About 18 minutes into tonight’s debate of the Democratic presidential candidates on MSNBC, Barack Obama said “In terms of how we’ve been running this campaign, I think what we’ve seen is I haven’t taken money from federal registered lobbyists. We’re not taking money from PACs.”
A review of his campaign finance numbers for the first quarter of 2007 compiled by the Washington Post shows that he has received $3,050 in PAC money.
UPDATE/CORRECTION: The FEC lists the same set of contributions as “Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Committees”
A review of this section shows 5 separate contributions. Four of them are from congressional campaigns. The other is from Locke Liddell and Sapp LLP PAC, dated Feb. 21, 2007 and worth $1000.00. An image of the form for this contribution can be viewed here.
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