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Obama Raises $25 Million

Senator surprises pundits with grassroots results

By Greg Atwan, Newser User

Posted Apr 4, 2007 4:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama has raised $25 million for his presidential bid, more than doubling his own projections for the quarter and falling just short of archrival Hillary Clinton’s $26 mil. Obama announced the figure to the Chicago Tribune today, revealing donations that have been far... Read full story »

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