Fundraising
Aug 17 2008, Ryan

Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential bid added more than 65,000 donors and raised more than $51 million in the month of July, the Obama campaign said in a statement released Saturday.

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Dr. Fredric Brandt, center, sits down to dinner with guests in his art filled home during a dinner party fundraiser for the Miami Museum of Modern Art Saturday May 3, 2008 in Miami. It is part of the annual “Enchanted Evenings”, a personalized style...