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President Barack Obama burst into song to woo supporters at a fundraising event in New York before calling on them to boost his re-election bid.
US President Barack Obama capped off an evening of back-to-back fundraising events in New York, with a stop at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, where he reiterated his pitch for re-election in 2012.
During the evening, the president wooed the audience with his singing skills, at one moment launching into Al Green's hit song "Lets Stay Together".
"I'm ..... so in love with you," Obama crooned in homage to the soul legend who was in the audience.
"Those guys didn't think I would do it," he told the crowd after his impromptu serenade, apparently referring to aides offstage.
Later, Obama touted his administration's record on an array of issues, including healthcare, job creation and the end of the Iraq war. He thanked campaign donors for their support, but warned them against complacency in this election year. "It shouldn't make you satisfied, because everything we did over the last three years is now at stake in this election," Obama said.
"America is not going to win if we do the same things, if we respond to our economic challenges with the same old, tired "cut taxes for wealthy people; let companies do whatever they want even if it's harming other folks, and somehow prosperity is going to trickle down to everybody else," he warned.
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