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Ron Paul raked in roughly $3 million during the first quarter through his various political organizations, POLITICO has learned. Though not all of that money can be transferred to a potential presidential campaign, the big haul demonstrates Paul’s continuing force as a grassroots-powered online fundraiser. The Texas congressman raised $1 million through his federal PAC and $2 million through Campaign for Liberty, a 501C(4) which cannot transfer funds directly to political organizations. Paul’s fundraising documents, to be filed later Thursday with the FEC, will also show he has $1.7 million on hand in his congressional campaign account. “Dr. Paul's fundraising...

In Obama's New Message, Some Foes See Old LiberalismBy Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 26, 2008; Page A01 **SNIP** Despite being rated the most liberal senator in 2007 by the National Journal, Obama has sought to confound easy categorization. **SNIP** His strategists recognize that Democratic voters and the superdelegates who may end up deciding the hotly contested nomination are concerned about the electability of a candidate tagged with the "liberal" label that has fatally wounded nominees such as John F. Kerry, Michael S. Dukakis and Walter F. Mondale. **SNIP** "The frustration that the Clinton campaign has felt...