The U.S. Republican party has spent about 150,000 U.S. dollars in the space of a month to meet vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's fashion needs, an online report said Wednesday.

　　According to the political website Politico, the Republican National Committee used campaign donations to pay for the Alaskan governor's clothing, hair styling, makeup and other "campaign accessories" during September, following her nomination as John McCain's running mate.

　　Among the expenses, 75,062 dollars were spent at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis and 41,850 dollars in St Louis in early September. It also included 4,100 dollars for makeup and hair consultation, the report said.

　　In its defense, the Republican party said the clothing would go to charity after the campaign.

　　"With all of the important issues facing the country right now, it's remarkable that we're spending time talking about pantsuits and blouses," said Republican presidential candidate John McCain spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt. "It was always the intent that the clothing goes to a charitable purpose after the campaign."

　　McCain, an Arizona Senator, was exceeded by his Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama in campaign funds. Due to his acceptance of public funding, he is limited to 84 million dollars to campaign.

　　In contrast, Obama started campaigning in October with 133.6 million dollars in the bank.

　　The Republican party has been helping McCain's bid for the White House financially and is allowed to spend up to 19 million dollars in the campaign.

　　据星岛环球网报道，美国共和党全国委员会已经为佩林和她的家庭购买了价值超过15万美元的衣服和首饰，但是委员会表示这些衣物最终都会被捐给慈善事业。但有批评者认为，这是华盛顿精英主义的表现，与麦凯恩要求革新华盛顿格格不入。

　　据Politico报道，根据财政记录，佩林从9月初到现在的支出包括从圣路易斯Saks第五大道和纽约购买衣物所用的49425.74美元，以及在明尼阿波尼斯的Neiman Marcus购物所用的75062.63美元。共和党全国委员会从9月以来还为佩林在头发和化妆品上花费了4716.49美元。

　　这些资金的使用立刻引起了竞选财政专家的质疑。共和党全国委员会发言人马丽亚·卡迈拉(Maria Comella )拒绝回答有关这些花费细节的问题，但是此后竞选阵营发表了一个声明说，最终这些衣物都将捐给慈善事业。

　　最近几年在竞选中进行打扮或者装饰都被看作是华盛顿精英主义的表现，2000年民主党戈尔因为换了衣服的颜色而遭到批评，希拉里也因为做头发花掉3000美元受到批评。

　　此外，爱德华兹在2007年初选中花400美元做头发，麦凯恩今年花520美元买了一双费拉格莫皮鞋。但是今年民主党总统候选人奥巴马和民主党全国委员会却没有相似的支出。

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