Musicians' blackmailed' into charity gigs: British union
August 08, 2011
'' It is wrong that many performing artists are expected to work for nothing when they are engaged for charitable and fundraising events,'' the union said.'' It is extremely...

Obama: Debt ceiling hike will need spending cuts
April 15, 2011
The interview came a day after he held the first major fundraising events of his re-election campaign, which he launched a week ago. The 2012 race is the first in which the tea...

Obama cancels fundraisers to deal with debt crisis
July 25, 2011
President Barack Obama has canceled several fundraising events for his 2012 reelection campaign to deal with the US government debt crisis stalemate, officials said Monday....