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Obama Pulls in Record $66M in August

By Kate Rockwood, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 14, 2008 10:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama raised more than $66 million in August, besting his past fundraising record and pulling in the best monthly tally in US political history, says an aide. Topping February's $55 million, the take "demonstrates how the increasingly heated, nasty race has energized Obama's... Read full story »

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