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Today's Influence Ads: AARP Medicare Supplement, Shale Gas Production

A slew of new ads are out today as Congress embarks upon its last week before the elections.

AARP and UnitedHealthCare have a new ad today promoting AARP Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans as the only standardized Medicare supplement plan that AARP  endorses.

American Clean Skies Foundation has a new ad pushing for the production of shale gas in the United States. The government of Panama's new ad promotes the country as a good place for American businesses to invest. And Across the Aisle Foundation has a new ad inviting senior House and Senate staffers from both parties to an October event to discuss how the new Congress should tackle its first 100 days.

Others with new ads, per Kantar Media's Washington Eye, include: American Petroleum Institute, American Sugar Alliance, American Veterinary Medical Association, Consumer Electronics Association, Employee Freedom Act Committee, Fair Search, Lockheed Martin, McDonald's, Neustar and Radiation Therapy Alliance.

Those with continuing ad include: Altria, American Cancer Society, American Council of Life Insurers, American Hospital Association, AT&T, Beirut Families, Boeing Company, BP, Chevron, CIT Group, CME Group, Hologic, Honda, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Lockheed Martin, Mars Chocolate, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Nuclear Energy Institute, Pfizer, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America, Southern Company, United Soybean Board, Univision, WellPoint, WTOP and Zurich.

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