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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland raised more than $2 million for his campaign committee in 2008, according to his latest finance report filed with the Ohio Secretary of State's office.

Strickland, who broke fund-raising records in his 2006 campaign for governor, took in $1.6 million during the last six months of the year. He raised $422,000 in the first half of the year. He spent about $275,000 in the last six months but still has $2 million in the bank.

Stickland has only recently kicked off his 2010 re-election campaign.