How Much Does It Cost to Buy a House?(congressional candidates)

A lot. Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives have raised $733,647,242.31 this cycle, from Ohio's Tom Ganley ($6.7 million) to California's Jill Martinez ($18.66). And there's still plenty of time before Election Day. While the figure pales next to some other industries--Ame...

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Published in:	Newsweek Vol. 156; no. 17; p. 72
Main Authors:	Summers, Katie Maloney Nick, Picon, Michael
Format:	Magazine Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Newsweek LLC 25-10-2010 Newsweek Publishing LLC
Subjects:	Amusement parks Campaign funds College football Company financing Congressional candidates Congressional elections Finance Political campaigns Political finance Political parties Social aspects Valuation United States
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Summary:	A lot. Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives have raised $733,647,242.31 this cycle, from Ohio's Tom Ganley ($6.7 million) to California's Jill Martinez ($18.66). And there's still plenty of time before Election Day. While the figure pales next to some other industries--Americans spend more on salsa--the amount of money in politics is still something to behold. Here, to the penny, is what you can buy with the same funds:
Bibliography:	content type line 24 ObjectType-News-1 SourceType-Magazines-1
ISSN:	0028-9604 1069-840X