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Active Military Gives Most to Ron Paul

The U S Election Commission has released political contribution information for the fourth quarter of 2007. Here is who active military support with their dollars:

Ron Paul 26.23%
Barack Obama 24.02%
John McCain 18.31%
Hillary Clinton 11.08%
All others have less than 10%

Phoenix Business Journal

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul won a straw poll this week held by an Arizona group representing young GOP entrepreneurs and business professionals. The Republican Professionals Association conducted the poll this week. Paul won the poll, with 80 percent of the vote, followed by Sen. John McCain of Arizona, with 12 percent. There were 515 votes cast, according to RPA.

House Says Paul to Return Thousands to Treasury
January 11, 2008
For immediate release
Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives reports that Congressman Ron Paul has once again run his Congressional office in a frugal manner, and he will likely return tens of thousands of dollars to the Treasury once again this year. Preliminary estimates forwarded to Paul’s office indicate he has about $75,000 left in his account.