Americans for Prosperity launches $25 million ad buy

Americans For Prosperity, the conservative group funded by the Koch brothers, is spending between $24 and $25 million on a month-long ad buy in 11 swing states, a Republican media buyer has confirmed.

The AFP ads will run in western swing states of Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico, the midwestern battlegrounds of Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, as well as Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s newest career: professor and think tanker

Arnold Schwarzenegger has yet another professional transformation to add to his resume. This time, it’s to think tank-academic life.

The former California governor, actor, and body builder has co-founded a think tank and become a professor at the University of Southern California with the establishment of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy, where he will be the Governor Downey Professor of State and Global Policy. He will also serve as the chairman of its board of advisers.

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Lubanga Sentence a Victory for Accountability, ICC Legitimacy

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Romney holds key advantages among financially struggling white voters

In an election year in which the economy ranks as Americans’ top concern, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney holds significant advantages over President Obama among white voters who are struggling financially and buffeted by job loss, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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Afghanistan to Highlight Challenges of Collaboration Between Pentagon and CIA

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Senegal Protests Fueled by Youth, Fired Up by Music

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Obama’s judicial logjam

The Senate’s rejection Monday of Oklahoma Magistrate Judge Robert Bacharach for a U.S. Court of Appeals seat sent a clear message to the three other appellate nominees hoping for a vote on the Senate floor:

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