Did Google pull anti-Bill & Hillary Clinton ads after initially approving them? Google Defends Not Last month, Google came under accusations of favoring liberal ads after removing a conservative ad that mimicked the same wording as a democratic ads. Flap Over Political Ads Underscores Problems With Google Delay In Reviewing Ads has more details. See also Google Posts New Ad Guidelines which explains that political ads are allowed, as long as they take issue with issues, rather than individuals.
FYI, neither the DMNews story nor the press release say what keywords were involved, so I can't check on the ads. However, a search for hillary clinton brings up both pro and con ads, plus eBay hawking merchandise:
Hillary Enables a Rapist
Read the shocking stories that
Bill & Hillary Clinton covered up.
www.realclintonlegacy.com
Hillary Clinton in 2008
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Tshirts, Bumper Stickers, Mugs, etc
CafePress.com
Hillary for President
T-Shirts, Bumper Stickers & More;
Great Prices - Fast Shipping
www.XpressYourView.com
Bill Raped Hillary Book
The Truth About Hillary
Hardcover For Only $16.47
BagOfMags.com
"The Truth About Hillary"
Save time with the summary of
Edward Klein's bestseller.
CapitolReader.com
President Hillary Clinton
2008 is closer than you think!
Bumper stickers, buttons, t-shirts.
www.BeatBushGear.com
President Hillary?
Know who's in the running for
the White House in 2008.
www.ovaloffice2008.com
Hillary Clinton
Everything to do with
Hillary Clinton.
eBay.com
Clicking on the first ad also led me to this page at Amazon, where the book in question is being sold. So I'm assuming that at least some of the ads the press release complains about being removed are in fact still running.
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