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“Katzenberg attended George Clooney’s $16 million Hollywood fundraiser for Obama last week.”
“$50 million handed out to needy Georgians last year—that is federal money administered by the state.”
“handing out as much as $568 a month on each card.”
“After spending weeks analyzing 852,000 transactions, the numbers really added up: $148,948.36 redeemed in liquor stores, more than $4,500 at tobacco shops, $920 at out-of-state casinos like Harrah’s in North Carolina, and more than $5,600 …”
“$140 redeemed at this Atlanta strip club, Club Wax”
“$97,609.08 redeemed at Jaxx’s Beer in Albany.”
“$78.41 and $48.29, to name a few.”
“$16.97 from Feb. 2 of last year.”
“The University of California-San Francisco spent $1.2 million in stimulus funds on studies on erectile dysfunction in overweight men, as well as studies on accuracy in the reporting of sexual history, NBC Bay Area reports:”
“The Investigative Unit looked closely at the federal government's decision to spend nearly $1.5 million dollars of taxpayer money, money that came here to California.”
“Grant number 1R01HD056950-01A2 was among the thousands of grants funded, receiving $1.2 million dollars.”
“The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit discovered that for $1.2 million dollars, taxpayers funded a study that included 200 videotaped interviews at $6000 per interview.”
“I think the average person is going to look at $1.2 million dollars to interview 200 people and say Wow!”
“There were eleven researchers hired on the job, two consultants.”
“Bain Capital, Mitt Romney’s former private equity firm, has donated more than $500,000 to Democrats in 2012, 72 percent of its total candidate contributions.”
“Mitt Romney made a mistake ever talking about the fact that he created 100,000 jobs.”
“Gabriel Rey-Goodlatte, Color of Change director of strategy, said the group began an online petition and phone-banking effort against companies in December 2011”
“ALEC’s members craft model legislation that is introduced roughly 1,000 times a year in state capitals around the country”
“by a group of about 1,600 to 2,000 legislators, most of whom are Republicans”
“Color of Change members are flooding these companies with "thousands of phone calls"”
“Graves cited state policy groups such as the Mackinac Center in Michigan, the Freedom Foundation in Washington state, and the Goldwater Institute in Arizona.”
“pointing to the GSA’s $800,000 Las Vegas retreat”
“The state of Washington issued 250,000 $1 checks in 2009 for an "energy assistance program" to food-stamp recipients.”
“The one-time payment allowed the state to capitalize on $43 million from the federal government.”
“the state received a $6 million bonus from the federal government for running an efficient program.”
“In 2009, the program paid out approximately $50 billion in benefits; $2.2 billion of that total, however, was paid in error.”
“More than 80 percent of the payment errors were overpayments, equivalent to $1.8 billion in program transactions, according to Kay E. Brown of the Government Accountability Office.”
“The GAO has had its budget slashed by $60 million over the past two years”
“the president three times so far in the speech he’s doing right this moment has used the word responsible”
“This is is a family first and foremost that has met their responsibility, remained on time with their payments and used the equity in their home in a way that so many Americans do to send their kids to college, support small business, and …”
“50 years ago, I was a much tougher kid probably than Mitt Romney was in high school.”
“Okay, well, I’ll talk about the marijuana in one second.”
“second-day coverage of the story by saying, 'Oh, well, people are talking about it. Here’s how Romney responded to it—'”
“Campaign finance records at the Federal Election Commission show Mr. Dimon gave $2,000 to Mr. Obama's Senate campaign in 2004”
“$2,000 to the campaign of future Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in 2007”
“$28,500 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 2007”
“$10,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2006”
“$4,600 to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2007”
“$2,000 in 2009 and $2,000 in 2010 to Rob Portman”
“$2,000 in 2007 to John Cornyn of Texas”
“$2,500 in December 2011 to Mitch McConnell”
“He has entered its gates at least 18 times during the Obama presidency”
“$40,000-a-plate fundraiser”
“since we started back in 2007”
“$40,000-a-plate fundraiser held last night at movie star George Clooney's Hollywood mansion”
“I want to thank Jeffrey (Katzenberg) not just for this evening, but for his tenacious support and advocacy since we started back in 2007,”
“crowd of around 150 Hollywood executives, actors, and other donors”
“At the rear of the tent were the two winners of the Obama campaign’s online sweepstakes: Beth Topinka, from Manalapan, N.J., a science teacher, and Karen Blutcher, from St. Augustine, Fla., a utility company employee and mother of a five-y…”
“at the $40,000-a-plate fundraiser”
“"I want to thank Jeffrey (Katzenberg) not just for this evening, but for his tenacious support and advocacy since we started back in 2007," Obama said”
“"Fairey will be sentenced July 16."”
“"Obama delivered a campaign-style stump speech to the crowd of around 150 Hollywood executives, actors, and other donors."”
