Christmas in Iowa: No break in plans for attack ads

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Two conservative groups plan Hillary Iowa attacks

Merry Christmas, Barack!

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed documents with the Federal Election Commission this weekend announcing that they will spend $40,755 on a mailing opposing Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), according to the Washington Post. The labor union is among several active in Iowa promoting Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-NY) candidacy, and will also run critical TV ad spots.

Also jumping on the holiday bandwagon is a group founded by a former supporter of Sen. John Edwards (D-NC), "Democratic Courage," which is spending $20k on an anti-Clinton TV ad buy.

The group has already produced two television ad spots -- one in which Obama is shown delivering lumps of coal to Iowa voters, a second rebuking Hillary Clinton for "lacking spine," showing her as a cardboard cutout "blowing in the wind."

Two conservative groups also declared their intentions to attack Clinton.

A political action committee affiliated with Republican Alan Keyes will spend $39k on phone banks and mailers opposing the junior New York senator; RightMarch.com will spend $16,465 on mailers.