Obama at Lasry fundraiser: Republicans think "all regulations are bad"

What the President told 50 people paying $40,000 each at the Avenue Capital founder's Manhattan home.

Lawrence Delevingne June 4, 2012

Avenue Capital Group co-founder Marc Lasry hosted an intimate fundraiser for President Obama's reelection campaign last night at his Upper East Side Manhattan home. About 50 people paid $40,000 each to attend, raising about $2 million for Obama, according to media reports. Former President Bill Clinton introduced Obama,

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