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Video: Ron Paul Campaign Ad on the Debt Ceiling

In his first ad of the 2012 presidential campaign cycle, the Republican congressman from Surfside takes on the issue of the moment: the dysfunctional debate over the federal debt ceiling.

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Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Surfside, hits the airwaves in Iowa and New Hampshire. As first reported by Politico, his maiden ad of the 2012 presidential campaign cycle addresses the burning question of the moment in Washington, D.C.: whether member of Congress and President Obama can and should come together to raise the federal debt ceiling.

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