International Business News - Ad http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A campaign finance watchdog group on Friday filed a complaint with federal regulators against two groups--one pro-Republican and the other pro-Democrat--alleging they violated the law by airing political ads during the presidential contest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/watchdog-seeks-probe-of-2-political-groups-tv-ads.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:44:57 EDT United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said the union would run $3 million worth of advertising criticizing Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his economic policies in four key states. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/uaw-launches-advertising-campaign-against-mccain.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:47:25 EDT United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Tuesday the union would run $3 million worth of advertising criticizing Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his economic policies in four key states. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/uaw-launches-advertising-campaign-against-mccain.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:18:28 EDT These are not the typical wolves of political ads--not the menaces depicted by George W. Bush in 2004 or John McCain just a couple of weeks ago. These animals are bloodied, gruesome victims. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/wildlife-group-expands-reach-of-anti-palin-wolf-ad.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:18:01 EDT The cable network MSNBC on Friday stopped airing a commercial by two liberal groups that makes an issue of John McCain's past bouts with skin cancer and demands that he release his medical records to the public. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/msnbc-halts-broadcast-of-ad-citing-mccains-cancer.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:51:31 EDT Two liberal political action committees are making an issue of John McCain's past bouts with skin cancer in a television commercial that features his facial scar and demands that the Republican presidential nominee release his medical records to the public. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/138794-mccain-2008-financial-meltdown.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/liberal-groups-make-issue-of-mccains-skin-cancer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/liberal-groups-make-issue-of-mccains-skin-cancer.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:11:23 EDT Barack Obama's running mate says a campaign ad that mocked Republican presidential candidate John McCain as an out-of-touch, out-of-date computer illiterate was "terrible" and would not have been done had he known about it. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136616-obama-biden-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/biden-says-ad-mocking-mccain-is-terrible.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/biden-says-ad-mocking-mccain-is-terrible.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:08:12 EDT Barack Obama's running mate says a campaign ad that mocked Republican presidential candidate John McCain as an out-of-touch, out-of-date computer illiterate was "terrible" and would not have been done had he known about it. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136508-obama-biden-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/biden-says-mocking-mccain-was-terrible.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/biden-says-mocking-mccain-was-terrible.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:46:52 EDT Democrat Barack Obama is airing a new ad in New Mexico and Ohio that defends his abortion rights record and says Republican rival John McCain backs a party platform that would deny abortions to victims of rape and incest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080920/obama-responds-to-criticism-of-his-abortion-votes.htm Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:18:44 EDT Barack Obama sought to put a personal stamp on his economic policies in troubled times, appearing Wednesday in a two-minute television commercial to outline his plans and caution it won't be easy to fix the nation's worsening financial problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/obama-buys-2-minute-commercial-on-economy.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:25:46 EDT A powerful service workers union backing Democrat Barack Obama started a $2.1 million ad campaign Sunday that attacks Republican John McCain on the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/union-attacks-mccain-with-tv-ad-on-economy.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:04:07 EDT A powerful service workers union backing Democrat Barack Obama started a $2.1 million ad campaign Sunday that attacks Republican John McCain on the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080914/union-attacks-mccain-with-tv-ad-on-economy.htm Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:19:13 EDT A Republican House candidate from Alabama began running a television ad Wednesday featuring vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, making it the first congressional campaign commercial to include the Alaska governor. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/127405-mccain-palin-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/gop-house-candidate-in-alabama-runs-1st-palin-ad.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/gop-house-candidate-in-alabama-runs-1st-palin-ad.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:11:57 EDT Republican John McCain's presidential campaign released a new television ad Tuesday that says Democratic rival Barack Obama is bad for families because he supports sex education for kindergarteners. Obama's campaign called the ad a "shameful" distortion. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/126838-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/mccain-criticizes-obama-vote-on-sex-ed-legislation.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/mccain-criticizes-obama-vote-on-sex-ed-legislation.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:41:09 EDT No soup for Microsoft? The software giant's new ad starring Jerry Seinfeld has drawn largely negative reviews online after premiering Thursday night during NBC's broadcast of the National Football League's season kickoff game. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123875-seinfeld-microsoft-ad.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/new-seinfeld-ad-draws-negative-reviews-online.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/new-seinfeld-ad-draws-negative-reviews-online.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:23:32 EDT Britain's advertising watchdog has banned ExxonMobil from running a TV advertisement saying that liquefied natural gas is one of the cleanest fossil fuels, but the U.S. oil company said it may appeal the decision. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/britains-ad-watchdog-bans-exxonmobil-tv-ad.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:37:41 EDT Republican National Convention script, Day One: Take your seats, 2:39 p.m. Call to order, 2:45 p.m. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance, 2:49 p.m. Singing of the national anthem by Miss Minnesota 2008, 2:52 p.m. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/120814-republican-convention.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/gop-convention-script-goes-straight-to-rewrite.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/gop-convention-script-goes-straight-to-rewrite.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:04:59 EDT A labor advocacy group will begin airing $5 million worth of ads Monday on national cable and in targeted states to press for legislation that would allow workers to organize without secret ballot elections. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080831/5-million-in-ads-promote-unionizing-legislation.htm Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:37:18 EDT As John McCain pushes the new Republican presidential ticket of McCain-Palin, Democrat Barack Obama is promoting another Republican brand--McCain-Bush. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/119163-aptopix-mccain-2008-veepstakes-palin.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080830/obama-ad-despite-palin-mccain-isnt-change-agent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080830/obama-ad-despite-palin-mccain-isnt-change-agent.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:09:23 EDT Republican presidential candidate John McCain plans to air television commercials in Minnesota, at least during the Republican National Convention here, establishing a strong presence in a state that has not been a focus of his ad campaign. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/mccain-to-spend-advertising-money-in-minnesota.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:16:54 EDT