Obama Donations

Billionaire-Backed Conservative Groups Paint Obama As Wall Street Stooge

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The conservative super PAC American Crossroads debuted a new web ad on Tuesday that attacks President Barack Obama for a litany of waste...

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More Details On Obama's West Coast Visit

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.31.2011

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UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter has more details on President Obama's visit to Los Angeles in September. The first of his two Hollywood events will tak...

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Obama Seeks To Win Back Wall Street Cash

New York Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 08.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A few weeks before announcing his re-election campaign, President Obama convened two dozen Wall Street executives, many of them longtime...

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Why Wall Street Donors Are Abandoning Obama: Andrew Ross Sorkin

nytimes.com | ANDREW ROSS SORKIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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But what is surprising is that some of the president's biggest supporters have so publicly derided his policies, even at the risk of hurting their abi...

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Obama Pleads To Voters: 'Don't Give In To Fear'

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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MILWAUKEE — Flying thousands of miles to reap millions of dollars, President Barack Obama is dashing across the country to help his party retain...

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Obama Campaign Rewrites Fundraising Rules by Selling Merchandise

Off The Bus | Posted 05.25.2011

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One under-reported aspect of the Obama campaign's fundraising prowess is its strategy to charge most of its supporters for campaign paraphernalia. The strategy -- both innovative and controversial -- is a boon to the campaign, raising the number of low-dollar donors and motivating supporters to volunteer more often.

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Buy Me A Drink? I'll Take A Charitini

Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tonight, I've planned a birthday party with a twist: Instead of plying me with drinks 'til I'm wobbly, I've invited friends and colleagues to donate the equivalent sum to some of my favorite charities.

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Obama Reaches 2 Million Donors

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama's campaign has been encouraging supporters to "make history" by helping the campaign pass the 2,000,000 donor mark. Today they reached th...

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More Than $1 Billion Donated So Far To Presidential Candidates

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A milestone in the intersection of money and politics was reached last month: more than $1 billion has been donated to candidates running for the Whit...

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Obama Tax Returns: Low On Story Lines And Charity Donations

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Barack Obama released seven years of prior tax return documents on Tuesday. And a review of the records reveals several newsworthy, albeit minor,...

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