Barack Obama has collected nearly twice as much money as John McCain

Although the Democratic presidential hopeful has vowed to raise capital gains and corporate taxes, financial industry bigs have contributed almost twice as much to Obama as to GOP rival John McCain, a Daily News analysis of campaign records shows.

"Wall Street wants change and wants a curtailment in spending. It wants someone who focuses on the domestic economy," said Jim Cramer, the boisterous host of CNBC's "Mad Money." Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, John McCain, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Mike LaBonte - Jul 1, 2008 - 10:52 AM PDT
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