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Politics Smear Factor Negative campaign ads through American history By Alex Balk As America resigns itself to another interminable presidential race, you can already hear voices crying out against divisive tactics and unsupported accusations. While it's popular to view negative campaigning as a dirty product of modern politics, the dark arts of "candidate definition" have been practiced since the very birth of our republic. Radar takes a look at some of history's most negative campaign posters. Click here to view our gallery NEXT ARTICLE • Tired of counting delegates? Try some campaign astrology 04/10/08 Related: Politics Comment \| Print \| E-mail \| Recommend It (11) \| Share It Share This Article Del.icio.us Digg Facebook Reddit Stumbleupon Fark Like this article? Click here to buzz it up on Yahoo! Be the first to respond. Post your comment below. Advertisement Post a comment Your comment will not be visible for about a minute. If you don't see your comment when the page reloads, do not post it again. Reload the page in a minute, and you'll see it. < BACK TO Features		He's Still Rock and Roll to Me In praise of Billy Joel Full Court Press Charles Kaiser on "that New Yorker cover," and the rest of this week's media winners and sinners Missing in Action Heath Ledger's Dark Knight performance isn't Hollywood's first posthumous success Barbarians at the Plate Radar selects baseball's most scandalous all-star team Full Court Press The New York Times Magazine pens a love letter to Rush Limbaugh EXECUTIVE EDITOR: MANAGING EDITOR: EDITED BY: Email us at: tips@radaronline.com or IM: TipRadar Britney Bows To K-Fed's Superior Parenting Skills Elle Canvassed Stars For Their Tips On Beating The Recession Scott Peterson, Blogger Sulzberger Kid Hates Internet Let Them Eat Kate Metro: Rogue Black Gangs Assaulting Women On Subways! Dead Actor Kills In The Dark Knight George Bush Blinking in Iranian Showdown? David Carr and Emily Gould Versus The Internet Little Girl Flees From President Black, Large, and In Charge What the funk Campaigning with Jibjab Just follow the bouncing ball Geeks Fight Back They're likely to toss a few deadly sharp barbs at you Feist does Sesame Street It's still cool to hang out with B. Bird My Dog, The Snitch Only your best friend could call you on your problems
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