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President Barack Obama's re-election campaign released its June fundraising numbers Monday, reporting that it raised $71 million to Republican opponent Mitt Romney's approximately $100 million. The campaign responded with thanks to the more than 706,000 donors who got the campaign to that point but also appealed for more money. We still got beat -- and not by a little bit, Ann Marie Habershaw, chief operating officer for Obama for America, said in the e-mail. If we lose this election, it will be because we did n't close the gap enough when we had the chance. To be sure, neither campaign is raking in chump change. As we did with Romney's contributions, here's what the president could get for his $71 million. 2,071 students could attend the Sidwell Friends School for a year. Daughters Sasha and Malia attend the exclusive private school in Northwest D.C. -LRB- you could also afford hot lunches -RRB-. At $34,268 annually, the school's tuition ranks higher than the average private university tuition in the United States and more than double what it costs to go to a public university. 32,272 Portuguese water dogs. At approximately $2,200 per pet, Bo, the first dog, could take on 32,272 purebred, hypoallergenic friends. 479,729 J. Crew Pembridge Dot pencil skirts. First lady Michelle Obama wore one at 10 Downing Street to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife,

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July 2026