U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler is again playing in the Congress vs. Capitol Police football game, which raises money for families of three officers killed in the line of duty.

Shuler’s office notes that he formerly played quarterback for the University of Tennessee, Barb Barrett reports.

In its release, the office declines to mention his short-lived stint with the Washington Redskins (who this year are an abysmal 2-4). It also fails to re-live a past Congress vs. Capitol Police game in which Shuler threw a pair of interceptions. The bi-partisan congressional team lost that one.

Still, he’s on again for the game scheduled for 8 p.m. Oct. 27. The game, called The Longest Yard, is flag football and will be played at the DC Armory.

"The Capitol police do have bragging rights since they won the last game," said Shuler, a Waynesville Democrat, in a release. "No matter the final score of this game, the Capitol Police Memorial Fund wins."

Barack Obama is going after John McCain on the radio in North Carolina.

Under the Dome readers report hearing Obama ads on country stations (WQDR 94.7 and The Rooster 106.1 in Raleigh, WSOC-FM 103.7 in Charlotte, 93.1 FM The Wolf, 104.1 WTQR in Winston-Salem and WMNC The Big Dawg in Morganton), rock stations (Mix 101.5 in Raleigh) classic R&B stations (Foxy 104.3 in Raleigh), sports radio (850 AM The Buzz in the Triangle), conservative talk radio (WPTF 680 AM in Raleigh, 101.1 FM Talk in the Triad), urban radio (K97.5 in Raleigh, Power 98 and 96.1 The Beat in Charlotte).

Readers reported hearing two ads in particular.

One features former Washington Redskin Ray Schoenke, who leads the American Hunters & Shooters Association, a Democratic-leaning gun owners group.

"Barack Obama and John McCain will both make sure we keep our guns," he says in the ad. "But what about keeping our jobs?"

Another ad describes a lavish Ferris wheel being built in Baghdad.

"John McCain wants America to keep spending $10 billion a month in Iraq when we should be rebuilding America," the narrator says.

Readers also describe an ad encouraging people to register to vote. Pollster Tom Jensen reports hearing ads attacking McCain on gender pay equity as well.

U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, a Waynesville Democrat and former quarterback for the Washington Redskins, expressed condolences today after the death of Redskins player Sean Taylor.

Taylor, 24, died Tuesday morning after being shot in a home invasion in his Tampa home, Barb Barrett reports.

"I am deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic passing of Sean Taylor," Shuler said in a statement. "My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and the entire Redskins community at this extremely difficult time."