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Sun, 08/15/2010 - 12:00am

Whitman writes another big check to her campaign

The billionaire Republican gubernatorial nominee contributes an additional $13 million of her own money, bringing her personal stake in her election bid to $104 million. Billionaire Meg Whitman has contributed an additional $13 million of her own money to her effort to become California's next governor, bringing the Republican nominee's personal stake in her election bid to $104 million.

Senh: Meg Whitman's a billionaire, so $13 is just pennies. We'll see if she can buy herself into office.

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