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Canada-watchers in Washington were also puzzled. "It's unfortunate, it's over the top," said Scotty Greenwood, executive director of the Canadian American Business Council. "I would turn their attention to Afghanistan if they don't think Canada's busy."
RNC chairman Ken Mehlman said this week that he didn't have the authority to take the ad down because it was created by an outside group contracted by the party -- what's known as an "independent expenditure" that doesn't count against legal spending limits on campaigns.Corker's campaign called it "tacky" and "not reflective of the kind of campaign we are running."See the full content of this document
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Republican Ad Belittles Canada, Riles Ottawa
Envoy complains about TV spot implying we're global freeloaders
By Alexander Panetta and Beth GorhamOTTAWA -- The Canadian government has lodged a complaint with the Bush administrati...See the full content of this document
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