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From: tejek7/24/2009 1:10:33 AM
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Obama raises millions for Democrats

By CHARLES BABINGTON (AP) – 4 hours ago

CHICAGO — President Barack Obama raised millions of dollars Thursday for Democratic candidates in next year's elections, making a side trip to his hometown of Chicago after pushing for health care changes in Cleveland.

The president made two fundraising stops to aid the Democratic National Committee. More than 100 people paid $15,200 each to dine and see the president at the home of fundraiser Penny Pritzker.

A larger group paid $250 to $2,500 each to attend an event at a downtown hotel. Democratic officials said they expected the two events to yield as much as $3 million.

Obama urged both audiences to back his proposed health care changes, which are facing resistance in Congress.

At Pritzker's home, he said the opposition "gets on my nerves. It frustrates me that we'd even be suggesting the status quo is the best we can do."

At the second fundraiser, Obama said the nation must not return to a pattern of cutting taxes for the wealthy and letting the deficit soar, "a path where our health care costs keep rising" and "our financial markets remain an unregulated crapshoot."

All 435 House seats are up for grabs next year, along with a third of the U.S. Senate's seats and many governorships.
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