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Obama Rakes in $15 Million From Hollywood One Percenters

Tonight night, shortly after declaring his support for gay marriage, President Obama will attend a swanky fundraiser hosted by Hollywood mega-celebrity George Clooney. The amout team Obama will rake in the from the event? $15 million.

The campaign raffled two tickets to join Clooney and Obama at the movie star's Los Angeles home for a dinner on Thursday. The campaign said last week that it had raked in $6 million by selling tickets for 150 guests, suggesting the raffle earned the campaign $9 million.