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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has turned to DVDs to help retire its debt from the 2008 presidential race. 

Her campaign circulated a fundraising e-mail on Tuesday saying that donors who contribute $35 or more to retire the “last bit” of the debt will receive a DVD of the former first lady’s “historic” speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. 

“If you missed the first opportunity to buy a DVD of her speech, you are in luck. We have a few of our special edition 2008 National Democratic Convention DVDs left, and we wanted to share them with you,” the letter says. 

After she dropped out of the Democratic primary against then-Sen. Barack Obama about two years ago, she carried what was believed to be the largest campaign debt in history. 

“Hillary would not be where she is today without your constant support, dedication, and friendship over the years. And, because of you, we are so close to retiring her campaign debt once and for all,” the letter says.

A report at the time said she had about $9.5 million in unpaid bills to vendors as well as the $11.4 million she lent her campaign. 

Through December 2008, Clinton had more than $5.9 million in debt, but a recent filing with the Federal Election Commission shows that her campaign now has $771,000 in unpaid debts.

In May, her campaign also sent out an appeal from her husband, former President Bill Clinton, asking for contributions to retire the debt. 

Full letter after the jump:

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