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January Fundraising Numbers Coming In

The deadline for presidential campaigns to file paperwork with the Federal Election Commission concerning their January fundraising is midnight tonight, but John McCain has already gotten his filing out of the way.

McCain revealed late yesterday that he raised $12,754,529 from January 1st through January 31st, 2008, a figure that includes a $950,000 loan to himself. It marks McCain's best fundraising month yet.

The Republican frontrunner has about $5.2 million cash on hand, and just over $5.5 million in debts. He has raised $54,848,607 since Jan 1st, 2007, including loans of $3,921,697.

Meanwhile, CBS News has learned that Barack Obama will report that he has raised approximately $36 million in January, while Hillary Clinton will report that she raised approximately $13.5 million.

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