Obama asks fundraisers to help Clinton pay off campaign debt

Democrat Barack Obama last night asked his finance team to help Hillary Rodham Clinton pay off a debt of at least €6m from her failed presidential campaign, setting the stage for joint appearances by the two former rivals later in the week.

In a teleconference with his top fundraisers yesterday afternoon, Obama asked them to do what they could to help Clinton. A campaign spokesman confirmed that Obama had asked them to help the former first lady.