Chicago Politicians...

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From the AP:

"Before launching into Thursday's fundraising round, Obama visited a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Chicago, where the redesigned Explorer SUV will be made starting later this year. Giannoulias was on hand to grab valuable face-time with Obama, who introduced him as "our treasurer and soon-to-be United States senator."

Pairing such an official event with political appearances lets the White House bill taxpayers rather than the Democratic Party or individual candidates for most of the president's travel costs.

Later Thursday, Obama was to headline two more fundraisers, these for the Democratic Party generally, before making a late-night return to Washington. Those events together were to raise $1.5 million."

Yeah....

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