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President Obama stays overnight in the Puget Sound

Jul 24, 2012, 5:31 AM | Updated: 7:06 pm

President Barack Obama is spending the night in Seattle on Tuesday.

The president is in town for a set of private fundraisers on the Eastside.

He arrived shortly before 6 p.m. in Seattle after a stop in Portland, Ore.

The first event the president is attending will be a $32,500 a couple dinner held at former Costco CEO Jim Senegal’s home. The second event will be a less pricey affair for around 200 people.

No public events have been planned for the visit, which is part of a West Coast campaign swing.

The president is expected to spend the night in Bellevue and head out from Boeing Field on Wednesday morning.

This will be the president’s fourth recent visit to Seattle. This visit is expected to raise around $2 million for his reelection campaign.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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