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House fundraising roundup

A few of the notable first quarter House fundraising numbers from Wednesday:

-Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), who never seems to take a break, turned in an especially big $380,000 and has $1 million on hand.

-Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) raised $110,000

-Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) with a big number: $310,000. Her mouth cost her a lot of money last year. Will Democrats try again?

-Not-yet-running former Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.): $4,000.

-State Sen. Joe Simitian (D) raising $340,000 in case Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) receives a cabinet appointment. The two are close and Simitian won