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McCain Raises $47 Million In August
The McCain campaign ,a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080901/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_mccain_money"> announces that he's raised a whopping $47 million in August -- the first time that he's racked up Obama-like fundraising totals. The secret to McCain's success? Sarah Palin, who apparently ...
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Political Animal — ... is worried that a McCain presidency would be too similar to the last eight years. * Thanks to a late push from conservative activists, McCain raised $47 million in August, easily his best fundraising month to date. * For a little while, Palin was referencing Hillary Clinton's accomplishments in her stump speech. That, apparently, ...

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