Obama tarnished by rejecting public funds for election fight

The Guardian Friday 20th June, 2008

Barack Obama faced widespread condemnation yesterday from both right and left for reneging on a promise on election campaign financing.The Democratic presidential candidate found himself in the unusua...

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