Sharpton Got &#36;86,715 to Aid Kerry Campaign
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All of John Kerry's one-time rivals in the Democratic presidential primary eventually lined up to support him as the nominee, but only one got paid for it &#151; Al Sharpton.
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Presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama raised at least $32.5 million in the second quarter of the 2008 fundraising cycle, topping his first quarter fundraising effort, the Illinois Democrat announced Sunday in a statement.
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Sen. John Kerry's economic plans would drive up budget deficits while boosting spending by &#36;3.5 trillion, Senate Republicans said Wednesday in a report made available hours before the final presidential debate and disputed by the Kerry campaign.
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Facts and figures on political action committee spending in the presidential race since Labor Day:
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Spending by contestants and  supporters in the U.S. elections this year will be nearly $4  billion, the highest ever, a study released on Thursday said.
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Teresa Heinz Kerry made nearly &#36;2.3 million in 2003 and had a federal and state tax bill of close to &#36;800,000, according to tax forms filed Friday.
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John Kerry started the final two weeks of his general-election campaign with a slight cash edge over President Bush, though each has less than a third of his &#36;75 million budget left.
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Democrat John Kerry reminded his hometown supporters at a &#36;3 million fund-raiser Saturday night that he's come from behind to win elections before.
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The U.S. budget deficit will hit  $368 billion this year even before war costs are added, the  Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, and analysts said  the number shows it would be hard for President Bush to keep  his promise of halving the gap in five years.
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More than &#36;8 million has been donated by corporations and individuals to fund President Bush's reinauguration ceremonies, according to figures released Thursday.
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By JIM KUHNHENN  WASHINGTON - Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and MoveOn.org Voter Fund, two outside groups that played key roles in the 2004 presidential election, reached an agreement with the Federal Election Commission to pay nearly $450,000 for various violations.
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John Kerry's unsuccessful presidential campaign left him with millions of dollars in seed money for a 2008 Senate or presidential bid.
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John Kerry shelled out &#36;80 million over five months to plaster television screens with campaign ads trumpeting his biography and priorities. So what did all that money get him? An even race.
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The campaign of Democrat John F. Kerry has earmarked $6 million for Democratic committees that support congressional candidates from the sizable surplus left over from the privately funded phase of his presidential campaign.
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In the most expensive presidential contest in the nation's history, John F. Kerry and his Democratic supporters nearly matched President Bush and the Republicans, who outspent them by just &#36;60 million, &#36;1.14 billion to &#36;1.08 billion.
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Four years ago, presidential candidate George W. Bush promised a record tax cut. He delivered income-tax cuts of $270 billion a year - a statistic he loves to cite.
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Tech industry political action committees and employees from computer and Internet companies have contributed just over $1.6 million to President George Bush, and almost the same amount to Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry.