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McCain, Obama Raise $21M Each

Dem suffers slowest fundraising month of the year, campaigns with Clinton next week

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 21, 2008 12:11 PM CDT

(Newser) – John McCain nearly matched Barack Obama’s fundraising intake last month, granting the presumptive Republican presidential nominee “a level of parity that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago,” MSNBC says. McCain scored $21.5 million while Obama, whose fundraising slumped... Read full story »

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Dem suffers slowest fundraising month of the year, campaigns with Clinton next week

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