The third-party group Committee for Truth in Politics has released an ad accusing Sen. Barack Obama of favoring early release for sexual offenders. We like the group’s name — hey, that’s what we’re all about! But we find it pretty misleading in the case of this ad, which includes a gross oversight on a 1999 vote. The end result is absurdly wrong. Here’s the script of the ad (we couldn’t find a version of the video that would run properly on our site, but will post... Click to Read the Full Post
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November 20, 2009
The 2009 forecast for turkey sale receipts to farmers is $3.8 billion.
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