Recommend this article  The Democratic party's fundraising
slowed in July, hurt by the cancellation of events headlined by
President Barack Obama as he negotiated a debt ceiling deal with
Republicans.  The Democratic National Committee raised $6.7
million in July, including $2.2 million for the Obama Victory
Fund, a joint fundraising account by the DNC and Obama's
campaign. The Republican National Committee raised $6.1 million
during the month.  Summertime is typically a slow period for
political money as many donors are on vacation and few events
are held. July was the DNC's lowest monthly amount since Obama
launched his re-election campaign in April _ the party raised
about half of what it had collected in previous months.  Obama
did not attend any fundraisers in July and Democratic officials
said most of the victory fund money came from events held by
first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and others.
Through the end of July, the DNC reported $20.1 million in the
bank. It ended the month with