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This week on Politically Connected, at www./startribune.com/politics:
Today: Fed up with attack ads? Watch presidential candidate ads full of good will and cheer. See their holiday greeting commercials at www.startribune.com/blogs/mcmemo.
Monday: Track the latest polls from Iowa and New Hampshire.
Coming soon: A new blog called Oles in '08, featuring postings from students of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., who this week will fly to New Hampshire to study and volunteer in the presidential primary election.
Next Sunday: The latest news from Iowa and a guide to the 2008 election year.
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