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Republican presidential candidate Ted stanley cup Cruz is planning to air a parody commercial in Iowa during Saturday Night Live, just weeks before the nation s first nominating contest in the state. In the spirit of the upcoming holiday we are excited to bring a Cruz family Christmas into the homes of SNL viewers in Iowa, the Cruz campai stanley cup gn told the Independent Journal. Ted is a long time fan of SNL, so the chance to film his own SNL style commercial was an opportunity we couldn t pass up! The ad is a Christmas-themed spoof on an infomercial: Other campaigns have appeared during the SNL time slot this campaign season. In November, Donald Trump hosted the show, despite numerous protests calling for NBC to dump him from the show lineup. And Hillary Clinton appeared in a short sketch in October. Trum stanley mugs p s 12-minute appearance on the show prompted NBC to offer equal coverage time to his Republican rivals, in accordance with FCC requirements. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore have already taken advantage of the offer, prepping ads to run on NBC affiliate stations. Cruz s ad -- which also stemmed from an equal-time request, a Cruz campaign spokesperson told CBS News -- takes a decidedly different approach. Instead of the serious, straight-to-camera pitches made by Kasich and Huckabee in their ads, Cruz s campaign mirrors the comedic SNL format, airing a parody sketch. Ima Wbyw Bernie Sanders releases plan to strengthen unions
Alaska s Supreme Court has refused to shut down an ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee.The decision Thursday sets the stage for state lawmakers to release a report on their investigation Friday. The report could prove to be an embarrassment for Palin and a distraction for John McCain s presidential campaign in the final weeks of the race.Lawmakers are inve stanley website stigating whether Palin abused her power to settle a family dispute. Her former public safety commissioner says he was dismissed after r stanley mug esisting pressure to fire a state trooper, Mike Wooten, who had gone through nasty divorce from Palin s sister. Republican lawmakers had sued to block the report, saying it had become politicized.Palin s husband and top aides said in affidavits provided to The Associated Press that the governor remained in the dark while Todd Palin repeatedly asked top state officials to help get his former brother-in-law kicked off the state police force. The affidavits filed with investigators late Wednesday will probably help Palin s defense that the firing was not a tit-for-tat, but they also portray her as uninvolved while her husband met repeatedly with her aides about family affairs. That could provide fodder for her political opponents. Todd Palin s statements may help provide the Governor some degree of cover in the probe, said CBSNews senior political edi stanley cups tor Vaughn Ververs, but the level of his involvem |
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