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FACTBOX-Wall Street puts its money behind Obama
04 Jun 2008 04:02:08 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - The securities and investment industry has given more campaign contributions to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama than any other candidate. Here is the breakdown of contributions by candidate, compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.

NAME AMOUNT

Barack Obama (D) $7.91 million

Hillary Clinton (D) $7.14 million

Rudolph Giuliani (R) $5.05 million

Mitt Romney (R) $4.79 million

John McCain (R) $4.15 million

Christopher Dodd (D) $2.93 million METHODOLOGY: The totals on these charts are calculated from PAC contributions and contributions from individuals giving more than $200, as reported to the Federal Election Commission. NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2008 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Wednesday, May 21, 2008.
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