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@Facebook 's Political PAC (http://fwd.us) 'likes' Alaska’s Senator Begich

April 25, 2013, 2:19 PM
Zuckerberg’s Group Hopes to Boost Alaska’s Begich
By Danny Yadron
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s new political group seeks to boost Alaska Democratic Sen. Mark Begich’s image with conservatives back home.... http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/04/25/zuckerbergs-group-hopes-to-boost-alaskas-begich/

Begich swatted, petted by Outside interest group ads
Ben Anderson
April 25, 2013
If you’re looking for a potential backer for a political campaign, it doesn’t get much better than Mark Zuckerberg, the 28-year-old founder of Facebook and the 25th wealthiest person in the United States. And in a roundabout way, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is now benefiting from the support of the social media superstar, whose pro-immigration-reform Political Action Committee FWD.us this week unveiled a new ad in support of the Democrat from Alaska.

The ad doesn't even mention immigration, instead boasting that Begich has supported the oil and gas and fishing industries. But The Council for American Job Growth, an offshoot of FWD.us and.... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130425/begich-swatted-petted-outside-interest-group-ads
http://www.fwd.us

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