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Bill Maher donates $1 million to Obama super PAC

By Jessica Derschowitz

February 24, 2012 / 11:59 AM EST / CBS News

Bill Maher speaks onstage at the Cinema for Peace event on Jan. 14, 2012, in Los Angeles. Getty

(CBS) Bill Maher is cutting a big check in support of President Barack Obama.

The "Real Time with Bill Maher" host announced Thursday during his comedy show "CrazyStupidPolitics" that he is donating $1 million to Priorities USA Action, the super PAC supporting Mr. Obama.

After the show, Maher tweeted that the announcement had been a surprise to Yahoo!, which broadcast the stand-up performance on its website.

He also tweeted:

Most important advice I ever got in show business, as true today as then: always bring ur wallet onstage
-- Bill Maher (@billmaher) February 24, 2012

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