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Mitt Romney raised more than $14 million over the past three months for his Republican presidential campaign.

President Obama overcame low poll numbers to collect $42.8 million in the July-to-September fundraising quarter, racing ahead of his Republican rivals who must marshal their resources for a fast-changing primary calendar. Obama also raised $27.3 million for the Democratic National Committee for a combined $70.1 million during the third quarter, his campaign announced Thursday. That's a drop from the $86 million the president and national party raised in the previous quarter.

A strong quarterly report by Gov. Rick Perry of Texas confirms his reputation as a capable fund-raiser.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will help raise money for President Barack Obama's re-election effort at a $35,800-a-ticket fundraiser next month in Chicago, an Obama campaign official said on Wednesday.

A new "super" political action committee supportive of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has raised more than $12 million, drawing on big-dollar donations to help the former Republican governor in his bid for the White House.

Mitt Romney leads all Republicans in the contest for campaign cash, cementing his frontrunner status among contenders hoping to go up against President Barack Obama in 2012....

President Obama's re-election campaing claimed more than 475,000 donors during the most recent quarter, but did not announce the amount of money ...

New York retiree Phyllis Hornung has never been to Minnesota and has no ties to the state - other than the steady stream of campaign donations she sends to Michele Bachmann....

Everyone knows Mitt Romney is going to outpace the GOP presidential field when next month's fundraising reports come out. But the scale of his money advantage is finally coming ...

A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison Monday for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.