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For Obama, Romney, New Attack Ads Turn Hostile

Clip: 7/16/2012 | 10m 24s

For Obama, Romney, New Attack Ads Pull In Al Green, 'America the Beautiful'

In interviews and attack ads, the presidential candidates have taken increasingly hostile swipes at each other as their nominating conventions approach and Mitt Romney prepares to select a running mate. Gwen Ifill discusses what's at stake for both campaigns with Politico's Jonathan Martin and the Atlantic's Molly Ball.

07/16/2012

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