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"Oops! YOU forgot one"

There is a PROFOUND difference between Obama's lack of control over outpouring of hundreds of millions of dollars coming in from millions of donors and McCain's blatant violation of campaign finance laws HE HIMSELF helped pass. There's nothing "secret" or "illegitimate" about Obama's contributions -- every dollar is reported, and donors who meet the legal threshold are disclosed. McCain should be familiar with these rules, since he helped write them. McCain wants Obama to itemize every donor, including small donors. The Obama campaign has said there are too many of them to make this feasible, and the McCain campaign, in response to a similar suit filed by the DNC, has used the SAME EXACT ARGUMENT. Besides, the Obama campaign has been actively identifying and returning such funds.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story...
"The Obama campaign says it is constantly scrutinizing the donor lists and improving the screening devices. It says many of the problem donations are caught down the line and the contributions refunded."

Also, let's not neglect the fact that McCain has been having THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story...
"It turns out the McCain campaign has some similar problems, which Obama's staff was happy to detail. One online donor to McCain listed his name as Jesus II."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/McCain...
"Russia's permanent mission to the UN has received a letter from U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain asking for financial support of his election campaign, the mission said in a statement on Monday. The McCain campaign was, in effect, asking the Russian ambassador for an illegal campaign contribution. Accepting foreign money is against the law."

http://www.aol.com.au/news/story/Waxman-wants-prob...
"A powerful House Democrat wants the Pentagon to investigate a company owned by a prominent fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate John McCain for allegedly overcharging the U.S. government to deliver fuel to Iraq. McCain's campaign in August said it was returning $50,000 in contributions solicited by a Jordanian man who is a business partner of Sargeant. At that time, Rogers said some of the people solicited by Mustafa Abu Naba'a had no intention of supporting McCain for president so the money was being returned."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08...
"The Post first reported on Harry Sargeant's efforts on behalf of McCain and other political candidates earlier this week. McCain's campaign has credited Sargeant for collecting dozens of $2,300 and $4,600 checks, many of them from ordinary families in California. Sargeant told The New York Times this morning that he at times left the task of collecting the checks to a longtime business partner, Mustafa Abu Naba'a. The problem with that is that Abu Naba'a is not an American citizen. According to court records, Abu Naba'a is a dual citizen of Jordan and the Dominican Republic."

http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/group-files-compl...
"A watchdog group announced Monday that it had filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) regarding a fundraiser that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) held in London. Judicial Watch argues that providing a venue for the event free of charge was an illegal in-kind contribution from two foreign nationals — Lord Rothschild OM GBE and The Honorable Nathaniel Rothschild."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/25/de...
"The Democratic Party plans to file a complaint with federal regulators that accuses Republican John McCain's presidential campaign of various violations of campaign finance law. In a letter to the Federal Election Commission to be submitted Monday, the Democratic National Committee alleges McCain has received donations from 6,653 individuals who exceeded the legal $2,300 limit by at least $1,000 and 23 donation in excess of $50 from anonymous donors. The DNC cited one donor who appeared to have given more than $56,000. Democrats cite the McCain campaign's refund of $50,000 raised by a Jordanian citizen and mentions a fundraising appeal from McCain mistakenly sent to Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin. Foreign nationals are prohibited from contributing to political campaigns."

http://www.politicususa.com/en/McCain-Ottawa-Fundr...
"The Democratic National Committee has submitted a Freedom of Information Act request with the State Department today related to a fundraiser that John McCain held in Ottawa. At issue is whether U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins and the McCain campaign violated the Hatch Act by having the Ambassador help to organize a $100 a plate luncheon for McCain. The Hatch Act forbids the engagement in partisan political activity by any ambassador, even if the activity in question occurs on foreign soil. It appears that McCain advisor Sen. Lindsey Graham used his South Carolina connection with the Ambassador to get advice about logistics, venues, and cities for the event. Ambassador Wilkins also contacted Thomas d'Aquino, the president of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, and had him help sell tickets for the event. All of this violates both the Hatch Act, and State Department ethics rules."

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