Hotline Sort: Fun With Fundraising

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8) Sen. Jim DeMint 's, R-S.C., book, The Great American Awakening: Two Years that Changed America, Washington & Me takes a closer look this morning at Warren Mayor Jim Fouts , a polarizing figure who embraces being different. An entire wall in his office is devoted to Frank Sinatra , and if you call the city and have to go on hold, you'll hear Old Blue Eyes while you wait.

6) At a Fourth of July parade in New Hampshire, Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney crossed paths for the first time since Huntsman entered the race.

5) The Republican Governors Association raised an impressive $22.1 million during the first half of the year, more than the association raised during all of 2007 and about $10 million more that the amount raised by June 30 in 2009. The RGA has $16.2 million cash on hand, which is double what the group had in the bank at the same point in 2007.

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Hotline Sort: Fun With Fundraising

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