Media-Whore's D'Oevres



"Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Sunday announced a fundraising total of $32.5 million for the second quarter, setting a new record and outraising Democratic presidential frontrunner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) by $5 million ...Obama boasted contributions from over 154,000 donors in the second quarter, bringing his total to 258,000 donors this year ... Clinton has yet to release how many donors contributed to her campaign in the second quarter. Her campaign received contributions from approximately 60,000 donors in the first quarter. Then-president Bill Clinton set the previous second quarter Democratic fundraising record in 1995, raising $9.6 million for the primaries." (TheHill)

"TINA'S L.A. TURN: 'Women always seem to come back after difficult times. It's like a badge of honor,' Arianna Huffington told the 18 women gathered in her Brentwood home June 25 for a girls' lunch honoring Tina Brown. 'It's nice to be part of Arianna's tribe,' said Brown, in town for a series of events promoting her best-selling book, 'The Diana Chronicles.' Of course, the guests, including Sony Pictures chairman Amy Pascal, Barbara Guggenheim, Gigi Grazer and Lynda Obst, took the opportunity to ask Brown for more dish on the late princess. 'I didn't realize that the British had so much sex,' said Pascal. 'So what are we doing here?' asked Grazer." (WWD)

"In case you weren’t invited, Alexander Wenner married Emily Eisen-Berkeley last night! Jann was joined by his wife (but not exactly) Jane Wenner at Villa Des Amis in Bridgehampton to celebrate the small, private affair. Wonder if Jann’s brawling nabes showed up. Remember the hedge-fund 'hedge' scandal from a few weeks ago? Yes, they’re in his ‘hood." (DansHaptonsBlog)

"U.S. India PAC chairman Sanjay Puri, says Indian-Americans gave between $7 million and $10 million to presidential candidates last cycle, and expects that to double this cycle" (Politico)

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