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Video: Swing-State Child Driven to Tears by 2012 Election

Video: Swing-State Child Driven to Tears by 2012 Election

A Colorado girl's mom reports she snapped after an NPR broadcast mentioning Obama and Romney.

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Pernod's New Vodka Brand Includes 'Fresh Cut Grass'

Pernod's New Vodka Brand Includes 'Fresh Cut Grass'

There's nothing like the smell of fresh-cut grass to conjure thoughts of spring, some sneezing and ... a vodka buzz?

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Vote for Your Favorite: Mr. Whipple vs. Mr. Clean in a P&G Icon Runoff

Vote for Your Favorite: Mr. Whipple vs. Mr. Clean in a P&G Icon Runoff

These Procter & Gamble characters squeezed their way to the top of yesterday's poll. Now it's time to pick a winner.

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Don't Digitally Lengthen Those Eyelashes

Don't Digitally Lengthen Those Eyelashes

A Christian Dior mascara ad featuring Natalie Portman has been banned in the U.K. following a complaint from rival L'Oreal.

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There's No Escaping Taylor Swift: New Album Available at Papa John's

There's No Escaping Taylor Swift: New Album Available at Papa John's

Pick up a large pepperoni pie and the latest album from the pop-country sensation.

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What's the Best P&G Icon of All Time? Round One

What's the Best P&G Icon of All Time? Round One

Ten Procter & Gamble characters from across the decades are duking it out. Which will you pick?

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Ditched by Nike, Lance Armstrong Dons Asics Kicks

Ditched by Nike, Lance Armstrong Dons Asics Kicks

Celeb-gossip site TMZ today posted a picture of the Lance Armstrong sporting a new sneaker brand while jogging in Texas a week after being dropped by the Swoosh.

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Lynx Body Spray: Is It The Cure For Gayness?

Lynx Body Spray: Is It The Cure For Gayness?

Unilever's Axe, or Lynx as it's called in markets such as China and the U.K., is known for quirky humor. Here comes its latest effort from Hong Kong: suggesting that a few blasts of the body spray can turn lesbians straight.

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Cock of the Halloween Walk: 'Big Bird Costume' Searches up 600%

Cock of the Halloween Walk: 'Big Bird Costume' Searches up 600%

Google sees search frenzy as online and offline retailers run out of Big Bird costumes.

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This Gangnam Style Parody Brought to You by a Dancing Panda

This Gangnam Style Parody Brought to You by a Dancing Panda

Just when you swore you would never watch another Gangnam Style parody video comes this highly clickable interpretation. Thank the folks at the Chengdu Panda Base in southwestern China and Ogilvy PR Beijing, which leads the global branding work for the city of Chengdu.

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Fortune Not Very Sorry to See Jack Welch Go

Fortune Not Very Sorry to See Jack Welch Go

Less than a week after former General Electric CEO Jack Welch suggested the White House was cooking employment figures, he has resigned his gig writing for Fortune.

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Every Cup, Every Cookie Counts: 7-Eleven, Others Conduct Presidential Polls

Every Cup, Every Cookie Counts: 7-Eleven, Others Conduct Presidential Polls

7-Eleven, JetBlue and Bliss show Barack Obama leading in some very unscientific polling.

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Obama Camp Releases Big Bird Video; Sesame Workshop Says 'Take It Down'

Obama Camp Releases Big Bird Video; Sesame Workshop Says 'Take It Down'

Obama campaign launches ad featuring Big Bird.

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Here's What Gawker Thinks of Advertising Week

Here's What Gawker Thinks of Advertising Week

Every once in a great while, Gawker writers are permitted to spend a few minutes away from their laptops. Hamilton Nolan took the opportunity to take a field trip to Advertising Week.

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Video Shreds Latest Internet Explorer Commercials

Video Shreds Latest Internet Explorer Commercials

World Wide Interweb releases 'honest' version of Microsoft spot.

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Romney Remark Scares Up Flock of Big Birds on Twitter

Big Bird supporters sprang into action during last night's debate.

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Advertising Mourned on First Day of Advertising Week

One of the first sessions of Advertising Week was a tongue-in-cheek funeral mourning the death of advertising.

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Will.i.am and Simon Cowell Developing 'X Factor for Tech,' Sector's Latest Reality-TV Moment

Will.i.am and Simon Cowell Developing 'X Factor for Tech,' Sector's Latest Reality-TV Moment

Startup founders now star in J. Crew ad campaigns and Bravo's forthcoming series "Silicon Valley."

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What's Your Favorite Female Ad Icon of All Time?

What's Your Favorite Female Ad Icon of All Time?

Ad Age wants to know which icon is tops with readers.

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Most Honest Ad of Election Cycle Is From FedEx

Most Honest Ad of Election Cycle Is From FedEx

FedEx ad in heavy rotation gets at the heart of American politics.

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