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Google Grabs Most of Obama's $5 Million in Online Ad Spending - Sep 5, 2008
Government/Politics
Nearly 59 percent, more than $3 million, of Obama's campaign coffers have been doled out to Google so far this year, according to FEC reports compiled by ClickZ News.

McCain Pushed Iran Issue in June Web Ads - Jul 31, 2008
Government/Politics
Looking ahead to Iran nuclear talks, John McCain's campaign ran millions of display ads featuring images of Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Democratic Senator.

Obama Aimed for Performance with Local and Social Buys in May - Jul 14, 2008
Government/Politics
The biggest Web media expenditures indicate the campaign is continuing its performance-based ad strategy, in addition to spending on local media and social networking sites.

Political Action Ads Emerge in May - Jun 20, 2008
Government/Politics
MoveOn.org and NOW PACs threw their hats into the online political ad ring in May, while the Democratic National Committee asked for party support.

Clinton Spent Far Less Online Than Obama - Jun 16, 2008
Government/Politics
Despite the disparity, both Democratic presidential hopefuls spent the bulk of their online ad budgets on Google.

Obama Spent Most of $3 Million This Year on Google - May 29, 2008
Government/Politics
UPDATE:The biggest recipient of the Democratic Presidential hopeful's online ad dollars from January through April was Google.

Obama's Web Ads May Have Driven Big North Carolina Win - May 21, 2008
Government/Politics
Obama barnstormed North Carolinians with Web ads in April, while McCain and Clinton ran relatively few display ads last month.

Obama Looks Ahead to Oregon Primary in E-mail Push - May 16, 2008
Government/Politics
While Clinton, McCain and Obama all push for donations in e-mails, the Obama's campaign also uses e-mail to get diehards to trek to Oregon and knock on doors.

Web Ads May Have Aided Obama's High January Fundraising - Feb 21, 2008
Government/Politics
Barack Obama's campaign placed more than 70 million display ads online in January, the majority of which drove supporters to help elect the candidate.

Presidential Site Traffic Spikes on Super Tuesday - Feb 8, 2008
Government/Politics
Steadfast conservatives were among the top audience segments of those visiting all of the five Democratic and Republican presidential frontrunners' sites in January.