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http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/obama_campaign_criticizes_proc.html

Obama campaign criticizes pro-Clinton 527 group

by John McCormick

AUSTIN, Texas – Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is criticizing an outside group that has been launched to help Sen. Hillary Clinton in the days before primaries in four states on March 4.

The group, American Leadership Project, a so-called 527 committee, has prepared television ads that are expected to run in Ohio and perhaps in other states.

In a conference call with reporters this afternoon, Bob Bauer, a lawyer for Obama's campaign, called the effort a "cold, calculated move to violate the law."

An initial ad, posted on YouTube, shows pictures of Clinton, while it takes subtle swipes at Obama without specifically naming him.

"If speeches could create jobs, we wouldn't be facing a recession," the ad says, a similar line of attack Clinton has used herself in recent days.

Asked whether Obama's campaign would actually file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, he suggested that would be left to others. "I don't think we will be the only ones raising the stakes extremely high for this organization," he said.