Ad Attack Aimed at New President

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Advertisers usually try to cast as wide a net as possible, but since last week’s election, some new ads have cropped up aimed at one person: President-elect Barack Obama.

The ACLU, for instance, ran an ad in The New York Times on Nov. 10 and featured a picture of Obama with the quote: “As president, I will close Guantanamo, reject the Military Commissions Act and adhere to the Geneva Conventions,” which was attributed to Obama on Aug.

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