Obama to headline Sen. Boxer fund-raiser in San Francisco

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WASHINGTON–President Obama heads to San Francisco later this month for a high-end fund raisers to benefit Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), in a tough re-election campaign.

Obama will appear at two events for Boxer and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on May 25. A 4:30 p.m. cocktail reception at the Fairmont Hotel and a

5:30 p.m. photo reception and dinner at theome of Ann & Gordon Getty

Prices for packages range from $35,200 per couple– that includes the photo reception and dinner–to $250 for a single ticket to the cocktail reception.

DSCC chairman Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) stopped in Chicago on Sunday to map fund-raising strategy for Democratic Illinois Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias.

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