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“Penny Pritzker was Barack Obama’s first billionaire”

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Author: climateer
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“Without Penny Pritzker, it is unlikely that Barack Obama ever would
have been elected to the United States Senate or the presidency. When
she first backed him during his 2004 Senate run, she was No. 152 on the
Forbes list of the wealthiest Americans. He was a long-shot candidate who needed her support and imprimatur. Mr. Obama and Ms. Pritzker grew
close, sometimes 
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