One day after the biggest drop on Wall Street since just after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Republican presidential candidate John McCain launched a cable TV ad in Iowa and across the country.

"The economy is in crisis. Enough is enough. I'll meet this crisis head on," McCain says. "Reform Wall Street. New rules for fairness and honesty. I won't tolerate a system that puts you and your family at risk. Your savings, your jobs ... I'll keep them safe."

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Barack Obama has a new TV ad hitting John McCain for his support for President Bush's policies and for backing a policy of spending $10 billion a month in Iraq "while the Iraqis sell oil for record prices."

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GOP insiders said Sen. John McCain, their party's presumptive presidential nominee, plans to make Iowa part of an upcoming television advertising strategy. The McCain campaign has recently conducted a statewide buy in Iowa as part of its aggressive advertising campaign. The overall ad buy, which national media reports say covers Iowa and nine other states, is expected to be in the millions.

The first ad is called "Safe," and focuses on McCain's service to his country. The ad is slated to run in battleground states, according to the campaign.

• Read the press relaese and ad script

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Eichhorn today launched a new video ad against Tom Harkin to outline his views on why voters need to replace Harkin in the U.S. Senate.

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U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has a new Iowa TV ad titled "Leading."

In the ad, McCain says he's shown leadership on health care and the gas tax "while Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama argue and fight with each other."

• Read the McCain campaign press release and ad script

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U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign today released its second Iowa TV ad since McCain became the presumptive GOP nominee. The ad, titled "Accountable," focuses on McCain's economic plans.

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Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks announced today her campaign has released its first advertisement, titled “Roles.” The advertisement began running across the 2nd Congressional District this morning.

The biographical ad discusses Miller-Meeks' background as a doctor, veteran and professor and says she's "ready to tackle tax reform, save Social Security and offer real health care solutions."

• Read the campaign press release and ad script

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MoveOn.org is spending $160,000 to air a new TV ad opposing U.S. Sen. John McCain. The ad, titled "Candles", is airing on cable as well as on broadcast networks in Iowa and New Mexico.

"Voters need to know Senator McCain would continue President Bush's failed policies -- in Iraq and elsewhere. A vote for him is basically a vote for a third Bush term." said Eli Pariser, MoveOn's executive director.

• Read the MoveOn.org press release and ad script

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U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign today released a new television ad, titled "Health Care Action," highlighting McCain's agenda to reform health care.

• Read the McCain campaign press release and ad script
• See the Iowa Democratic Party's fact check on the ad

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Mike Huckabee's campaign today said it was launching an ad titled "Tax Cuts Matter" in Iowa, even though a Monday note to supporters said the ad would be playing exclusively in New Hampshire.

The ad discusses his record as governor of Arkansas, saying he cut taxes more than 90 times and left behind a budget surplus.

• See the ad script and press release

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In concert with a full-page ad his campaign purchased in today's Des Moines Register, John Edwards' campaign is planning to air a 60-second ad featuring former Maytag employee Doug Bishop, who argues that Edwards is ready to fight for "saving the middle class and American jobs in the face of corporate greed.

• See the press release and ad script

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Mike Huckabee's new Iowa ad, called "Our Values," highlights his opposition to abortion: "The pro-life position was the one espoused by our founding fathers," he says in the ad.

Huckabee shot this ad and two others in Little Rock on Sunday. One of the other ads was the negative ad he decided not to run today. In a note to supporters, Huckabee explained his decision on that ad:

"This morning, I ordered my staff to pull the ad; I told them I do not want it to be run. If it was run at all, it would be until the stations pulled it off their schedules. And we are now committed, from now through the rest of the caucuses, that we will run only the a ds that talk about why I should be president, and not why Mitt Romney should not.

• Read Huckabee's note about the ad

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Republican Mitt Romney has launched his newest television ad, "Everywhere."

The ad talks about Romney's experience "tackling big problems" and says he can "turn around Washington."

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Democrat Barack Obama's new ad, titled "Hope," features excerpts from the newspaper editorials that have endorsed him.

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• Read the Obama campaign press release and see the ad script

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Common Sense Issues is a 501 c4 non-profit group running this ad, which favors Mike Huckabee in a comparison with Mitt Romney. The ad is titled "Trust."

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Mike Huckabee has two new Iowa ads. "Founding Fathers," shown above, is an upbeat ad that shows graphics touting his record as governor with audio of Huckabee discussing the values of the country's founding fathers. "Start Now" criticizes the "desperate and dishonest" attacks on him coming from other candidates and outside groups.

• See video of "Start Now"
• Read background on the ads

Two new ads from Barack Obama today:
-- "Interest" highlights the money spent by outside groups to attack Obama's health care plan.
-- "Listening" features footage of Obama's speech before Iowa Democrats at this year's Iowa Democratic Party Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner and endorsements from Iowa newspapers.

