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CPAC will feature such pundits and respected members of the policy
community as Karl Rove, Ann Coulter, Bob Novak, Senator Zell Miller, Sam
Donaldson, Steve Moore, Senator Norm Coleman, and Senator George Allen.politicalmedia."

-- Many conservatives also rally around the President's defense of his
NSA program, arguing that this is a losing campaign issue for Democrats. That's what Cindy Sheehan wanted.org .

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(IPM), one of the most sought after interactive marketing firms in
Washington , will be hosting a contest for activists at The Conservative
Political Action Conference (CPAC), the country's oldest and largest annual
gathering of grassroots conservatives.
"Interactive Political Media is about empowering individuals. The
commercials will be hosted at and voted on at http:/ /www. The winner will be announced Thursday,
March 3.
David Keene, Chairman of the American Conservative Union, the host of
CPAC, said, "Larry Ward and IPM are giving grassroots activists the
opportunity to affect change using their own ideas, with the same technology
available to professionals ."
"The blogosphere, the journalism of the grassroots, was directly involved
in Eason Jordan 's resignation," Ward commented. Bush, he worked extensively with
527 organizations to reach out to everyday Americans and engage them in the
election debate.

-- Specific liberal criticism centers on a lack of a plan for Iraq and,
as one blogger puts it, "bizarre and ridiculous" talk about cloning,
embryos, and human-animal hybrids.
Despite this sentiment and a belief that judicial election campaigns have
become too expensive, the poll showed Illinois voters continue to support an
elected, rather than appointed, judicial system.

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. Leading companies and organizations such as American Airlines,
DreamWorks, HBO, McDonald's, The National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children and USA Network all use NMS to add value to their brands and guard
their bottom lines .net. "If we're not
going to switch to a merit selection system, we should reform the current
election system and limit the influence of large campaign contributors to
judicial candidates.

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Surveying the most influential liberal and conservative political blogs and
communities, NMS research uncovered the following surprising results:

-- Most conservatives love this line: "Second guessing is not a
strategy.u.
The poll was commissioned by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
(ICPR) and the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale.

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"There is a tremendous amount of untapped creativity within the American
community that very rarely has the opportunity to be unleashed," Ward said. During the
re-election campaign of President George W. One client, The American Defense Council
(ADC), achieved a 15% response rate, which translated to more than 750,000
views of an online advertisement urging Republicans to get out the vote.

PRESS RELEASE Bloggers and the State of the Union Address: Surprising Results From Historic Reaction Survey

Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) with conspiring to disrupt the speech by
inviting Sheehan as her guest." Cindy Sheehan herself writes in DailyKos: "Officer Weight put
in his report that I took off my jacket and stood up to show my shirt
off . if taking off a jacket is being disruptive, then what do we call
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0%. While some bloggers feel he was being unrealistic by saying ,
"closest of friends," others label it an unexpected and welcome gesture of
nonpartisan behavior." Additionally, some more creative viewers of the
Democratic response admit to recording Kaine's speech for the purpose of
playing drinking games based around how many times he raised his left
eyebrow."

About New Media Strategies

New Media Strategies pioneered the Online Brand Promotion and Protection
industry.

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"Over the decades, The State of the Union has evolved from a written report
to Congress to made-for-radio and made-for-TV theater to now, the political
live-blog event of the year," said New Media Strategies Founder and CEO
Pete Snyder, former pollster to many top politicians.

As a result, the people of Illinois are questioning the fairness of
the state's judicial system.ilcampaign.

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com. Most liberal bloggers are keeping
their criticism general. Unfortunately for us, democrats will not see this until either oil
from the Mideast is held for ransom and used as a bargaining chip for what
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charging Rep. They wanted to turn
the State of the Union Address into a frigging circus.

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The winner in each of five categories will receive a cash prize of $500 and
will be able to hear their winning commercial broadcast on Radio America, the
only radio network in America committed to traditional American values,
limited government and free markets . A blogger in Redstate writes: "That's what
Rep. Working
closely with many of the world's leading corporations, NMS serves as the
"eyes, ears, and voice" online for some of the biggest and best-known
brands.

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One Bush quote particularly noted was "I have authorized a terrorist
surveillance program to aggressively pursue the international
communications of suspected al Qaeda operatives and affiliates to and from
America..
Before more damage is done, the judiciary and members of the General Assembly
should act to correct it.

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" Some conservatives wonder why Bush was
praising immigration rather than addressing the problem of illegal
immigration. On the issues , a few of the top conservative bloggers NMS
surveyed said Kaine forced references to his faith, while some liberal
bloggers criticized Kaine for avoiding the surveillance and Jack Abramoff
issues .

