Obama Fundraiser Set for Chapel Hill

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama will be stumping on the home turf of rival Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards next week.

Obama, of Illinois, has scheduled a June 14 fundraiser in Chapel Hill, where Edwards, a former U.S. senator, now lives.

A $1,000-a-ticket reception is being hosted by Steve Lerner, a public relations and marketing executive who previously supported Virginia Gov. Mark Warner's presidential bid. Other hosts of the reception include Ken Eudy, chief executive of public relations firm Capital Strategies; jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis; and SAS co-founder John Sall.

In addition to the general reception, a more exclusive reception is open to people for $2,300 a ticket.