Hot ticket Warren Buffett booked for two back-to-back $28,500 Obama fund-raisers July 2 in Chicago.

WASHINGTON–Superinvestor Warren Buffett plays a double header in Chicago for presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.),headlining not one but two $28,500 per-person raise or give fund-raisers on July 2. Buffett is the draw at a 7 p.m. dinner at the home of Obama national finance chair Penny Pritzker and her husband, Bryan Traubert, also chaired by Obama senior advisor Valerie Jarrett.

Before that, Buffett shares his financial wisdom with donors at a 90-minute “economic roundtable” hosted by Pritzker, Jarrett, Austan Goolsbee, the campaign senior economic chair and John Rogers Jr., the Obama campaign Illinois co-chair. The event will be at the offices of Rogers’ Ariel Investments.

An individual can give $2,300 per candidate per election, or $4,600 total for a primary and general election. An individual can give $28,500 to the national party per calendar year. Since the GOP and Democratic parties are now working for their respective nominees, for all practical purposes, giving to the party is the same as giving to the candidate.

The Obama invitations…..

Event Chairs

Austan Goolsbee

Obama for America Senior Economic Advisor

Valerie Jarrett

Obama for America Senior Advisor

Penny Pritzker

Obama for America National Finance Chair

John W. Rogers Jr.

Obama for America Illinois Finance Co-Chair

Cordially invite you to join

Warren Buffett

For an economic roundtable benefiting the

Obama Victory Fund

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

5:00 PM 6:30 PM

Ariel Investments Chicago, Illinois

Address available upon RSVP

Write or Raise $28,500 per person

RSVP REQUIRED

R.S.V.P. information attached. For more information please contact

Jordan Kaplan at

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Event Chairs

Valerie Jarrett

Obama for America Senior Advisor

&

Penny Pritzker

Obama for America National Finance Chair

Cordially invite you to join

Warren Buffett

For a private dinner benefiting the

Obama Victory Fund

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

7:00 PM 8:30 PM

The Home of Penny Pritzker & Bryan Traubert Chicago, Illinois

Address available upon RSVP

Private Dinner: Write or Raise $28,500 per person

RSVP REQUIRED

R.S.V.P. information attached. For more information please contact

Ari Koban at

Obama for America does not accept contributions from currently registered federal lobbyists, registered foreign agents, political action committees, or minors under the age of 16. Contributions and gifts to the Obama Victory Fund are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Paid for by Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Obama for America and the Democratic National Committee.

The first $2,300 of each contribution from an individual will be allocated to Obama for America and will be considered designated for the primary election. The next $2,300 of each contribution from an individual will be allocated to Obama for America and will be considered designated for the general election. The next $28,500 of each contribution from an individual will be allocated to the Democratic National Committee. Any contributor may designate his or her contribution for a particular participant. (Participants are Obama for America and the DNC). The allocation formula above may change if any contributor makes a contribution that, when allocated, would exceed the amount that the contributor may lawfully give to either participant.

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