http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080321/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_finances;_ylt=Ap83rKPIGPcWdQwSVpCP94Zh24cA
Obama outdoes Clinton in finance game
By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer 36 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton upped the tempo of her fundraising and her spending last month, only to be eclipsed by rival Barack Obama. At month's end, with debts of nearly $9 million, her money was nearly spent and he was sitting atop $30 million in available cash.
Obama's campaign spent at a rate of nearly $1.5 million a day in February, a crucial month that began with the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday and ended with both candidates marching to a showdown March 4 in Texas and Ohio. Clinton, riding her best fundraising period yet, spent about $1 million a day on average.
But reports filed with the Federal Election commission late Thursday showed that Obama set a single-month fundraising record, with more than $55 million in contributions.
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