Clooney aids Obama campaign with Geneva fundraiser (more than a half-million dollars)

[Omaha Steve]

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20120827/DA0TS9CO2.html

Aug 27, 3:04 PM (ET)

By JOHN HEILPRIN

GENEVA (AP) - George Clooney headlined a fundraiser Monday that took in more than a half-million dollars for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, the second dinner this year where the actor has turned his A-list magnetism into political gold.

Clooney raised almost $15 million for Obama's campaign at Clooney's Los Angeles home in May. This time he turned to Geneva, the European hub of the United Nations and a global center for international organizations, governance and business, to pull in a more modest amount for the president's re-election effort.

Organizers said they had taken in at least $625,000 from U.S. donors for Obama's campaign, including many who were flying in to Geneva for the one-night event from around the world.

Americans Abroad for Obama, the event's sponsor, says on its Web site that guests are paying $15,000 per person to dine with Clooney, $5,000 for a photo with him and $1,000 to attend a reception before the dinner.

FULL story at link.

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1. applause for Clooney- take THAT Rmoney, you Swiss bank acct. hoarder

[FarPoint]

2. Clooney really steps up to the plate.

His heart is as big as the moon.

[Cha]

3. Thank you, George Clooney, for helping

our Country out!

Thanks, Omaha Steve~