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Washington: Hillary Clinton upped the tempo of her fundraising and her spending last month, only to be eclipsed by rival Barack Obama.
At month's end, with debts of nearly $9 million (Dh33 million), Clinton's money was nearly spent and Obama was sitting atop $30 million in available cash.
Obama's campaign spent at a rate of nearly $1.5 million a day in the crucial month of February.
And reports filed with the Federal Election commission late on Thursday showed that Obama set a single-month fundraising record topping $55 million.
At month's end, McCain still owed $3 million on a loan, but aides say he paid that off this week.
Meanwhile, the controversial pastor who roiled Obama's presidential campaign shook hands with former President Bill Clinton at the White House nearly 10 years ago, according to a photo published on the New York Times website.
Rev Jeremiah Wright attended a prayer breakfast at the White House in 1998, the photo shows.
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign accused the Obama team of circulating the picture for political purposes. "Less than 48 hours after calling for a conversation on race, the Obama campaign is peddling photos of an occasion when President Clinton shook hands with Rev Wright," a Clinton campaign spokesman said.
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