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Yurt
12-05-2008, 01:04 PM
Obama stimulus: Campaign hits $745 million haul

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama, who rewrote the book on presidential fundraising, amassed more than $745 million during his marathon campaign, more than twice the amount obtained by his rival, Republican John McCain.

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Obama's prowess at attracting money, one of the many characteristics that defined his campaign, could well spell the end of a 30-year experiment in public financing of presidential contests.

After initially vowing to take public funds if McCain did, Obama became the first presidential candidate since the campaign finance reforms of the 1970s to raise private donations during the general election.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_money

see, breaking vows and promises, just words, can make you alot of money and help you buy an election