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Conservative nonprofit makes $25m ad buy

By Callum Borchers

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 16, 2012

Countering the Obama campaign’s massive ad buy of last week, the independent conservative group Crossroads GPS on Wednesday announced a plan to spend $25 million airing an attack ad in 10 swing states. The 60-second ad accuses the president of breaking promises to assist struggling homeowners, hold down taxes for households making less than $250,000 per year, let people keep private health insurance plans they like, and cut the federal deficit in half.

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