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Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson received about $150,000 in gubernatorial campaign contributions the past two years from a developer that benefits from taxpayer-subsidized bonds authorized in legislation he signed last week.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton gathered checks from Hollywood friends, John Kerry's wife and even a former Republican congressman, but records filed Friday show she returned cash from an even older ally — Wal-Mart.
Giving, service and compassion are recurrent themes on the campaign trail for Sen. Barack Obama, but the Democratic presidential contender has only recently dug deep into his own pockets to support charitable causes.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) has contribued more than $222,000 to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and $300,000 to the state's GOP fund and additional contributions to other local politicians, making California the biggest recipient of Wal-Mart's generousity.
Gamers. The anti-socials. The Nerds. The people voted most likely to be your boss one day. Many of these stereotypes are just that, and are not an accurate representation of the gaming universe. Games and Gamers have made quite a few contributions to today's tech world.
Charities are playing an increasingly significant role as a source of politically connected money, as groups aligned with leading politicians collect tax-deductible money from special interests and then distribute it to various causes, according to watchdog groups.
A bill requiring students to learn about the contributions homosexuals have made to society and that would remove sex-specific terms such as "mom" and "dad" from textbooks has passed another hurdle on the way to becoming the law of the land in California.
Molly Ivins -- national treasure -- going where most don't go at all.
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