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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz , confronted with the recent controversial ad by Priorities USA Action, said she’s unaware of the super PAC’s political affiliation. Asked about the ad on Fox News Sunday , Wasserman Schultz said she has “no idea the political affiliation of folks who are associated” with Priorities USA. She also noted, “That is a super PAC ad that is not affiliated with the campaign or the party.” She further noted that the ad raises valid questions about Mitt Romney ‘s time with Bain Capital. Many have been criticizing the connection between the super PAC and the Obama campaign, particularly given that those who started it, Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney, formerly worked with Obama. Hoping to draw a parallel, Wasserman Schultz flipped the issue. “There are so many questions about Barack Obama’s patriotism and whether he is even an American,” she said. “Where is the same indignation?” Later, she took to Twitter to clarify her comment: Cl...

Prompted by last night’s slaying of three American troops stationed overseas, Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough expressed his frustration and anger over the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. American Special Forces, as Mika Brzezinski reported, has been invited to dinner meeting by a local police commander. As they were eating, the Afghan official and his cohorts opened fire on the troops. “Why are we there?” asked Scarborough. “We’ve been asking for three years. Why do we continue to be there when we are not going to make any further gains? And politicians in Washington know it — and we’ve been saying it for three years — they know. They are allowing young Americans to die for political reasons and for political reasons only.” “The President did it for political reasons,” said Scarborough of his having tripled troops overseas despite protestations from the likes of Joe Biden . “The President continues to keep the troops there for political reasons. Only the President can be the per...

Google’s tools for tracking the upcoming U.S. election later this year mostly focus on the presidential election. It’s no secret that Google – thanks to its various advertising services – also makes a good amount of money from the various political campaigns that compete in smaller contests, including the 435 races for seats in the House of Representatives this year. This year, thanks to the recent redistricting of many congressional districts, quite a few of these races are very different from just two years ago and many districts now include new media markets that can make reaching voters hard. Today, Google launched a new tool that allows political campaigns to simply select their district and ensure that their ads are shown only within their district. This tool, says Google, allows campaigns to “quickly and easily target their search, display, mobile and video ads solely within that particular district’s border.” Google says it “built a sizeable team” that’s helping candidates w...