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Published 1/31/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama ended last year with $15.5 million left over in his 2008 campaign war chest, according to a disclosure report filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission.
Obama could transfer the bulk of this amount to a re-election bid in 2012.
By comparison, former President George W. Bush had only $292,809 in [...]
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