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Perfect Match
BY Caitlin Ginley | July 16, 2008
The Federal Election Commission has approved matching funds for six presidential candidates. Democrats Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, and Dennis Kucinich, Republican Duncan Hunter, and independent Ralph Nader will receive more than $7 million collectively for their campaigns, bringing the total of matching funds approved for the 2008 election to about $26.7 million.
Exit Ramp
BY Sarah Laskow | January 03, 2008
Democrats Chris Dodd and Joe Biden call it quits following less-than-single-digit finishes in the Iowa caucuses.
Financial Futures
BY Sarah Laskow | December 06, 2007
All four U.S. Senators running for the Democratic presidential nomination are co-sponsors to a bill that would reform the public financing system for presidential candidates by the 2012 cycle, reports CQ Politics. The bill proposes to increase the matching fund ratio, raise spending limits, and require campaigns to disclose the names of bundlers who raise more than $50,000 in a four year period.
Match for Biden
BY Sarah Laskow | December 04, 2007
Democrat Joe Biden is the fifth 2008 presidential candidate to qualify for federal matching funds, the Federal Election Commission announces.
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