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Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Super Bowl ads have sold for more than $4 million for some 30-second spots for this year's game.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Are you tired of hitting the mute button every time your favorite program takes a commercial break? Turns out members of Congress are too.

Monday, February 06, 2012  Forget about the game, Super Bowl commercials are big business.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Wegmans is doing an about face when it comes to the commercials featuring Alec Baldwin that were recently pulled from the airwaves.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012  Those Wegmans commercials starring Alec Baldwin may have been popular, but they're gone for the season.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Are you tired of commercials that blare at you as soon as your favorite shows go to break? Pretty soon you won't have to worry.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  The regulation means commercials must have the same average volume as the programs they accompany.

Monday, December 05, 2011  As potential voters in New Hampshire and Iowa scan the Internet, they probably are seeing ads for Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama alongside deals for shoes and holiday gifts.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  The sugar groups say the father-in-the-cornfield advertisement and other national television, print and online commercials from the corn industry amount to false advertising because sugar is not the same as high fructose corn syrup, the sweetening agent now found in the bulk of sodas and processed foods.

Sunday, February 07, 2010 

Wednesday, June 17, 2009  Congress is considering legislation that would turn down the volume of television commercials.

Monday, February 02, 2009  The Super Bowl is advertising's night to shine. Even in this tough economic climate, a $3-million dollar, 30-second spot, is money well spent.