U.S. senator and
presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton
collected $2.6 million at a Hollywood fund-raiser Saturday
evening, doubling the amount that Sen. Barack Obama,
currently her closest challenger for the Democratic
nomination, raised at a similar event last month.
Reuters reported
Monday that about 700 invitees paid $2,300 each for
dinner with Senator Clinton and former president Bill
Clinton at supermarket mogul Ron Burkle's
estate. About 250 guests paid an additional $2,300 for
a meet-and-greet with the candidate. Among the guests
were Barbra Streisand, James Brolin, Ted Danson, Paula
Abdul, Berry Gordy, and several media executives.
(The Advocate)