Obama Takes Campaign to Gas Pumps

Spot to air at Florida filling stations links McCain to high prices

By Nick McMaster

Posted Aug 6, 2008 4:34 PM CDT

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Barack Obama's campaign will run an energy-themed ad on TVs on Florida gas pumps starting today, the Palm Beach Post reports. The commercial highlights alternative-energy research and tax cuts as parts of Obama's plan to "break the grip of foreign oil," while presenting John McCain as more of the status quo.

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