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The Obama Campaign Makes History of a Different Kind

Barack Obama's fundraising is boggling the minds of political pros in both parties. He's on track to raise more money all by himself than the record of $700 million combined set by Bush and Kerry four years ago. We debate public financing today, update the early voting, and talk to a skeptic about the integrity of voting systems around the country. Also, oil prices heading back up, and Planet Earth and the "ecological credit crunch."

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By Warren Olney • Oct 29, 2008 • 1h 0m Listen

Barack Obama's fundraising is boggling the minds of political pros in both parties. He's on track to raise more money all by himself than the record of $700 million combined set by Bush and Kerry four years ago. We debate public financing today, update the early voting, and talk to a skeptic about the integrity of voting systems around the country. Also, oil prices heading back up, and comparing what human beings are doing to the Earth to the global economic recession.

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    Warren Olney

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