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Obama Postpones Next Week's Fundraiser In L.A.
President Barack Obama attends the first working meeting of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Vladimir Astapkovich/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images)
Save that $32,000 contribution: President Obama has postponed next week's pricey Los Angeles fundraiser as he deals with the situation in Syria.
The Hollywood Reporter shared an email sent from a Democratic National Committee fundraiser who announced the postponement, as well as apologies and the offer of a refund.
The reception was scheduled to be held September 9 at the Hancock Park home of Friends co-creater Marta Kauffman and her husband, composer Michael Skloff.
It would have cost $32,400-per-person to participate in a roundtable discussion with the President and an extra $5,000 for those who wanted a photo with the president. (And you thought those characters on Hollywood Boulevard charged a lot for photos!)
The event was expected to bring in more than $1.2 million for the DNC, according to THR. Obama was also scheduled to speak at the national AFL-CIO convention.
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