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Obama, Romney and Presidential Messaging
Months before the presidential election, millions of dollars are already being spent on campaign ads. Are you listening? What are the risks of turning you off instead of on?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenWith five months to go until the presidential election, tens of millions of dollars are already being spent on campaign advertising. Are you listening? What are the risks of turning you off instead of turning you on? Also, slow growth in Europe triggers fears of a Euro break-up, and a Hollywood legend and military censorship in the aftermath of World War II.
Banner image: Screen grab from President Obama's 'Romney Economics' ad
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3 storiesSlow Growth in Europe Triggers Fears of Euro Break-up
European leaders continue to disagree on a way out of their debt crisis, and that's wreaking havoc on the Eurozone. It appears that things may get worse before they get better. Stephen Fidler is Brussels Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story7 minMasters of Persuasion Are Aiming for You
It's not even summer and the presidential election is five months away, but campaign advertising has hit TV and the Internet earlier than ever as each candidate tries to define the other before he can define himself.
Read the story36 minRestored John Huston Film Explores Psychological Wounds of War
In 1945, at the request of the US Army, Hollywood's great director John Huston made a documentary about soldiers recovering from the psychological wounds of World War II. But the Army re-made it , and then suppressed the original for 35 years.
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