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Day In 100 Seconds: Return Of The PAC

President Barack Obama speaks on the economy in Shaker Heights, OH on January 4, 2012.

It’s Primary Day once again and the front runner is hoping to build on the success he has had smacking down his opponents with secret political money.

So, it’s fitting that President Obama took today to jump on the SuperPAC bandwagon - a reversal of his former position that caused heads to fizz across all the cable networks.

And before that dust could settle, it was swirling all round again when news came in from California…

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Michael Lester

Originally from Scotland, Michael was a freelance video editor before joining TPM in the summer of 2011. He lives in New York with his wife and two cats and is a lifelong fan of The World Famous Dundee United.

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