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Troop Funding

July 23, 2008 - 2:16pm

RNC begins airing radio ad in Berlin, N.H.

By Brian Lawson
Category: President
Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, RNC, Berlin, radio ad, Troop Funding, Obama Chooses Washington over Our Military

While U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is visiting Berlin, Germany voters in Berlin, New Hampshire will hear a radio ad critical of Obama's record on troop funding.

The Republican National Committee is sponsoring the sixty-second ad titled "Obama Chooses Washington over Our Military."

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July 18, 2008 - 3:25pm

McCain begins airing ‘Troop Funding’ ad

By Brian Lawson
Category: President
Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, Iraq War, campaign ad, Troop Funding

U.S. Sen. John McCain's campaign has begun airing an ad critical of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's stance on the Iraq war.

The thirty-second ad, entitled "Troop Funding," began airing today on WMUR and is airing in ten other battleground states.

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