“"At the rear of the tent were the two winners of the Obama campaign’s online sweepstakes: Beth Topinka, from Manalapan, N.J., a science teacher, and Karen Blutcher, from St. Augustine, Fla., a utility company employee and mother of a five-…”
“Warren is only 1/32nd Cherokee”
“Both candidates have 45 percent in the poll”
“the 2012 election cycle”
“President Obama's record $15 million fundraiser tonight at the home of actor George Clooney”
“In addition to being the largest single donor to the pro-Obama Super PAC Priorities USA at $2 million”
“Katzenberg has bundled at least $1 million for Obama”
“including $500,000 for the president's re-election campaign”
“DreamWorks "has never registered to lobby the federal government"”
“Nine members of Congress aligned with the far-left group J Street either abstained or voted against a House bill that would reinforce the U.S.’s commitment to the State of Israel.”
“The United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 soared through the House on a vote of 411-2.”
“That was without the help of 10 J Street stalwarts, one who voted against the bill and nine who originally voted "present."”
“Rep. John Dingell (D.,Mich.), a J Street 2012 endorsee, voted against the bill.”
“Those who voted present include: Reps. Lynn Woolsey (D., Calif.), Barbara Lee (D., Calif.), Pete Stark (D., Calif.), Andre Carson (D., Ind.), Donna Edwards (D., Md.), Betty McCollum (D., Minn.), Keith Ellison (D., Minn.), Walter Jones (R-N…”
“Two other J Street supporters, Reps. Bob Filner (D., Calif.) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D., Calif.), initially did not vote in favor of the pro-Israel bill but later amended their votes to express support.”
“J Street itself was "neutral" on the enhanced security cooperation bill, though the organization regularly touts its self-described backing of a strong U.S.-Israel alliance.”
“"J Street ought to issue a tough statement criticizing the members who opposed the US-Israel Security Cooperation Act, but I would not hold my breath."”
“It’s disturbing that J Street can’t bring itself to support legislation that would make it U.S. policy to advance a two-state solution... The only conclusion one can draw is that J Street does not support the two-state solution, but suppor…”
“"It’s extremely concerning that members of Congress would have such disdain and opposition to the state of Israel that they would find opposition to the U.S.-Israel relationship itself,"”
“The recall elections will cost Wisconsin approximately $16 million dollars”
“Gov. Walker got 626,538 votes in his May 8 uncontested recall primary, more than the two main Democratic candidates combined.”
“The recall elections will cost Wisconsin approximately $16 million dollars, according to the state Government Accountability Board.”
“"I’ll write the check," one top producer, whose films have made over a billion at the box office, told me. "But I’m not going to bother voting for him."”
““Starry-eyed, thinking Obama was going to change the world, post-racial America, all of that—it was here in Hollywood, more so than anywhere else in the country,” says an influential Democratic party insider and fundraiser in LA. “It’s a c…”
“One man working to reverse the trend is liberal A-Lister George Clooney, who will host a multi-million dollar fundraiser for Obama this week.”
“Obama also may have tapped into a few more Hollywood checkbooks after announcing his support for gay marriage on Wednesday, according to industry insiders.”
“Corzine has bundled more than $500,000 for the president's reelection campaign”
“Corzine is listed in the first quarter as one of Obama’s biggest fundraisers”
“the firm’s former assistant treasurer, Edith O’Brien, told Congress in March that Corzine personally ordered the transfer of $200 million from customer accounts on Oct. 28, 2011”
“At least 25 Republicans have signed the letter as of Wednesday”
“Corzine has bundled more than $500,000 for the president's reelection campaign and lobbied administration officials on financial regulation, a fact the lawmakers repeated often at a Wednesday morning press conference.”
“It certainly doesn’t fair well when Corzine is listed in the first quarter as one of Obama’s biggest fundraisers—it strikes as political nepotism.”
“At least 25 Republicans have signed the letter as of Wednesday.”
“No Democrats have signed the letter, though several are 'on the fence,' according to Grimm, who refused to identify the fence sitters.”
“I’ve had nothing but trouble with her," said Klein, who pointed to a 1998 editorial in which Eisner accused him of waging a McCarthyite campaign against John Roth, a Holocaust museum appointee and historian who has compared Israeli treatme…”
“who served as the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial pages for about 25 years.”
“The paper published a piece in 2006 accusing Klein of unsavory workplace habits—an accusation that Klein maintains is "ugly" and false.”
“The paper published a piece in 2006 accusing Klein of unsavory workplace habits.”
“Klein pointed to a 1998 editorial in which Eisner accused him of waging a McCarthyite campaign against John Roth.”
“11 U.S. Secret Service agents”
“less than 48 hours after the Washington Post reported that prominent political donors were threatening to withhold donations over the president’s position on gay rights.”
“A number of gay and progressive donors, unsolicited, have indicated to us that they aren’t considering requests to donate to the Obama SuperPac because of the president’s refusal to the sign the order. And those are high-dollar asks, some …”
“The Washington Post noted on Tuesday that roughly 20 percent of Obama top campaign bundlers—who are responsible for arranging $500,000 and up—"publicly identified themselves as gay."”
“one Obama bundler, Jon Cooper, said the president's announcement will make fundraising for the re-election campaign "immeasurably easier."”
“less than 48 hours”
“And those are high-dollar asks, some in the seven digits. We have heard from at least half a dozen major gay and progressive donors that they stand united with us.”
“roughly 20 percent of Obama top campaign bundlers—who are responsible for arranging $500,000 and up—"publicly identified themselves as gay."”
“We have heard from at least half a dozen major gay and progressive donors that they stand united with us.”
