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Obama Announces Campaign Stop in Dearborn

The president will host a high-price fundraiser at the Henry Ford Museum on April 18.

President Barack Obama will be making a campaign stop in Dearborn in April, according to The Detroit News.

The fundraiser at the on April 18 will be one of two held in Michigan that day. The second, a cocktail reception, will be held at the Bingham Farms home of Denise Ilitch and Jim Scalici. Tickets for that event range from $10,000-$40,000.

The News reports that invitations went out Thursday for the museum fundraiser.

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General tickets at the Dearborn event are $250; tickets including dinner and a photo are $5,000; attendance in a "VIP rope line" will cost $1,000 each.

Obama's campaign office in Dearborn , hoping to energize local supporters while raising funds and registering voters. The official opening was attended by hundreds of community members.

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