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From Ben Affleck and Susan Sarandon to Anna Wintour and Willie Nelson, celebrities lined up to give money mdash; and a dash of star power mdash; to their favorite Democratic presidential candidates ahead of this week s first quarter fundraising deadline.For months, candidates in the crowded field of more than a dozen contenders have aggressively courted key figures in music, television, publishing and film, who are one of the party s most reliable sources of campaign cash. Although many donors remain on the sidelines, contributing to lackluster fundraising hauls, an early snapshot included in the campaign finance reports submit
stanley website ted to the Federal Election Commission this week offers a glimpse of who is drawing attention from entertainment industry in the early stages of the race. When you talk about Hollywood, yes, we are talking about movie stars and writers and directors, but we are also talking about people with decades of experience with presidential campaigns, said Yusef Robb, a longtime California political strategist. Earning support from somebody with a lot of connections in the political world couples with their star power, which people in the chattering classes notice.
stanley cups California Sen. Kamala Harris has long-standing relationships with major entertainment industry fig
stanley canada ures in her home state. But former Texas Rep. Beto O Rourke , Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg are also among the candi Baxu The Fed And The Bubble
Though President-elect Obama is taking some time off to spend with family and work on his golf game in Hawaii, CBS News correspondent Chip Reid reports that
stanley cup the president-elect s advisers are working overtime on a massive government spending plan that is getting bi
stanley vaso gger by the day. Sources on Capitol Hill told Reid that the stimulus package could grow to at least $850 billion, which is about double the cost, in today s dollars, of the interstat
stanley canada e highway system and more than the United States has spent on the Iraq war. With consumers not spending, and more and more businesses laying off workers, some economists say there s no alternative. Government is the difference between a bad recession and very bad depression, Mark Zandi of Moody s told CBS News. But deficit hawks on the Hill and some conservative economists argue that continuing to throw money at the economic meltdown will only make it worse. It didn t work the first time, it s not going to work this time, said J.D. Foster of the Heritage Foundation. The only thing that it has in common is that it s going to leave us with a hangover. Democratic leaders are hoping to move the stimulus package through Congress at rapid speed. They want to have it ready for Mr. Obama s signature about ten days after he s sworn in as president. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none;
