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Republican hopeful Mitt Romney raised $76.8 million for his campaign and Republican Party committees in May, outpacing President Barack Obama's monthly total for the first time.
Mr. Obama pulled in more than $60 million for his campaign and party committees in the month. That was his biggest one-month total this election cycle and well past the $43 million raised in April but was immediately eclipsed by Mr. Romney's haul.
Mr. Romney's strong number comes after a month in which he held sparse campaign events but regular fundraisers in high-dollar .