I read this story from an independent news source. Apparently Senator Obama received $31,000+ from 3 brothers in Rafah, Gaza last fall and then members of his camp tried to make the monies appear to have come from Rafah, GA (Georgia). The brothers belong to the "Edwan" family which reside in Rafah, a known Hamas stronghold along the Gaza Strip.

I am not a political expert, but I believe the law governing how much a candidate can receive from one individual is $2,000, and, individual contributions must come from residents of the United States.

If you would like to check the record for yourself look up Obama's contributions at the Federal Election Commission report. Otherwise, I ran a search on the FEC site and found the following:

Presented by the Federal Election Commission

Individual Contributions Arranged By Type, Giver, Then Recipient

Contributions to Political Committees

EDWAN, HOSAM
RAFAH, GA
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING

OBAMA, BARACK
VIA OBAMA FOR AMERICA
10/26/2007 -834.00 28930539431
10/26/2007 -508.00 28930539431
10/26/2007 508.00 28930539432
10/26/2007 834.00 28930539430
10/26/2007 834.00 28930539432
10/26/2007 1082.00 28930539430
10/26/2007 1725.00 28930539430
10/30/2007 -956.00 28930539432
10/30/2007 956.00 28930539433
10/30/2007 1556.00 28930539431

EDWAN, MONIR
RAFAH, GA
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING

OBAMA, BARACK
VIA OBAMA FOR AMERICA
10/27/2007 1290.00 28930539433
10/30/2007 -1582.00 28930539439
10/30/2007 -717.00 28930539439
10/30/2007 717.00 28930539440
10/30/2007 1037.00 28930539439
10/30/2007 1499.00 28930539434
10/30/2007 1582.00 28930539438
10/30/2007 1582.00 28930539440
10/30/2007 1643.00 28930539434
10/30/2007 1671.00 28930539433
10/31/2007 953.00 28930539438
10/31/2007 1494.00 28930539438
11/01/2007 1099.00 28930539437
11/01/2007 1389.00 28930539437
11/01/2007 1963.00 28930539437
11/01/2007 2017.00 28930539436
11/02/2007 873.00 28930539435
11/02/2007 873.00 28930539436
11/02/2007 1282.00 28930539435
11/02/2007 1389.00 28930539435
11/02/2007 1389.00 28930539436
11/11/2007 870.00 28930539434

EDWAN, OSAMA
RAFAH, GA
TRADER/TRADER

OBAMA, BARACK
VIA OBAMA FOR AMERICA
11/10/2007 706.00 28930539440
11/10/2007 1102.00 28930539441

Total Contributions: 31318.00

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