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| Celebrities raise $1.3m for Obama | Celebrities raise $1.3m for Obama |
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| A host of Hollywood celebrities have donated $1.3m (£664,000) to Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign at a lavish fund-raiser in Los Angeles. | |
| Film producer Steven Spielberg, actor Eddie Murphy and singer Jackson Browne were among those at the event. | Film producer Steven Spielberg, actor Eddie Murphy and singer Jackson Browne were among those at the event. |
| It comes a year before California holds its primaries in the run-up to the November 2008 presidential elections. | It comes a year before California holds its primaries in the run-up to the November 2008 presidential elections. |
| The entertainment industry has traditionally been a lucrative source of cash for the Democrats. | The entertainment industry has traditionally been a lucrative source of cash for the Democrats. |
| Tickets for the star-studded reception were sold for $2,300 - the maximum individual donation for a federal campaign. | Tickets for the star-studded reception were sold for $2,300 - the maximum individual donation for a federal campaign. |
| The event, at a Beverly Hills hotel, was organised by Spielberg and his Dreamworks studio co-founders Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. | The event, at a Beverly Hills hotel, was organised by Spielberg and his Dreamworks studio co-founders Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. |
| Mr Obama - one of six Democratic party hopefuls - told the audience they had "enormous power" that comes with "enormous responsibility" because of their impact on American culture. | Mr Obama - one of six Democratic party hopefuls - told the audience they had "enormous power" that comes with "enormous responsibility" because of their impact on American culture. |
| "Don't sell yourselves short," he said. "You are the storytellers of our age." | "Don't sell yourselves short," he said. "You are the storytellers of our age." |
| Later, a private dinner was organised at Geffen's home for those who raised at least $46,000 for the evening. | Later, a private dinner was organised at Geffen's home for those who raised at least $46,000 for the evening. |
| In the last presidential election in 2004, the entertainment industry gave $33.1m to federal candidates and parties, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. | In the last presidential election in 2004, the entertainment industry gave $33.1m to federal candidates and parties, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. |