Obama Headlines Reid's $2M Vegas Fundraiser

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 27, 2009 10:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – President Obama jetted to Las Vegas yesterday for a glitzy fundraiser for Harry Reid, the Washington Post reports. Aides estimate the shindig, which cost revelers between $50 and $2,400, pulled in $2 million for Reid’s contentious reelection battle. Though Obama and Reid haven’... Read full story »

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