Sen. Barack Obama's comments last week provided grist for renewed speculation about whether or not he will accept public financing for the general election. With no apparent sense of irony, he said to a roomful of donors at a high-ticket fundraiser that "we have created a parallel public financing system" of free-flowing Internet donations.
This remark may be a signal that Obama is considering using private money for the general election, which would make him the first candidate...
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