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Oct. 30, 2008, 10:51 a.m.

Yes, she can

An update on Ana Marie Cox‘s efforts to crowdfund her campaign-trail reporting: She’s raised $7,000 from her audience (likely more by now). That’s probably not including the $2,000 she got to write down the stretch for The Washington Independent. And in a blow for transparency, she’s started detailing her expenses on the trail, including a $56 cab ride from Toledo Express Airport to a Palin rally in West Toledo.

Joshua Benton is the senior writer and former director of Nieman Lab. You can reach him via email (joshua_benton@harvard.edu) or Twitter DM (@jbenton).
POSTED     Oct. 30, 2008, 10:51 a.m.
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