Politico: “The foundation set up to raise money for President Barack Obama’s presidential library in Chicago brought in $5.4 million in donations and pledges during its first year in operation… Obama’s foundation has not announced a specific fundraising goal, but it is expected to seek to raise in excess of $500 million to build the library.”

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