New Obama Ad and another Obama Campaign Office opening today in Anchorage!

From Laurin Manning, Obama On-line Communications:

CHICAGO -- Today the Obama campaign announced a new TV ad focused on the economy to air beginning Thursday in 16 battleground states. The new ad entitled Book highlights Obama's plan to break with the failing economic policies of the past eight years and put America's middle class first. The ad will run in AK, CO, FL, IA, MI, MO, MT, NM, NV, NH, NC, ND, OH, PA, VA, and WI.

Also, from a press release by Jeff Giertz, Obama Campaigns Alaska Communications Director:

Ames Luce, former campaign advisor to Republican Governor Jay Hammond, will cut the ribbon to open the fifth Alaska Campaign for Change office today. Luce donated the office space, which was used by Gov. Hammond as a transition office after his successful 1974 campaign.

The opening will occur today at 12:00 noon at 1015 W. 7th Avenue downtown.