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US big business funnels hundreds of millions into presidential campaigns

With the 2008 US presidential election still more than 17 months away, and primaries not scheduled until next year, a “money primary” is well under way to separate the “serious” candidates—those with the most support from corporate America—from the rest. Largely concealed from public view, Democratic and Republican candidates have been touring the country at a hectic pace, holding lavish fundraising dinners and meeting with wealthy individuals in state after state. Each candidate