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Obama Draws $32.5M in Campaign Cash

Surges past Hillary's $28M in second-quarter fundraising

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 2, 2007 3:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama raised $32.5 million in total campaign contributions in the second quarter of 2007, handily beating Hillary Clinton's powerhouse fundraising machine to lead the Democratic pack, the Washington Post reports. Some 154,000 contributors, most giving relatively moderate amounts, ponied up for the... Read full story »

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