June 15, 2011 12:13 PM
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iWatch News report: Obama's top donors got gov't jobs
The report says the fundraisers who have been rewarded "raised at least $50,000 and sometimes more than $500,000 in campaign donations for Obama's campaign" and are now being asked to raise money the president's reelection campaign.
Like many candidates, President Obama depended on large donations to win the 2008 election. But as the iWatch news report notes, Obama frequently campaigned on a promise to abolish the practice of rewarding special interests in exchange for cash.
When he kicked off his campaign February 10, 2007, Obama slammed "the cynics, the lobbyists, the special interests," who had "turned our government into a game only they can afford to play."
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