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    Beyonce, Jay-Z to raise money for Obama

    By JOSH LEDERMAN | Associated Press – Thu, Sep 13, 2012 6:06 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is getting a boost from pop stars Beyonce and Jay-Z.

    The superstar couple will hold a fundraiser with Obama on Tuesday at a swanky New York nightclub that Jay-Z owns.

    Tickets are $40,000, but the campaign says a small donation lands a chance to win two tickets — airfare and hotel included.

    Beyonce says in an email to Obama's supporters that she's a huge fan and will do whatever it takes to help him win a close race.

    This isn't the first time the Obamas have teamed up with the A-list couple to promote each other's causes. Michelle Obama helped Beyonce with efforts to promote global humanitarianism, and the president appeared in a pre-recorded video earlier this month at a Jay-Z event in Philadelphia.

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