Obama nearly matches Hillary in fundraising

A few days ago the Clintonistas were pounding their chests over the boffo fund-raising success their candidate in the first quarter of 2007, $26 million. It turns out that Barack Obama was right behind her, raking in $25 million.

Pretty amazing, since Hillary Clinton's fundraising machine has been in place for years, and Barack Obama was a nobody state senator a little more than three years ago.

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