Abortion Survivor Responds To Obama

Gianna Jessen, an abortion survivor who was featured in a September TV ad by the anti-abortion group BornAliveTruth.org, is speaking out in a new spot (subscription) against what she calls personal attacks by Barack Obama. "Seen this ad? In it,...

Women's Groups Reproach GOP Ticket On Abortion, Health Care

Two women's rights groups -- Winning Message Action Fund and Planned Parenthood -- are taking aim at John McCain 's positions on abortion and health care in a set of new ads. In "How Much Time" (subscription), Winning Message Action...

Jewish Advocacy Groups Trade Barbs Over Obama

Democratic and Republican Jewish advocacy groups are flooding Jewish newspapers around the country with dueling ads on Barack Obama's support for Israel. The National Jewish Democratic Council began running a full-page ad [PDF] Friday that touts Obama’s support for the...

New 527 Seeks To Put Abortion Back On The Agenda

A new pro-life 527 group, BornAliveTruth.org, has hit the airwaves with a TV spot (subscription) attacking Barack Obama for his votes against the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act in the Illinois state Senate. The spot -- running in New Mexico and...

Palin Reflected In Two New Ads

Both presidential nominees released ads Wednesday drawing attention to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, albeit in different ways. John McCain gives props to his running mate in "Alaska Maverick." And a new radio ad from Barack Obama chastises McCain for opposing...

Guns & Griffith In N.C. Gov. Race

With the Pennsylvania primary finally over, the Democratic presidential contest will move on to North Carolina, where another fiercely fought Democratic primary is already under way in the gubernatorial race. The two Democrats running to replace term-limited Gov. Michael Easley...