• See video of "interest"
• See video of "Listening"
• Read the campaign press release and the ad transcripts

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Mitt Romney's new ad, "Ready," criticizes rival Mike Huckabee for being "soft on government spending," and granting more than 1,000 pardons and commutations as governor.

Clinton: "President"

Here's the script of Hillary Clinton's new ad, titled "President":

ANNCR: What if we had a different president this year?

ANNCR: Hillary Clinton called for action on America's housing crisis in March… in June… in August.

ANNCR: George Bush and Wall Street did nothing.

ANNCR: Since then home prices have plummeted and millions may lose their homes.

ANNCR: Hillary's plan: freeze home foreclosures, freeze rates on adjustable mortgages, provide real tax relief for the middle class.

ANNCR: When we choose a president next year, let's choose one that would have started fixing our economy this year.

ANNCR: Hillary Clinton: "I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message"

• See video of the ad
• Read the campaign press release

Thompson: "Substance"

Fred Thompson's new ad calls him the "clear conservative choice" and ticks off a list of endorsements and praise for his plans on taxes, immigration and the military.

Here's the ad script:

Fred Thompson: I'm Fred Thompson and I approve this message.

Announcer: The Wall Street Journal says Fred Thompson's tax cut plan "leads the GOP field."

A leading economic group calls it a plan "conservatives can rally around."

The conservative National Review says only Thompson has outlined "specific, conservative policies" on immigration.

Investor's Daily says Thompson's national security plan features a "Reaganesque rebuilding of our military."

And the National Right to Life Committee endorsed him because they know he can win.

Fred Thompson. The clear conservative choice.

• See video of the ad
• Read the campaign press release

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Republican Ron Paul's new biographical ad, titled "Defender of Freedom," is on the air in Iowa and New Hampshire.

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Democrat Bill Richardson has a new Iraq-focused ad airing today in Iowa. The ad, titled "A Way Out," discusses his plan to pull troops from Iraq.

• See video of the ad
• Read the campaign press release

Democrat Joe Biden's new ad "Office" asks voters to think about the kind of person they want sitting in the Oval Office in 2009. His campaign is using the ad in a fundraising push in hopes of paying for ad time.

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• Read the campaign press release

Republican Rudy Giuliani has a new ad, titled "Freedom," airing nationally on Fox News. The ad discusses the U.S. response to 9/11.

• Read the campaign press release

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John Edwards has unveiled two new ads in Iowa, "Choice" and "Time for Truth." Here are the transcripts:

"Choice" (30 seconds)
I'm John Edwards and I approve this message
Here's the choice:
Keep going the way we are,
Pretend the system works while corporate greed rules,
Insurance lobbyists kill health care,
Energy giant make billions from insane gas prices,
And the middle class is squeezed to the breaking point.
Or tell the truth – the status quo and good intentions aren't enough
We're not going to look our kids in the eye and say corporate greed stole your future.
We're going to say America rose up, saved the middle class, gave you a better life,
And it started right here in Iowa.

"Time for Truth" (30 seconds)
It's time to tell the truth.
These big corporations and their greed,
They are stealing your children's future.
We will never change this country
Unless we're willing to take those people on.
I believe that on the night of January 3rd,
You're going to say enough is enough.
There's going to be a rising that begins right here in Iowa
And it's going to spread across America
And it will be a wave of change that cannot be stopped.
I'm John Edwards and I approve this message.

• See video of the ads
• Read the campaign press release

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John Edwards' campaign is airing a new television ad in Iowa, "30 Years." The ad features the Democratic presidential candidate's wife Elizabeth, who discussed her husband's character and strength.

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• Read the campaign press release

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Sen. Hillary Clinton is airing a new television ad in Iowa called "Stakes." The ad focuses on what is at stake in the upcoming election such as the war, foreclosure crisis and national debt.

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This ad boosting John Edwards was funded by the Alliance for a New America, a 527 issue group funded largely by local SEIU units.

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The Biden Campaign asks Iowans to "choose a president" rather than simply a candidate on caucus night in a new statewide ad released today.

The ad also lauds Iowa for choosing candidates based on "integrity, experience, and proven leadership," according to a campaign statement.

• Biden: "January Night"
• See the press release

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The campaigns of Hillary Clinton and John Edwards have introduced two new ads for the holiday season.

The Clinton ad, titled "Presents," shows the New York Senator wrapping gifts with tags labeled 'Universal Health Care,' 'Alternative Energy,' and 'Universal Pre-K,' among others.

• Clinton: "Presents"
• See the Clinton press release

The Edwards campaign ad, which will begin airing Sunday, features the candidate asking Americans to remember the homeless and poverty-stricken during the holiday season.

