new RNC ad that the DNC says cruelly exploits the Newtown shootings.

The ad, called The First 100 Days, hits Obama on the failure of his legislative agenda, including gun control, in Congress. It features a voiceover saying that Obama’s agenda has “already suffered a string of defeats,” and a black and white photo of the president reaching to embrace Nicole Hockley, the distraught mother of a victim of the Newtown massacre.


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  May 1, 2013, 10:05 am

Christie's first reelection ad: ‘Compromise isn’t a dirty word’

By Justin Sink

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is highlighting his bipartisan outreach on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Sandy in the first television commercial of his reelection effort.

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