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Sun, 2011-04-03 02:23
Democratic officials familiar with the plan say Obama will file 2012 campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission as early as this coming week.
It’s a long-anticipated but formal step that will allow him to start raising money for the campaign, which will be based in Chicago.
Obama raised $1.5 million at a Democratic fundraiser in New York City this past week and he’ll headline events in the coming weeks in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Obama raised an eye-catching $750 million for his 2008 campaign.
The officials asked not to be identified in order to speak before the re-election papers are filed.
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