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Monday's campaign round-up

<p>Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to

Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:

* In an unexpected turn, Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch has begun complaining about the competence of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. The conservative media mogul soon added, however, "Of course I want [Romney] to win [to] save us from socialism."

* Speaking of the Romney campaign, its new attack ad targeting President Obama features four-year-old criticism from Obama's Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

* Morgan Stanley employees are being encouraged to give money to Romney. The financial firm will also host a Romney fundraising event at its corporate headquarters in New York City later this month.

* On Tuesday, it looked as Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) had won his Democratic primary. As of yesterday, his victory appears far less secure.

* In Massachusetts, Romney's former constituents aren't especially interested in giving him a promotion -- PPP shows Obama leading Romney in the Bay State by 16 points.

* Rep. Jeff Flake (R), worried that the U.S. Senate race in Arizona is slipping away from him, has put down another $1.4 million for airtime, and will start another round of advertising next week.

* And speaking of buying ad time, the House Majority PAC and the SEIU have bought nearly $20 million in ad time for the fall, targeting 47 competitive House races.