President Barack Obama raised $4.5 million from private donors to help him and his team make the transition to the White House.
Obama could raise up to $5,000 per donor to complement the roughly $8 million in transition funding set aside by Congress.
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Obama restricted his transition fundraising to individual donors. He turned away money from corporations, labor unions, political action committees and Washington lobbyists.
At least 59,609 people contributed, according to updated donor information released Wednesday.
