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The Rob Ford camp saw spikes in donations around the same time the mayoral candidate weathered some of the more controversial moments of the election campaign, according to a list of contributions made public on Thursday.

The cash rolled in after a newspaper article in July alleging an altercation between Mr. Ford, who is a high school football coach, and a player — which the player later denied ever happened. In August, after revelations that he was convicted of a DUI offence in 1999 in Florida, donations also surged.

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Last month, after a columnist in the Toronto Star

called on other candidates to drop out and rally behind rival George Smitherman, the team recorded dozens of contributions.

On several occasions, the Ford team has urged its supporters to fight back by donating money to the campaign.

In all, the Ford campaign raised about $690,000 between March 25 and Oct. 12, about half of the allowable amount.

