Gigantic amount of cash spent on election campaign raises possibility of significant corruption

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Election day caps $6 billion spree

AFP – Six billion dollars. That’s how much money has been blown to influence the US election race that reached the finish line with Tuesday’s vote. Raising six-figure sums at parties with Hollywood czars and hedge fund tycoons or small double-digit offerings via smartphone apps, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney.