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Executive Payola
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has unleashed a radio ad campaign targeting five Republican members of Congress. The ads claim that the Republicans "voted to allow the big banks to pay high-rolling executives unchecked compensation and bonuses." But that’s not quite right. The ads are not based on any explicit …
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Tagged DCCC, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, financial oversight, radio ad, Wall Street
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Tax Cut Ads Clip Some Details
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced on June 1 a radio ad and robo-call campaign against several congressional Republicans for voting against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (a.k.a. the stimulus bill). However, the attacks don’t tell the whole story. For instance, the ad aimed at Republican Rep. Peter King …
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Tagged DCCC, economy, radio ad, robocalls, stimulus bill
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