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Obama Reacts to Romney’s Risky Late Ad Buys

Romney is throwing long in states thought to be out of his reach. James Warren reports on Team Obama’s reaction—and their ad-buy edge.

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President Obama’s campaign is leaving little to chance as it quickly rebuts Mitt Romney’s surprise, even head-scratching, media buys in at least three states assumed to be Obama wins on Election Day: Minnesota, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

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The traditional tactical faking and feinting of a presidential contest’s final days has been transformed...

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