Rules would allow more pre-election ads
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Unions and corporations would be allowed to pay for ads that mention political candidates in the weeks just before an election under rule options under consideration by the Federal Election Commission.
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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK  - The presidential election is 14 months away and with as many as 17 candidates now running, U.S. television and radio broadcasters are elated at the prospect of billions more in advertising dollars.
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Election Day this year will set the course for job policy, health care reforms and school spending &#151; not to mention taxes. And that's not just in the run for president. Eleven states will pick governors next month, and the contests allow domestic issues to get some attention as money pours into the campaigns and the races heat up.
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Non-party groups spending millions of dollars in unlimited donations on ads and get-out-the-vote drives in this year's presidential race will face some new ground rules starting with the 2006 election.
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A new series of events will allow their users to submit questions to presidential candidates in real time during Web and TV  broadcasts.
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Government lawyers are renewing their push to rein in groups like those spending millions on ads and voter outreach in the presidential race.
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New ads targeting animal products aired last week ahead of a UN convention on protected species.
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After Tuesdayâs voting, the candidates can look forward to a relatively relaxed schedule.
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In the next few weeks leading up to Election Day, money will pour into candidates' coffers and voters will be able to see which lobby groups are trying hardest to buy their lawmakers' favor.
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Sen. John Kerry and the Democratic Party are limiting television advertising to just 14 states as the fall campaign opens, curbing their ambitions for a broader playing field against President Bush. The shift reduces Missouri, Colorado, Arizona and four Southern states to second-tier status.
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Election day may be in November, but  some Americans will start casting ballots next week under early  voting laws that have reshaped the campaign landscape and  changed the most fundamental act of democracy.
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Political advertising at Tribune Co.'s television stations is picking up somewhat as the November elections approach, although it is too soon to predict overall fourth-quarter ad trends, the company's broadcasting chief said on Thursday.
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Nearly 600 days before the election, these beauty pageants keep happening. We suppose we have to cover them.
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NEW YORK - John Kerry will begin his post-Labor Day advertizing blitz in seven states from New Hampshire to New Mexico, his political Ground Zero for a $50 million campaign scheduled to expand into another 13 states by Nov. 2...
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WASHINGTON Aug. 19, 2004  Non-party groups spending millions of dollars in unlimited donations on ads and get-out-the-vote drives in this year&#39;s presidential race will face some new ground rules starting with the 2006 election.
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Imagine: You turn on the TV and see a campaign ad. Your neighbor down the hall, watching the same channel at the same moment, sees a different ad selected for her in part because she's Hispanic, single, owns a dog and drinks Bud Light.
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The run-up to November's presidential election has benefited websites, bringing increased numbers of visitors. Now, the trick is to maintain that traffic surge. By Daniel Terdiman.