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Seal to Perform at Obama Event

By: Ted Johnson
Published: Fri, June 13, 2008, 3:33 PM
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The musician Seal will perform at Barack Obama's fund-raiser in Los Angeles on June 24.

More entertainment is expected to be added to the lineup.

The event at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is Obama's first fund-raiser in the area since securing the Democratic nomination.

Tickets are $2,300-per-person for the general reception, and $28,500 per couple for a VIP dinner beforehand.

Obama last attended a fund-raiser in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, following his debate with Hillary Clinton at the Kodak Theater.

Posted: Fri, June 13, 2008, 3:06 PM

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