Misleading Obama Attack Ad Uses Familiar Face, Disputing Aide's Claim
Presidential Elections,Elections
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Ex-steelworker Joe Soptic, featured in an inaccurate and misleading Obama ad that suggests Mitt Romney was responsible for his wife's death, also appears in other Obama ads — an apparent contradiction of top campaign aide Robert Gibbs' claim that he doesn't know 'the specifics of the man's case.'
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