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Finance sector swells Obama poll funds

By Andrew Wardin Washington

Published: July 17 2007 03:00 | Last updated: July 17 2007 03:00

Barack Obama has cultivated a reputation for harnessing a wide network of grassroots supporters who donate small sums to his presidential campaign through the internet.

But fundraising figures disclosed this week showed the Democratic senator for Illinois is also popular with wealthy donors from the financial services industry.

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