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The following is a weekly 60 Minutes commentary by CBS News correspondent . It was originally broadcast on April 1, 2007. It’s embarrassing these days to see how much the people who want to be president are spending trying to get that job. Something’s gone wrong with the democracy that we’re so proud of. The candidates are spending a fortune trying to buy our vote and most of us would rather have the cash. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln spent $100,000 on his campaign and this may have been the beginni…
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