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At a Michelle Obama event where presidential actors read Whitman, Twain, and Shteyngart
"I miss all the fun stuff," Michelle Obama lamented to a couple hundred people who had packed into the low-lit sanctuary of 538 Park last night. "They just pull me in."
The first lady had taken the stage, a few minute before 6:30, and just after the evening's big performance, which featured a dozen actors who had portrayed the president or first lady—on television or film—reading some classic, and not-so-classic, selections about America. More
One man's dream: A $5 M. eco-hacker colony, with farms, stores and 'sleeping pods,' in a busy Brooklyn district
A few months ago, tech guy Sean Auriti noticed a triangular fenced-in parking lot around the corner from the Graham Avenue L stop. Before long, he was sending emails to friends on hackerspace email lists announcing his plan to buy the lot and construct a fully operational hacker ecosystem. More
(2)Romney nearly matches Obama's September haul, posts $170 million
Mitt Romney's campaign waited more than a week to announce that the Republican nominee had almost equaled President Obama's $181 million haul in September. More
Gillibrand spends furiously in her totally uncompetitive Senate race
Despite a massive lead in fund-raising and in the polls, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand isn't saving much money for her next run in six years.
Gillibrand raised $1.4 million in the latest fund-raising quarter, for a total haul of $15.2 million this cycle, according to her campaign.
But, with three ads currently running across New York, and with more time booked for future ads, her campaign reported just $2.58 million in cash on hand, which means she has spent nearly $8 million since the end of June. More
Obama posts $181 million in September
After an earlier report that President Obama's re-election campaign had raised an impressive $150 million in September, the campaign officially announced this morning that, in fact, it had exceeded that number by 20 percent, collecting an eye-popping $181 million last month.
"I don't think I have to tell you how huge that number is," wrote campaign manager Jim Messina in an email to supporters. More
Led by Stryker, big Obama donors push his super PAC past Romney's for August
After months of lagging behind, Priorities USA, the super PAC supporting President Obama, out-raised its counterpart backing Mitt Romney in August.
Priorities raised just over $10 million, compared to $7 million for Restore Our Future, the Romney-sanctioned super PAC.
The jumpstart included some help from a few familiar New York donors. More
After a few months of falling behind, Obama outraises Romney
Shortly after Mitt Romney's campaign announced that it had posted yet another $100-million month--raising a combined $111.6 million in August--President Obama's campaign took to Twitter to say it had done them one better.
"Huge news: our grassroots campaign outraised the Romney campaign in August—the first time we've done so since April," the Obama campaign wrote on Twitter. "The campaign and combined committees raised over $114 million in August to the Romney campaign's $111 million." More
Romney outraises Obama again, piling up a margin for the homestretch
Mitt Romney's campaign reported a combined haul of $101.3 million in July, the third straight month it has outraised President Obama's campaign.
In a series of Twitter messages this morning, the Obama campaign said it had raised "over $75 million" in July. More
Valerie Jarrett and the 'Good Wife' raise for Obama
Former White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett will join actor Julianna Margulies at a cocktail fund-raiser for President Obama's re-election campaign in New York City on July 31. More
Romney raises $106.1 million
Mitt Romney reported raising a combined $106.1 million in June, his highest monthly to date, leaving him with $160 million in cash on hand. More
Obama raffles off Sarah Jessica Parker
The Obama campaign is trying its hand at another celebrity raffle.
After raffling off a couple of spots at his glitzy fund-raiser with George Clooney in California last month, the Obama campaign is taking the same tack with an event at Sarah Jessica Parker's home in New York. More
Romney raises an Obama-like $40 million in April
One day after President Obama announced that he had raised $43.6 million in April, Mitt Romney announced a combined haul of $40.1 million for his campaign and the Republican National Committee. More
Ricky Martin says Obama's marriage shift 'is the kind of courage we expect'
At an early evening fund-raiser in the Rubin Museum, gay-rights advocates celebrated President Obama's new stance on same-sex marriage. More
Obama bundler says it will be 'immeasurably easier' raising money now
Jon Cooper, a bundler for Barack Obama's re-election campaign, thinks today's announcement on same-sex marriage is going to be very helpful.
"I hadn't seen any diminution in support for Obama among LGBT donors or progressive donors for that over the past few weeks, despite the previous disappointment not to move forward with the executive order banning LGBT discrimination by federal contractors," Cooper said. "That being said, I think that this statement by the president expressing his personal support for same-sex marriage is going to make my life immeasurably easier raising money from LGBT donors and progressives in general." More
Pro-Obama super PAC raised a total $17K in New York State last month
Last week, Priorities USA Action, the main super PAC supporting President Obama, leaked its $2 million in February fund-raising total and tried to put a good spin on it.
Co-founder Bill Burton told ABC News that was "40 times better than January," and ABC reported it as a "positive step" for the PAC, following an anemic January, when it raised just over $58,000. More
