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Palin's Haul From Small Donors Echoes Obama: Silver

60% of war chest in chunks under $200

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2009 2:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – The nearly $1 million raised by Sarah Palin’s political action committee this year is not in itself all that impressive, writes Nate Silver for FiveThirtyEight.com. After all, her figures are dwarfed by Republican players with significantly less star power. But Palin’s fundraising... Read full story »

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Palin's Haul From Small Donors Echoes Obama: Silver

60% of war chest in chunks under $200

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