http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Presidential-Money.htmlBush Spending Neared $50 Million in July
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 9:29 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A fresh wave of ads pushed President Bush's spending to nearly $46 million for July, the Republican's highest level since he launched the first ad blitz of his re-election campaign in March, a campaign finance report filed Friday shows.
About $38 million of Bush's July spending last month went to admaking firm Maverick Media.
The Bush campaign raised $14 million in July, about as much as it has been taking in each month since it stopped holding fund-raising events in April and continued accepting donations through the mail and over the Internet.
Bush took in a record $242 million from the official start of his campaign in May 2003 through last month. He started August with $32.5 million left and about $458,000 in bills to pay.
Bush is on pace to break the $250 million mark by the time his primary fund-raising concludes with his nomination Sept. 2 at the Republican National Convention in New York. He has spent about $209 million.
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