Political Ads Tailored to Local Issues
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In West Virginia mine country, television ads say President Bush has "broken his promise to invest in coal." In Wisconsin, voters see spots saying the factory state "has lost 84,000 manufacturing jobs" under the Republican. And Florida's large retiree population gets a commercial that claims Bush's policies have "banned Americans from buying low-cost drugs from Canada."
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The presidential election may be decided along party lines, but in six states with close races for governor, local concerns prevail.
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By Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb  With the campaign season in full swing, a number of legislative elections are capturing the attention of political observers. These contests will have important results, not just for the political parties but for the Legislature and county governments.
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Candidates are touting their political independence, blaming incumbents for high gas prices and warning moderate voters of a possible liberal takeover of Congress in a current wave of advertising that is revealing some themes for the final weeks before Election Day.
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The issue of drug advertising directly aimed at consumers is becoming political.
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Printing several versions of a newspaper in the same city, each with ads aimed at a specific neighborhood promises to yield increased sales of Kodakâs high-speed production printers.
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Details of a television ad released Thursday by the Bush campaign:
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Extra funds are being offered to local Lib Dem parties who recruit women and ethnic minority candidates.
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The view from suburban Philadelphia voters about politics and politicians:
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Get ready for the primary with the Herald-Tribuneâs special news section profiling all the federal, state and local candidates in races in Tuesdayâs election.
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Marchex has published a primer on the local search space, outlining the landscape of ad providers and publishers.
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The energized voters that candidates see on the campaign trail
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A close U.S. presidential race is providing a selective boon in political advertising for media companies, as candidates hone their strategies by state and even city, media buyers and analysts said on Wednesday.
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Capturing the immigration debate in political ads this campaign season &#151; without upsetting Hispanics &#151; is proving tricky for the parties and candidates.
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Cherilyn Anderson is a $45-a-month, small-town council member in southwestern Pennsylvania with no appetite for the partisanship of national politics. She won't even set aside $1 in her tax returns to help pay for presidential campaigns.
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Details of a television ad released Thursday by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign.
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Details of new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, that began airing Wednesday.