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-- Among liberals, meanwhile, President Bush's speech fails to generate
much outrage over specific language. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, NMS was founded
by former pollster Pete Snyder, who also serves as CEO. "More than $9 million
was spent in the 5th District, and most of it came from business and trial
lawyers with a potential financial stake in cases before the state 's highest
court. "When only half of those polled think 'fair
and impartial' is a good way to describe our judges and only 55 percent were
willing to describe judges as 'honest and trustworthy ,' we have a problem.

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"It is becoming more apparent
that political power is being returned to the individual. A FreeRepublic blogger writes: "He's
right . One blogger says the eyebrow has a
"mind of its own. In MyDD: Direct Democracy a blogger writes: "By failing to cite
the Bush administration's ties to Jack Abramoff, the Democrats missed a
real opportunity to remind Americans just what Republican governance stands
for -- cronyism and corruption .
Now, newsmakers and politicians are increasingly looking to blogs as direct
live-feed to the moods and opinions of the electorate.

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The contest, deemed "Conservative Idol," will allow individuals to record
a 30-second commercial about their favorite public policy debate.
Larry Ward will also appear on a panel entitled "Conservative Principles
and Unresolved Issues: Differences Within The Family," in the format of the
famed television program "Family Feud." Larry will be arguing in favor of
free trade and economic growth, while the other side of the debate will
feature Tim Carney, a Phillips Foundation Fellow and freelance journalist.

Larry Ward and Interactive Political Media, Inc. The reason: many liberal bloggers feel as though
Bush's speech was just "More of the same," varying little from his other
State of the Union addresses. Then, of course , it will be the fault of Republicans."

Many conservative and liberal bloggers do unite on one hot-button,
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"Campaign spending in the 2004 election for a seat on the Illinois Supreme
Court set a national record and once again made Illinois a national
embarrassment," said Cynthia Canary, Director of ICPR."
"If government expects citizens to respect and follow the laws of the
land, the people of Illinois must be able to trust the men and women in charge
of the state's judicial system," said Mike Lawrence, Director of the Paul
Simon Public Policy Institute.

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"Conservative Idol" From February 17 - 19 Will Feature $2,500 Cash Prizes
Winning Commercial to be Broadcast on Radio America

WASHINGTON, Larry Ward and Interactive Political
Media, Inc.2%-1."

-- But some conservatives cringe at this line: "We hear claims that
immigrants are somehow bad for the economy -- even though this economy
could not function without them. "This demonstrates
the massive impact of blogs in shaping the media and political opinion. An Online Market Intelligence and Word of Mouth marketing firm,
NMS uses the power of the Internet to give clients and their brands a
competitive advantage online, while safeguarding their products and
services from the effects of negative perceptions and attacks. New Media
Strategies has been featured in the two most recent editions of
Washingtonian Magazine's "50 Great Places to Work," and for the past two
years, NMS has also been named one of the "Fastest Growing Companies in
America" by Inc Magazine. CHICAGO, About 85 percent of voters believe the
decisions of Illinois judges are influenced by campaign contributors,
political party leaders , and special interest groups, according to a recent
public opinion poll.

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Larry Ward is President of Interactive Political Media and is one of the
most sought after Internet marketing professionals in Washington. Also, both sides took interest in Bush's assertion
that America is addicted to oil.

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-- Both sides highlight the President's direct appeal to the Iranian
people.

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The night before the election, IPM blasted more than
50 million emails into cyberspace .
New Media Strategies, the industry pioneer
and market leader in Online Market Intelligence , Brand Promotion and Brand
Protection services, conducted a unique survey of reaction among bloggers
to the President's State of the Union address. They both make Cindy Sheehan a top issue to rally around..

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" Liberals accuse
the Bush administration of suppressing her first amendment rights "like the
Gestapo.
The poll demonstrated strong support for limits on how much money can be
contributed to judicial election campaigns, and slightly more than one-half of
those polled said they would support the public financing of judicial
campaigns."
"Judicial candidates scrambling for money from special interest groups and
campaigning for votes like candidates for the General Assembly is not the way
to build public confidence in the judiciary," Canary said."
For more details about the poll results and a summary of the questions and
answers, visit http://www.

Contact: Cynthia Canary
(312) 335-1767
Mike Lawrence
(618) 453-4009

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More information about Larry and IPM can
be found at their newly-redesigned web site http://www. Well , no, I unzipped my jacket and didn't stand up until he told me
to. The poll was conducted by the Survey Research
Office of the Center for State Policy and Research at the University of
Illinois at Springfield.

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The one unifying aspect of the evening was the Blogosphere's focus on
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