Hillary Clinton sets fundraising record - Yahoo! News

"By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer 29 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Shattering previous records, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton collected $26 million for her presidential campaign during the first three months of the year and transferred an additional $10 million from her Senate fundraising account, aides said Sunday. The campaign did not specify how much of the $36 million was available only for the primary election and how much could be used just in the general election, if she were the party's nominee. Still, the total raised outdistanced past presidential election records and set a high bar by which to measure the fundraising abilities of her chief rivals. The Clinton campaign did not announce how much it had spent during those three months and how much cash it still had in hand. Her closest rival in polls of Democratic voters — Sen. Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) of Illinois — had yet reveal his totals; former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., was expected to release his later Sunday. But New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's campaign said he raised $6 million in primary campaign money and had more than $5 million cash in hand at the end of the three-month period. The rest of the Democratic field and the Republican presidential candidates planned to announce their first-quarter totals over the next few days. The fundraising deadline for the January through March period was Saturday, with financial reports due April 15."