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Clinton loaned her campaign $6.4 mln

WASHINGTON
Wed May 7, 2008 2:23pm EDT
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigns at a fire station in New Albany, Indiana May 5, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton loaned her campaign $6.4 million (3.27 million pounds) from her own pocket in the past month, a campaign source said on Wednesday.

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The personal loan, the second she has made to her campaign, comes as Clinton struggles to stay in the gruelling Democratic race against rival Barack Obama, who beat her in a North Carolina nominating contest on Tuesday. Clinton narrowly edged out Obama in Indiana.

(Writing by John Whitesides; editing by David Alexander)

(To read more about the U.S. political campaign, visit Reuters "Tales from the Trail: 2008" online at http:/blogs.reuters.com/trail08/)
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