"This is the season of miracles, of faith and love," Edwards says in the ad. "So let us promise together: you will never be forgotten again."

• Edwards: "Season"
• See the Edwards press release

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Richardson: "All Out"

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has made his opposition to leaving leaving residual U.S. troops in Iraq a major theme of his campaign.

A new ad from the prospective Dem candidate will reiterate that message on Iowa TV.

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Obama: "Friendship"

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama will release a new holiday TV ad starting Friday in Iowa.

Obama, wife Michelle and their two daughters are shown gathered around a Christmas tree in the new ad. Obama and Michelle thank Iowans for their hospitality in the past 11 months as well as wishing them a merry Christmas.

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Sen. Hillary Clinton has released an ad in Iowa touting her endorsement by the Des Moines Register over the weekend.

Clinton: "Tested"

In addition, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee wishes Iowans a Merry Christmas in his new ad, which in part criticizes the excess of campaign ads on television.

Huckabee: "What really matters"

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Romney: Choice: Judgment

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, fighting to overtake Mike Huckabee, has released a new contrast TV ad knocking the former Arkansas guv.

The ad is called "Choice: Judgment" and focuses on the crime records of the two pols.

Obama: Candor

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who is polling first in many Iowa surveys, is taking to the airwaves with a new ad, "Candor."

The ad features Obama's intention to stand up for Americans by challenging Wall Street and special interests.

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Edwards: "Fight"

John Edwards released a second TV ad in Iowa this weekend, entitled "Fight."

In the spot, Edwards calls saving the middle class an "epic battle," adding "that's the fight I was born for."

• See the Edwards campaign statement

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Hillary Clinton has a new ad running in Iowa and New Hampshire. The ad, "Proud," features her mother Dorothy Rodham and daughter Chelsea Clinton. It is the first ad Chelsea has appeared in during the 2008 presidential campaign.

• Clinton: "Proud"

John Edwards has released a new television ad called "Voice." The ad features James Lowe, a coal miner from Virginia who lived 50 years without speaking because of a cleft palate he could not fix be due to being unable to afford the surgery.

"This is wrong," Edwards said in the ad. "It is immoral. When are we going to stop letting drug companies, insurance companies and their lobbyists run this country? America belongs to us. James Lowe finally got his voice, now it's time for yours."

• Edwards: "Voice"

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ONE Vote '08, a group co-chaired by former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Bill Frist of Tennessee and Tom Daschle of South Dakota, is encouraging caucus-goers to vote for the presidential candidate with the strongest policy proposals to improve global health and alleviate extreme poverty.

• Read more about the ad

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Dorothy Rodham, Hillary Clinton's mom, talks about the candidate's childhood and her commitment to helping others in a new TV ad.

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• Read the ad script

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• Romney: "Choice: The Record"
• Biden: "Action"

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In Hillary Clinton's new Iowa ad the candidate says the country needs a new beginning on health care, education and foreign policy.

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• Read the press release and ad script

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Republican Mike Huckabee is on the air with two new TV ads beginning Monday. The ad shown above is called "A Better America." The other ad, "Secure Borders," deals with Huckabee's plan to curtail illegal immigration.

• Watch "Secure Borders"

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Mitt Romney's new ad, "Not Politically Correct," highlights conservative stances he took while governor of Massachusetts.

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• Read the press release and ad script

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ClubforGrowth.net has released an ad challenging former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee's record on taxes.

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The Washington Post reports that the American Federation of Teachers is running a new 60-second radio ad in support of Hillary Clinton.

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Barack Obama's new 60-second TV ad features an excerpt from his JJ Dinner speech

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AFSCME has a new TV ad in Iowa urging Iowans to caucus for Hillary Clinton.

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Hillary Clinton's new TV ad features a testimonial from Gen. Wes Clark.

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• Democratic Courage: 'Blowin' in the Wind'
• John Edwards: 'Twenty Generations
• Tom Tancredo: 'Consequences'

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• Hillary Clinton: 11/29: 'Strong' (TV)
• John Edwards: 11/26: 'Mess'
• Mike Huckabee: 11/26: 'Believe'
• Bill Richardson: 11/27: 'Bold Plan'
• Mitt Romney:
  11/29: 'Historic Choice'
  11/27: 'Take Charge'
• Fred Thompson: 11/27: 'Service' & 'Marie'

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• John Edwards: 11/13: "Health care" (TV)
• Tom Tancredo: 11/13: "Terrorism" (TV)
• Fred Thompson: 11/14: "No Amnesty" (TV)

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• Barack Obama: 11/8: "High and Dry" (TV)
• Fred Thompson: 11/6: "Consistent Conservative" (TV)

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• Chris Dodd:
  - 11/1: "View from the Shop","Duets" (TV)
  - 10/24: "Jim's" (TV)
• John Edwards: 11/1: "Heroes" (TV)
• Barack Obama:
  - 10/29: "Wind" (TV)
  - 10/24: "For Us" (radio)
• Bill Richardson
  - 10/30: "When I Began"
  - 10/22: "Only One" (TV)

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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson today released an ad touting Richardson's experience as a diplomatic troubleshooter.

