Barack Obama: Eva Longoria

Barack Obama Dept: WASHINGTON - Planners of President Barack Obama's second inauguration are soliciting high-dollar contributions up to $1 million to help pay for the celebration in exchange for special access, according to Winnipeg Free Press. A fundraising appeal obtained by The Associated Press shows the Presidential Inaugural Committee is going far beyond Obama's previous self-imposed limits and is looking to blow away modern American presidential inauguration fundraising records by offering donors four VIP packages named after the country's founding fathers and fILE - This May 5, 2011 file photo shows actress Eva Longoria speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Following an election when Latinos showed their growing political influence, a coalition of groups is coordinating a gathering of top Latino entertainers at the Kennedy Center in a series of events ahead of President Barack Obama s inauguration. AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File The changes are part of a continuing erosion of Obama's pledge to keep donors and special interests at arm's length of his presidency. He has abandoned the policy from his first inauguration to accept donations up to only $50,000 from individuals, announcing last month that he would take unlimited contributions from individuals and corporations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.