WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposed $10 million conservative ad campaign seeking to revive President Barack Obama's link to his controversial former pastor Jeremiah Wright ignited a political firestorm on Thursday, with Obama's camp and Republican Mitt Romney trading charges of character assassination. A conservative group backing Romney looked at but then rejected a plan to air television ads reminding voters of Wright, the Chicago pastor whose racially charged sermons prompted Obama to give a major speech on race during the 2008 presidential campaign. ... … [Read more...]

Deb Fischer, who emerged from obscurity earlier this week to win the Republican nomination for Nebraska Senate, already holds a large lead over her Democratic opponent, according to a new poll. … [Read more...]

A conservative super PAC is considering an advertising plan to attack President Obama's ties to Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright  Jr., his controversial former spiritual adviser, and "do what John McCain would not let us do" during the 2008 presidential campaign.The Chicago Cubs owner, billionaire Joe Ricketts, commissioned the $10 million plan, know as " The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama: The Ricketts Plan to End His Spending for Good." The strategy is one of several being considered by the Ending Spending Action Fund super PAC. ... … [Read more...]

A conservative super PAC is considering an advertising plan to attack President Obama's ties to the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., his controversial former spiritual adviser, and "do what what John McCain would not let us do" during the 2008 presidential campaign.The $10 million plan--" The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama: The Ricketts Plan to End His Spending for Good"-- was commissioned by Chicago Cubs billionaire owner Joe Ricketts and is one of several being considered by the Ending Spending Action Fund super PAC. ... … [Read more...]

A conservative super PAC is considering an advertising plan to attack President Obama's ties to Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright  Jr., his controversial former spiritual adviser, and "do what John McCain would not let us do" during the 2008 presidential campaign. The Chicago Cubs owner, billionaire Joe Ricketts, commissioned the $10 million plan, know as "The [...] … [Read more...]