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U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
waves to the crowd at a rally in Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania on April 21, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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WASHINGTON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York is on
track to collect 10 million U.S. dollars of donations in the 24 hours after she
won the April 22 Democratic presidential primary in Pennsylvania, her campaign
said Wednesday.
That would be her best 24-hour fundraising total yet, said campaign
chairman Terry McAuliffe, who called the Pennsylvania win a "game-changing"
event that has inspired supporters.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (L), former President Bill Clinton (C) and
their daughter Chelsea Clinton applaud on stage during a rally in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 21, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters
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Within hours after she beat rival Sen. Barrack Obama of Illinois in
Pennsylvania by 55 percent to 45 percent, she has already netted 2.5 million
dollars.
It grew to 5 million dollars by midday Wednesday and is expected to top 10
million dollars by end of the day.
However, the Clinton campaign still has 10.3 million dollars indebts and
she still needs to do more to catch up with Obama's superior fundraising record.
Obama began the month of April with 42 million dollars in the bank, in
comparison to Clinton's 9.3 million dollars in bank.
In March Obama raised 41 million dollars, twice as much as Clinton.
But the former first lady's impressive win in Pennsylvania appeared to
begin changing that dynamic.
Her campaign expected Clinton to beat her own March fundraising total this
month.
Clinton beats Obama in critical
Pennsylvania primary
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Xinhua) -- New
York Senator Hillary Clinton won the critical Democratic presidential primary in
Pennsylvania Tuesday, beating Senator Barack Obama of Illinois after a bruising seven-week
campaign.
CNN reported that with 98 percent of precincts reporting
results, Clinton led rival Senator Barrack Obama of Illinois 55 percent to 45
percent. Full story
