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Washington Post - December 12, 2003 Bush Wraps Up '03 Campaign Fund Raising By Jennifer Loven McLEAN, Va. - President Bush headlined his last campaign fund-raiser of 2003 on Thursday (12/11), rounding out seven months of hectic travel that has brought at least $112 million into his record-setting re-election account. Since the mid-May launch of his bid for a second term, the president has appeared at 44 fund-raising events around the country. Thursday's luncheon, in a Republican stronghold just outside of Washington, drew over 600 people who added $1 million to the coffers. The $112 million figure dwarfs the entire Democratic field - and Bush's own record from 2000. And it doesn't include a sizable amount of donations from the mail, Internet and other sources in the year's final quarter that will be revealed when year-end reports are prepared, Four years ago, Bush raised $106 million for the entire primary season, which extends into the new year. And then, unlike this year, Bush had a Republican opponent to battle. As for the nine Democrats competing for the chance to run against Bush next fall, they had raised $93 million altogether through Sept. 30, the latest figures available. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, the fund-raising leader in the Democratic pack, had pulled in $25.4 million by the end of last quarter. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58916-2003Dec12.html
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