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Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain together spent nearly $90 million in July, feeding an escalating advertising contest as they tussled for pole position in the midst of summer.
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Barack Obama reports spending $55 million in July, his highest figure in a single month.
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Presidential contender John McCain says that his challenger Barack Obama decided on a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq based on political expediency.
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In this Tuesday, June 3, 2008 file photo, Hyundai Motor Group chief Chung Mong-koo leaves the court after his trial at the Seoul High Court House in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea announced pardons for three convicted high-profile corporate tycoons...
