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Picture that's is subversive in making this guy look evil without saying the words, but they work, don't they? >> yes, and i don't know, that bill nelson guy seemed pretty evil to me from that. this is the upside, they are issue ads. negtive ads tent to have more issue content. bill nelson really did side with president obama on the keystone pipeline, even though that was not a fair assessment. it was paid for by freedom pac, what do they want? who is funding them? and that's what citizen's united did here. they said corporations could spin as much as they want, but congress could pass a law a...

putting on the final touches of the state of the union address. and newt gingrich's stunning surge has made him a lightning rod for a new wave the criticism. can we keep up the momentum in florida? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." 6o. just a few hours from now, the president of the united states goes before congress and the american people to record on how the nation is doing. his state of the union address will certain by as important glimpse. . . will focus on job, income equality and taxes and a whole lot more. as mitt romney reveals his own mounta multimillio...

Money went from the 527 to the llc. the 527 spent money during the 2008 campaign in support of john edwards' campaign, what are called the issue ads, but that potentially by following the money from the 527 to the llc, it meant that the llc could spend money for what was called consulting services without really having to report it. and that's in addition to the $700,000 in the box of chocolates. so the question is, as always, what did john edwards know and when did he know it. you know, technically when you have a 527 or a pac, the campaign is not supposed to coordinate in any way, know anyth...

Joining me now, msnbc political analyst, karen finney, who served as communications director to elizabeth edwards during the 2004 campaign when her husband was the vice presidential nominee. thanks for joining us tonight, karen. >> good to be with you. >> karen, from what you know about this case as outlined publicly so far, what would the violation of campaign finance law be? >> well, you know, it's interesting because the government had quite a time trying to disentangle all the various pieces of this. as i understand it at this point, there was a 527, and that was initially where bunny is a...

Llc. the 527 spent money during the 2008 campaign in support of john edwards' campaign, what are called the issue ads, but that potentially by following the money from the 527 to the llc, it meant that the llc could spend money for what was called consulting services without really having to report it. and that's in addition to the $700,000 in the box of chocolates. so the question is, as always, what did john edwards know and when did he know it. you know, technically when you have a 527 or a pac, the campaign is not supposed to coordinate in any way, know anything about those operations. i t...