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  1. Political Ad Sleuth debuts: Track the money behind the campaign ads

    By Kathy Kiely and Jake Harper Oct 10, 2012 6:33 a.m.

    Above Las Vegas last week, the air invisibly crackled with attacks and counter-attacks by candidates for a House and a Senate seat -- not to mention President Obama, his rival Mitt Romney and their backers. In Denver, there was a clash of political fronts:  Outside groups like Planned Parenthood and Crossroads GPS competed for airtime with each other, as well as the candidates they are supporting.

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  2. Court to broadcasters: Put political ad files online

    By Kathy Kiely Jul 27, 2012 2:23 p.m.

    Television stations in the nation's top 50 markets will have to begin putting information about political ad buys online next week under a court order issued late Friday by a panel of federal judges.

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  3. Broadcasters petition FCC to stay online posting of political ad files

    By Keenan Steiner Jul 5, 2012 12:59 p.m.

    The nation's broadcasters are trying another method to stop the Federal Communications Commission from putting information about political ads online.

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  4. OMB clears way for FCC to put political ads online

    By Keenan Steiner Jun 26, 2012 4:05 p.m.

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  5. Time Warner Cable posts its political file online, so why the fuss, NAB?

    By Keenan Steiner Jun 15, 2012 3:17 p.m.

    If posting already-public information on political ad spending is so damaging to broadcasters, as the National Association of Broadcasters argues, then why has one of the country's biggest cable providers been doing it since 2010?

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  6. FCC expects political ad buys to be online before 2012 election

    By Keenan Steiner Apr 27, 2012 5:36 p.m.

    The Federal Communications Commission voted to give the public online access to reports detailing new political ad buys from affiliates of the top four networks in the 50 largest media markets before November’s election, despite objections from the nation’s broadcasters.

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