Bill Clinton raising funds for Hillary - Yahoo! News

Bill Clinton raising funds for Hillary - Yahoo! News: "NEW YORK - Hillary Rodham Clinton's not-so-secret weapon — her husband, Bill — is raising cash and enlisting support for his wife's presidential bid, focusing in part on keeping black Democrats from bolting to rivals Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) and John Edwards. The former president has mostly remained in the shadows as his wife has stepped into the spotlight of her groundbreaking campaign, defining herself for voters who largely remember her as first lady. While she campaigned in New Hampshire last week, he took her place at a Westchester County Democratic Party breakfast not far from their suburban New York home. His only mention of her candidacy was a brief 'Glad Hillary decided to throw her hat in the ring.' Behind the scenes, however, Clinton has phoned major donors and hosted small fundraisers for business leaders and other backers. Next month, he will headline two major galas for her campaign in New York and Washington in which top donors are being asked to raise as much as $250,000 each."