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Article: SEN. OBAMA ANNOUNCES FY08 FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTS

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June 21, 2007
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The office of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., issued the following press release:

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) today announced that he had requested federal funding for the following projects, in the amounts designated by his constituents and several national organizations, as part of this year's annual appropriations process:

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