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Associated PressBy JIM KUHNHENN
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat John Edwards increased his cash on hand this quarter despite a drop in contributions for his presidential nomination campaign, according to financial reports he was to file Sunday.
In a preview of his filing, the Edwards campaign reported $12 million in the bank for the primary elections, an increase of more than $2 million over his cash on hand at the end of March.
Democratic presidential hopeful former U.S. Sen. John Edwards D-N.C., speaks during an American Association for Justice presidential forum Sunday, July 15, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Edwards, the former senator from North Carolina and 2004 vice presidential nominee, raised about $8.8 million for the primary from April through June; he also raised $250,000 for the general election, money he can't use unless he becomes the Democratic nominee. The campaign planned to file its detailed report with the Federal Election Commission later Sunday.
Overall, Edwards has raised $21.8 million for the primary and $1.3 million for the general election. His totals trail those of the presidential field's money leaders, Democratic Sens. Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York. But his cash on hand places him firmly in third place in overall finances among Democrats, ahead of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut.
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