Obama Fundraisers

Obama Gives Donors Special Access: Washington Times

AP | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has rewarded top Democratic donors with perks ranging from holiday visits to the White House to policy brief...

Obama To Headline First Fundraiser As President, Faces "Donor Fatigue"

Bloomberg | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama will headline the first fundraiser of his presidency this month, appealing to donors large and small even as the economy strugg...

Obama Thanks Illinois Finance Team

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics


CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama thanked his Illinois finance committee on Thursday night for helping him win the election, telling them i...

Obama Camp Chides Slacking Fundraisers

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama campaign finance chair Penny Pritzker and Democratic National Committee finance chair Phil Murphy have a message for some 45 high end sla...

Obama's Chicago Fundraising Stops

Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago


After a weekend discussing the economy while campaigning in North Carolina, Barack Obama is returning to Chicago to aid his own coffers. Obama is exp...

Back Home For Obama: Hillary Clinton At Fundraiser Sunday In Wilmette

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago


Hillary Rodham Clinton hits Wilmette on Sunday for a fund-raiser to benefit Barack Obama--with the hosts a blend of of the Chicago area's prominent Ob...

Obama Taps Celebs To Woo High-End Donors

Chicago Sun Times | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics


Presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), heavily reliant on major donors and celebrities despite his public emphasis on small contri...

Gore In Talks To Host Big Fundraiser For Obama In Tennessee

Nashville Post | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics


Those Obama supporters out there feeling left behind by Barack Obama's lack attention to Tennessee may be in for some excitement relatively soon. Post...

Obama Goes On Pricey Fundraiser Spree

New York Times | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


In the wake of Senator Barack Obama's decision last month to bypass public financing for the general election, his campaign is embarking on a spree of...

Sam Stein

Obama Walking Political, Personal Tightrope On Olympics Boycott

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama has been attempting to walk a political tightrope over how he believes President Bush should approach the upcoming Olympic Games in ...

Under Media Pressure, Obama To Disclose Some Fundraising Events

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who is making transparency a centerpiece of his presidential bid, will now put on his schedule fund-ra...