Drug Companies again spending over $10 million to aid Republicans

"The pharmaceutical lobby has taken deceptive advertising to new heights," said Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, a liberal advocacy group.

Public Citizen, the liberal consumer group, asserts in a new report, "These sham issue ads are really designed to help industry allies who face tough re-election campaigns."

Congressional Democrats are even angrier. "It's outrageous," said Representative Tim Holden, a Pennsylvania Democrat who is in a tight race with another incumbent, Representative George W. Gekas, a Republican, because of redistricting.

"We've tried to expose it," Mr. Holden said. "We've had news conferences and the reporting's been fair. But when you have a half-million or a million dollar buy running every night, it's hard to penetrate."