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Obama’s Chicago Fundraising
BY Sarah Laskow | July 14, 2008
Early in his political career, Barack Obama had no qualms about turning to wealthy donors to finance his campaigns, it seems. Folded into Ryan Lizza’s long account of Obama’s Chicago days are details about the Democratic nominee’s first forays into fundraising.
More >Conventional Convention Dollars
BY Sarah Laskow | July 14, 2008
Steve Farber, the Denver lawyer heading up fundraising for the Democratic convention, is leaning on his corporate connections to bankroll the August event, according to The New York Times.
More >The First-Class Convention
BY Caitlin Ginley | July 14, 2008
The host committee for the Republican National Convention has raised $39 million, meeting their July 15 deadline to raise enough funds to cover convention infrastructure, The Associated Press reports.
Rollover Fund
BY Caitlin Ginley | July 14, 2008
Donors to Hillary Clinton’s general election campaign are being asked to roll over their contributions to her 2012 Senate election fund, The New York Observer reports. “If we do not hear back from you by August 28, 2008,” the letter assures donors, “we will automatically refund your contribution.”
Revealing Act
BY Caitlin Ginley | July 11, 2008
John McCain’s campaign will disclose more information on its website about top fundraisers, The Associated Press reports. The move complies with a letter by eight campaign finance watchdog groups sent to both McCain’s and Barack Obama’s campaigns requesting that they identify specific amounts for each fundraiser, rather than the threshold amount. The Obama campaign has yet to respond.
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