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Obama and McCain Lag in Naming ‘Bundlers’ Who Rake In Campaign Cash
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The letter, signed by Rick Davis also said this list of bundlers would identify their occupations and employers, in addition to their home cities and states, which are already provided. (article 1)
Watchdogs say employment information is crucial to acquiring a sense of what a fund-raiser's interests may be. (article 1)
NASCAR's BAM Racing team approached the presidential campaigns of Obama, John McCain and at least one third-party candidate about a sponsorship deal in the Sprint Cup series. (article 8)
Records show that in their presidential campaigns, neither has lived up to his promise to fully disclose the identities of his top money collectors who bundle millions of dollars in campaign contributions. (article 2)
Since November, Mr. Obama had added just two new names to a list of 326 fund-raisers who have bundled contributions of $50,000 or more for him, despite the campaign's taking in more than $180 million during that time. (article 2)
Mr. Obama has made transparency a cornerstone of his campaign, even introducing a bill in the Senate last year that would mandate that presidential candidates identify their bundlers. (article 2)
Barack Obama's presidential campaign has requested information from Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd as part of its search for a possible vice presidential candidate. (article 9)
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Source articles
- Campaigns to Disclose More on Bundlers (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 820 words)
- Obama and McCain Lag in Naming ‘Bundlers’ Who Rake In Campaign Cash (nytimes.com, 07/11/2008, 981 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 07/12/2008, 61 words)
- Obama Supporters on the Far Left Cry Foul (nytimes.com, 07/13/2008, 1225 words)
- Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com, 07/12/2008, 5388 words)
- Analysis: Obama revels in contrasts with McCain (Washington Post, 07/12/2008, 427 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 07/12/2008, 444 words)
- NASCAR team courts candidates (L.A. Times, 07/12/2008, 227 words)
- ABC News: Obama Vets Dodd in VP Search (ABCNews, 07/11/2008, 321 words)
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