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  • Movie theater rampage shakes up campaign

    07/20/2012 9:24:55 AM PDT · by Free ThinkerNY · 11 replies
    Associated Press ^ | July 20, 2012
    FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- The deadly shooting spree in Colorado consumed the presidential campaign Friday, sidetracking a bitter political contest with a tragedy that at least temporarily brought the candidates together in common purpose. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney altered their campaign schedules to address the killings.
  • Obama campaign pulls attack ads after Colorado shooting

    07/20/2012 9:27:37 AM PDT · by Free ThinkerNY · 24 replies
    Yahoo! News ^ | July 20, 2012 | Olivier Knox
    President Barack Obama's reelection campaign is pulling down its attacks ads against Mitt Romney in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, a spokeswoman says. "We have asked affiliates to pull down our contrast advertising for the time being," Jen Psaki told reporters, according to a pool report from the Washington Post's David Nakamura, traveling with Obama on a campaign swing through Florida. "It takes time for stations to be able to do this, but we are making every effort."