http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3341892,00.htmlCRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush is scooping up another $1 million for his re-election fund in Alabama, a state that Republican presidential candidates have won in six straight elections. snip
On Sunday, the worst day of casualties for American troops since March, Bush stayed silent and out of public sight. A spokesman told reporters Bush was being briefed on the downing of a U.S. helicopter, which killed 16 soldiers and injured 20.
A $2,000-per-person fund raiser in Birmingham after the economic address follows Bush's standard formula: a private reception for the most prolific fund raisers, then a lunchtime speech to the whole group.
Before Monday's fund-raiser, the president's re-election war chest totaled about $92 million.
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