In reversal, Obama backs lucrative fundraising drive
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2012 <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="bid">bid</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Messina">Messina</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="advisers">advisers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="unilaterally">unilaterally</span> <span word="disarmed">disarmed</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="landslide">landslide</span>.</p><p><span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="PACS">PACS</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mushroomed">mushroomed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2010 <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gutted">gutted</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="torrent">torrent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="nominating">nominating</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="disadvantage">disadvantage</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="conquer">conquer</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="qualms">qualms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="PAC">PAC</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="unleashed">unleashed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrage">barrage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>, <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="PACs">PACs</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="castigating">castigating</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foe">foe</span> <span word="Newt">Newt</span> <span word="Gingrich">Gingrich</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="January">January</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="caucuses">caucuses</span>.</p><p><span word="Gingrich">Gingrich</span> <span word="meanwhile">meanwhile</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="PAC">PAC</span> <span word="financed">financed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="casino">casino</span> <span word="tycoon">tycoon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="stands">stands</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Messina">Messina</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="PACs">PACs</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> $40 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p>
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