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Originally Posted by Bucco
if the President has asked the leaders of congress to come back to Washington to go to work ?
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Obama main attraction at fundraisers Monday night
By: CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama turns his attention to campaign politics Monday night, as he headlines two events for the Democratic National Committee and his re-election campaign.
According to the White House schedule, the president first attends a gathering of approximately 140 guests at a private residence in the nation's capital. A DNC official says proceeds from the $15,000 per family gathering will go to the Obama Victory Fund, with the money raised shared by the president's re-election campaign and DNC.....
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Obama's reelection campaign and the DNC raised a combined $86 million between April and June, blowing past the combined $60 million goal set by both groups at the start of the second quarter. Of the $86 million raised, the campaign said over $47 million went into the coffers of Obama for America and more than $38 million went to the DNC....
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...-monday-night/