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Obama’s Over-the-Transom Take
BY Caitlin Ginley | February 20, 2008
Democrat Barack Obama’s history-making haul of $36 million in January came mostly in the form of small online donations, The New York Times reports. Some $28 million of that amount was raised online, 90 percent of it in contributions of $100 or less.
Extension 527
BY Sarah Laskow | February 20, 2008
A 527 organization that supports Democrat Hillary Clinton is asking donors for contributions of up to $100,000, The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder reports.
The group calls itself the American Leadership Project, according to ABC News.
Shake on It
BY Caitlin Ginley | February 20, 2008
After sparring with Republican John McCain over public-financing agreements, Democrat Barack Obama calls (in an op-ed piece for USA Today) for a good-faith agreement between the parties that will result in real campaign-spending limits.
Different Shades of Ink
BY Caitlin Ginley | February 20, 2008
While January proved to be a good fundraising month for Democrat Barack Obama, it was not nearly as good for Hillary Clinton, who ended the month $7.6 million in debt, The Politico, a Washington-based political newspaper, reports.
Ad-ing Machine
BY Caitlin Ginley | February 20, 2008
A 527 group that’s backing Democrat Hillary Clinton will bankroll pro-Clinton television ads in the crucial primary states of Texas and Ohio, The Washington Post reports.
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