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    How Barack Obama Works

    Celebrity and elite benefits the candidate's campaign finances at the beginning of the primary race, as well as after the candidate clinched the nomination. On Feb. 20, , a fundraiser was hosted in Los Angeles for Obama by DreamWorks Studio heads Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. Tickets were $2, per person, and the evening netted the campaign an estimated $ million [source: AP]. Another Hollywood-based fundraiser, held in September by Oprah Winfrey also sold tickets for $2, per person (this is the maximum amount an individual can contribute to a campaign by law). This fundraiser raised around $3 million for the Obama presidential campaign [source: AFP].

    It turned out that most of Obama's coffers were ultimately filled by everyday donors. A Cincinnati fundraiser, hosted by Ohio state senator Eric Kearney on Feb. 26, , attracted 1, supporters and generated between $, and $, The host was quoted as saying he was impressed by "how diver

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    Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies

    Nominee Court Nomination
    date Date of
    final action Final action Subsequent federal judicial nominations Seat filled by Ref. Supreme CourtMerrick GarlandSCOTUSMarch 16, January 3, returned to the presidentNeil Gorsuch[8]Courts of appealsRobert N. Chatigny2nd Cir.February 24, September 13, returned to the presidentChristopher F. Droney[9][10]Goodwin Liu9th Cir.February 24, July 29, withdrawn by Pres. ObamaJacqueline Nguyen[11][12][13]Edward C. DuMontFed. Cir.April 14, January 5, withdrawn by Pres. ObamaRichard G. Taranto[14][15]Victoria F. Nourse7th Cir.July 14, January 5, returned to the presidentMichael B. Brennan[16][17]Caitlin HalliganD.C. Cir.September 29, March 22, withdrawn by Pres. ObamaPatricia Millett[