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Wilson’s Fundraising Tops $700,000 After Outburst

By John McArdle
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 11, 2009, 4:18 p.m.

In the wake of the controversy Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) sparked by shouting “You lie!” during President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, a Republican source said the Congressman had raised about $700,000 by Friday afternoon.

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