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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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political donors stories: 25 news summaries

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 Clinton Plea Raises $10M 

60,000K go online after Pennsylvania victory speech

Apr 23, 08 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Clinton campaign has raised nearly $10 million since Hillary made a plea to voters last night in her Pennsylvania victory speech, Reuters reports. Clinton urged supporters to contribute through her website, and she struck a chord with 60,000 donors, campaign chief Terry McAuliffe said. It's the single biggest... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democrats • campaign contributions • campaign fundraising • Hillary Clinton supporters • political donors

McCain Helped Donor Developer Win Contracts

Decades-old friendship built on fundraising, land deal assistance

Apr 22, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has repeatedly done favors a wealthy Arizona real estate developer who is a major donor, sponsoring legislation that swapped public land for his land and stepping in to speed a lucrative land deal with the Pentagon that netted him $20 million in a quick flip. The relationship with... More »

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ethics • John McCain • Senate • political donors • Donald Diamond • political favoritism

Clinton Spending Vexes Donors

Supporters ask why consultants are paid so much for failing campaign

Feb 22, 08 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The $25,000 Hillary Clinton's sputtering campaign dropped at Vegas' posh Bellagio last month is raising eyebrows among those cutting her the checks, reports the New York Times. Add $5 million for the very strategists who engineered her string of recent failures, and donors looking over her latest campaign finance... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bellagio • campaign fundraising • Democratic nomination • Hillary Clinton supporters • political donors • Mark Penn • Howard Wolfson • campaign finance report • political strategists • presidential election

Obama Pulled In $32M in January

Meanwhile, McCain makes headway after beginning '08 in debt

Jan 31, 08 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has raised $32 million this month, the Washington Post reports—a massive number in such a short span. The Democrat's campaign manager reported 170,000 new donors in January, raising the total number of contributors to 650,000. The best fundraising day was immediately following Hillary Clinton’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Super Tuesday • FEC • campaign fundraising • New Hampshire primary • campaign advertising • advertising campaign • political donors

Hsu Swindled Investors of $60M: Feds

'Ponzi scheme' bizman sought to be part of celeb campaign circuit

Sep 21, 07 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Businessman Norman Hsu swindled $60 million from investors across the country and made illegal campaign contributions to Hillary Clinton and others, federal prosecutors say. In a criminal complaint unsealed in Manhattan yesterday, the feds say Hsu broke US election law by reimbursing some of the political donors who participated in... More »

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fundraiser • Norman Hsu • Federal Election Law • campaign fundraising • Ponzi scheme • political donors

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