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Hillary's Next Challenge: Paying Bills

Candidate ends race with record debt

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 10, 2008 7:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton's White House bid made history—by ending with what is believed to be the largest presidential campaign debt ever. The New York senator had approximately $9.5 million in unpaid bills at the end of April, not to mention $11.4 of her... Read full story »

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