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Obama's gamble pays off
Obama's gamble pays off
Obama's campaign brought in nearly $750 million dollars. WASHINGTON (CNN) – He’s the three-quarters of a billion dollar man. Barack Obama's presidential campaign hauled in nearly $750 million dollars during this very long and historic campaign for the White House. That's more than twice what his opponent, Republican presidential nominee John McCain, raised and it's more than [...]
Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Pays Off
balloon-juice.com — The NY Times reports: In a sequence of events that neatly captures the contradictions of Barack Obama’s... rise through Illinois politics, a phone call he made three months ago to urge passage of a state ethics bill indirectly contributed to ... (more) Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Pays Off
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Dems, Obama Still Have Millions In Cash
Open Left - Front Page — Obama still has $30,000,000 on hand, according to his latest FEC filing: And as of November 24, the last day included in this report, the Obama campaign had nearly $30 million left in the bank. Not to be outdone, Open Secrets lists Democratic Party committees with over $90M combined cash on hand: DNC: $11.01M DCCC: $23.35M DSCC: $8.36M Of course, all of this compares to the RNC, which for some reason still has over $59M in the bank. Either they were confused about when the election was taking place, or they simply decided ...

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Daily Kos — ... wanted the investigation and results to be made public, Sarah Palin has now decided the transcripts of her deposition will not be released. Todd's testimony will remain under lock and key as well. Secretary of Commerce nominee Bill Richardson was warmly greeted by business leaders in Mexico this week, where some openly assured the gathered that it was only a "remote" chance Obama would re-open NAFTA. The final tally is in.....Obama raised nearly $750 million during his campaign. Preparing for crowds of historic proportion, DC ...

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Obama's gamble to opt out of public funds pays off; raised nearly $750 millionDemocratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]CNN[/b] He's the three-quarters of a billion dollar man. Barack Obama's presidential campaign hauled in nearly $750 million dollars during this very long and historic campaign for the White House. That's more than twice what his opponent, Republican presidential nominee John ...