The ad, titled "Only One," details a hostage situation in Iraq that then-Congressman Richardson was called upon to defuse. In the 60-second spot, Bill Barloon, the late David Daliberti, and his wife Kathy Daliberti praise Richardson for obtaining the release of the two men from Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in July 1995.

• Read the Richardson campaign press release

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Mitt Romney's new ad features his wife Ann talking about raising five sons and her devotion to her family.

• Read the press release and ad script

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Recounting a story from one of his trips there, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden says it's time to end the war in Iraq.

Biden says his leadership qualities and life experiences prepare him to be president.

• Read the Biden campaign's press release on the ads

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A PAC encouraging Al Gore to run for president has launched its first radio ads in Iowa, featuring a chorus of voices calling for Gore to enter the presidential race.

"Al Gore: Right on Iraq. Right on global warming. Right for the 21st century," says one voice in the ad.

The ad ends with a call to to sign a petition pushing Gore to run at the site www.draftgore.com. The ad's closing line: "He won once, he can win again."

The ads, which are currently running on WHO Newsradio 1040 in Des Moines, will go national in July, according to the group's press release.

• Listen to audio of the radio ad
• Read the DraftGore.com press release

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Mitt Romney has a new TV ad in Iowa focusing on his drive for conservative change in Washington, D.C. The 30-second spot, called "Work Like Crazy," will also air in New Hampshire.

Excerpt: "Government is simply too big. State government's too big. The federal government's too big. It's spending too much. ... I've brought change to every institution I've touched. I'm going to work like crazy to go to Washington and bring change there."

• Watch the ad
• Read the press release and ad script

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Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is releasing two new television ads this week in Iowa and New Hampshire. The top ad, "Amazing Grace," focuses on why the Democrat is running for president. It features his oldest daughter Grace. The second ad is called "Split" and highlights Dodd's public service career, which began at the age of 22 when he joined the Peace Corps.

• Read a Dodd campaign press release about the ads.

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Republican Tommy Thompson is on the air with a new radio ad about his plan for Iraq, which includes splitting the country into 18 states, dividing oil revenues among the citizens and having the government vote about the presence of U.S. troops.

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New Mexico Gov. Richardson is releasing his third "job interview" ad in Iowa. This ad focuses on Richardson's work fighting global warming.

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New TV ad from U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd touting his support for plan to set Iraq redeployment deadline.

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a new ad, titled "Tested, Proven," airing in Iowa and New Hampshire and national cable stations

SCRIPT:
ANNOUNCER (Voice Over): "In the most liberal state in the country, one Republican stood up and cut spending, instead of raising taxes.

"He enforced immigration laws, stood up for traditional marriage and the sanctity of human life."

GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY: "This isn't the time for us to shrink from conservative principles. It's a time for us to stand in strength. Strong military, strong economy, strong families."

ANNOUNCER (Voice Over): "In the toughest place, Mitt Romney's done the toughest things."

GOVERNOR ROMNEY: "I'm Mitt Romney and I approved this message."

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• Read the Romney campaign press release for ad facts and background

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Republican Mitt Romney has a new TV ad, titled "Secure Borders," airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.

SCRIPT:

GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY: "Yes Sir?"

QUESTIONER: "How would you deal with the border issue?"

GOVERNOR ROMNEY: "Number one, we should secure our border.

"And number two, we should put in place an employment verification system.

"And by that, I mean that everybody who is not a United States citizen, with a valid Social Security number, would be expected to get a card, with their name and their number and some biometric information. And would indicate their work status, whether they have a visa that allows them to work here or not.

"And then when an employer is thinking of hiring someone, if they don't have a valid Social Security number, he asks for the card, or she asks for the card. They input the number into the computer. The federal database immediately tells them whether they're available to be working or not.

"If they're not, you can't hire them. And if you do, you get the same penalties and fines as if you're not paying your taxes.

"Legal immigration is great. But illegal immigration, that we've got to end. Thank you. And amnesty is not the way to do it. Thanks so much, thank you.

"I'm Mitt Romney and I approve this message."

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In this new TV ad, U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd challenges other presidential candidates to join him in supporting legislation implementing a timetable to redeploy troops from Iraq by March 31, 2008.

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Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., is on the air with this new TV ad, where he appears as a job seeker interviewing for the position of president.

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