Organizers seek $1 million donations to fund Obama’s second inauguration

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, center, in the front-row watches President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the Western Inaugural Ball in Washington in this 2009 file photo. Planners of Obama’s second inauguration are soliciting high-dollar contributions to help pay for the celebration in ex...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Planners of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration are making an unprecedented solicitation for high-dollar contributions up to $1 million to help pay for the celebration in exchange for special access.

The changes are part of a continuing erosion of...

Published: 01/09/2013