“There isn’t a candidate in the world that likes how they’re depicted in their opponent’s ads.” — New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D), quoted by the New York Times , on whether his campaign is intentionally highlighting Chris Christie’s (R) “heft, jowls and double chin” in campaign ads.

Email This PostHere’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here.Display Featured At SMX EastAn SMX East display/search ad panel featuring representatives from Yahoo!’s Right Media Exchange, Did-It, iProspect and ComScore tried to make the display case for search engine marketers who were not attending the more popular social media panel going on at the same time yesterday. It’s obvious that there is a HUGE gap between what search marketers know about the display spa

We generally like to encourage people to work where they want, so non-compete agreements only survive court scrutiny if they are narrow in scope. Starbucks may have its work cut out for it. The coffee chain has sued a former executive in Washington state federal court for going to work at low-cost rival Dunkin Donuts.   Starbuck claims the man, Paul Twohig, signed a non-compete agreement that prohibits him for 18 months from working as a manager at any Starbucks’ competitor within 50 miles

Pakistanis Balk at U.S. Aid Package The Obama administration’s strategy for bolstering Pakistan’s civilian government was shaken Wednesday when political opposition and military leaders there sharply criticized a new U.S. assistance plan as interfering with the country’s sovereignty. The Fix: Hillary Alumnus, Bloomberg Foil Nine years ago, Bill de Blasio was managing Hillary Rodham Clinton’s first run for elected office. Today he is in prime position to emerge as the le

Originally published October 7, 2009 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/preparation-time-is-running-out-1 This morning in London the gold price hit an all-time high in non-inflation-adjusted dollars of $1047. While some who hold gold might be rejoicing, I do not view this as good news at all.  The campaign still has plenty of people to reach in this district, and may run out of time since we certainly do not have the funds to launch a major ad campaign. The all-time high in the go

“Some people want world peace,” says Reed Fish. “Others want to photograph every Sizzler in the USA. “A dream is a dream…” Reed and his wife Liz are raising money on the internet to fund a tour of every Sizzler restaurant in America — which they’ll photograph. And then self-publish the photos in a book. Called “Every Sizzler in the United States of America.” “Just as there’s beauty in every person, there’s beauty in every Sizzler,” they explain on their fundraising page. “We make t

The economic, climate and food crises were on the lips of speakers at the 2009 World Trade Organization Public Forum last week. Suggestions for better global governance were sought from stakeholders who took the podium in different sessions, and trade in agriculture was a focal point of the event. Although WTO Director General Pascal Lamy warned against “the impulse to go local in answer to the financial crisis” and advised, on the contrary “to go global,” some speakers encouraged local solution

LONDON – Lady Gaga is all set to hit the streets of Washington, D.C. to campaign for gay rights. The 23-year-old singer will lead the National Equality March in Washington, slated for Oct 10-11 and has called upon all Americans to join her in [...]

Tony Silva has a must-read for all parents of school-age children. Parents need to know exactly who Kevin Jennings – Obama’s “Safe Schools” Czar, is, what kind of degenerate (one of numerous) Barack Obama has appointed to a position of influence over their children, and that it was Jennings himself who re-coined the very term “safe school” to mean a pro-homosexual school. Here’s an excerpt: [...] Kevin Jennings is Safe School Czar not by some vetting breakdown. He was an official in

The field for the 2010 Softball season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse is set. Already on September 27th Olympia Haarlem shut out the Gryphons 7-0 to win the best-of-five promotion/relegation series 3-2 and to return to the highest level in the Netherlands. Haarlem qualified for the series by finishing in second place in the First Division behind DSS, which also receives the promotion to the Hoofdklasse. DSS replaces Robur’58, which got relegated due to an eighth-place finish in 2009. Olympia got r