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Obama to decline public financing
Giving him a cash advantage over his rival, Obama is first modern presidential candidate to decline public financing in a general election.
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McCain Campaign: Obama's Opting Out Of Public Financing Shows He's …
"Barack Obama is now the first presidential candidate since Watergate to run a campaign entirely on private funds. This decision will have far-reaching and extraordinary consequences that will weaken and undermine the public financing …
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Obama Opts Out of Public Campaign Finance System
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday he’ll bypass the federal public financing system in the general election, abandoning an earlier commitment to take the money if his Republican rival did as well. …
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Obama Rejects Public Financing
If everybody remembers correctly, what Obama pledged to do was sit down and try to come to an agreement with McCain on public financing. This never happened between McCain and Obama themselves, but their campaigns talked. …
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Obama rejects public financing
"We've made the decision not to participate in the public-financing system for the general election," the Illinois Democrat said. "This means we'll be forgoing more than $80 million in public funds during the final months of this …
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The Early Word: Obama Opts Out of Public Financing
The presumptive Democratic nominee says he will fuel his campaign on a large number of small contributions.
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It’s Official: Barack Obama Opts Out Of Public Financing System …
This morning, in an email to supporters, Barack Obama announced that he will be opting out of the public financing system for the general election (video). The announcement has been widely expected for a few months now, …
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Obama Says No to Public Financing2 hours ago
I agree with Barack Obama's rejection of public financing in his presidential race because he is right that the ecosystem of campaign finance remains warped and that one side running tied by the rules of public finance and the other …
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Barack Obama Will Not Opt Into Public Financing System
There will be a lot to talk about with regards to this big and extremely important decision, but I first wanted to get it up as soon as possible: Barack Obama will not be participating in the public financing program during the general …
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Obama will not take public campaign financing for general election …3 hours ago
riding on a wave of unprecedented and seemingly unlimited fund-raising capacity, announced Thursday he will reject public financing for his general election bid against Sen. John McCain (R-Az.). At one time Obama said he wanted to try …
Lynn Sweet - http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/