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  "id": 16401150,
  "title": "In Ohio rally, Obama blasts Ramaswamy, GOP over controversial Acton ad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/in-ohio-rally-obama-blasts-ramaswamy-gop-over-controversial-acton-ad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T00:34:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-blasts-ramaswamy-gop-amy-acton-ad-ohio/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former President Barack Obama denounced Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial ad campaign in Ohio, accusing him and President Trump of exhibiting cruelty and indecency. Obama highlighted the ad's portrayal of Amy Acton, the current Ohio Health Director, and her birth mother, Donna Arthur, who had suffered abuse and neglect as a child. Obama emphasized that public officials should uphold decency and standards of behavior, warning that the current atmosphere has crossed a line. The Ohio governor's race, where Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton are competing, is one of several battlegrounds in the midterms, where the balance of power in American politics hangs in the balance. Obama rallied Democratic voters in Ohio and later in Michigan, emphasizing that decency still matters, while criticizing Trump's lack of focus on policies, such as reducing costs, in favor of personal renovations.",
  "summary": "Former President Barack Obama took aim at gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has doubled down on an advertising campaign featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton.",
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        "published": "2026-10-24T18:09:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/obama-scathes-trump-administration-in-quippy-ohio-campaign-rally",
        "published": "2026-10-24T21:13:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Obama attacks Trump as he campaigns for Democrats ahead of midterm elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/obama-attacks-trump-as-he-campaigns-for-democrats-ahead-of-midterm",
        "published": "2026-10-24T21:58:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory’: Obama hits out at Trump in campaign trail comeback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/like-saddam-opened-a-cheesecake-factory-obama-hits-out-at-trump-in",
        "published": "2026-10-25T02:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory’: Obama hits out at Trump in campaign trail comeback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/like-saddam-opened-a-cheesecake-factory-obama-hits-out-at-trump-in-16415853",
        "published": "2026-10-25T02:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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