Obama money from abroad could total $3.3 million

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has raised about $3.3 million from contributors who did not list a home state or who designated their state with an abbreviation that did not match one of the 50 states or U.S. territories, according to records provided by the Federal Election Commission. Most of those contributors did identify themselves as living abroad in foreign cities. Under federal law, foreign citizens cannot make political contributions, but U.S. citizens living abroad can. The Republican National Committee filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Monday asking for an investigation of Obama's foreign... [read full story]