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August 20, 2008 | 6:09 PM

New Barack Obama TV ad highlights John McCain's relationship with Ralph Reed, whose connections to Jack Abramoff forced him to bail from a recent fundraiser for the GOP nom.

Narrator: Ralph Reed, "In deep with convicted felon and lobbyist Jack Abramoff, but when the Senate investigated the senator in charge never even called Reed to testify. That senator? John McCain. And who's now raising money for McCain's campaign? Ralph Reed."

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the spot will run in Atlanta only, beginning tomorrow. The campaign did not release the size of the buy.

And NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy reports that the McCain camp responded to Obama's ad by invoking the name of a close pal of the Dem nom. "If Barack Obama wants to have a discussion about truly questionable associations, let’s start with his relationship with the unrepentant terrorist William Ayers, at whose home Obama’s political career was reportedly launched."

The Obama ad:

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