Obama's designer couture pays off for campaign

[Glory Skales Charity]

While Barack Obama's re-election campaign took heat for launching a high-fashion clothing line as a fundraising tool earlier this year, it turns out the move may not have been such a far-fetched idea.   
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The Obama team's campaign manager, Jim Messina, recently said the line ultimately brought in 'just north of $40 million' - a notable chunk of the more than $644 million raised by the campaign.