Dinner with La. gov. goes &#36;1 at auction
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Call it a sign of the times for Louisiana's embattled governor: A chance to dine with Gov. Kathleen Blanco fetched a winning bid of $1 at a recent fundraising auction hosted by a group of business leaders.
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Officials in the nation's capital announced the &#36;425,000 settlement of a lawsuit Monday stemming from a mass arrest that occurred not far from the White House nearly 28 months ago.
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Matthew McConaughey is selling a sports car on eBay to raise money for hurricane relief. The 36-year-old actor is donating all proceeds from the sale of his 1971 Corvette Stingray convertible to Oprah's Angel Network for Katrina and Rita recovery efforts, according to details on the Web site http://www.oprah.com
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Pelosi appoints a New Orleans politician to the Homeland Security Committee even though he's being investigated for bribery and having $90,000 cashola in his freezer. In 27B Stroke 6.
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A luxury hotel is promising some of the finer things in life &#151; fur coat, 18-karat gold watch, plush bathrobes with political party affiliation &#151; to the couple willing to purchase its presidential inauguration package for the over-the-top price of &#36;200,500.
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Washington&#39;s history with recounts suggests that Democrat Christine Gregoire has at least a slim chance to snatch the governor&#39;s mansion from Republican Dino Rossi.
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THE GOLDEN PALACE Casino said it has paid a staggering $28,000 for an ancient grilled cheese sandwich from crazy auction house Ebay.
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The team that raised money to finance President Bush's inaugural festivities collected &#36;35 million to &#36;40 million, officials said Wednesday.
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Bids for a ten year-old piece of grilled cheese sandwich which a Florida woman claims has an image of Jesus&#39; mother, Mary, on it, has bids of more than $69,000 on it as of Wednesday afternoon.
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New York's new AG also wants to be governor. Watch your wallet.
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John Kerry is giving &#36;250,000 to support Democrats in disputed elections in Washington state and Louisiana and forming a new fund that could help his future political ambitions.
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Comedian and actor Bill Cosby pledged at least &#36;1 million for a planned U.S. National Slavery Museum.
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One budget-cutting proposal on the table
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Louisiana has distributed less than $2 billion in federal aid to communities hit by Hurricane Katrina, drawing complaints from some New Orleans officials that the state is slowing their recovery.
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Million-dollar Antebellum beauties are up for grabs in New Orleans' history-rich part of town.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 -- For sale: a piece of Hollywood history.
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The cash-strapped city, which has borrowed heavily to continue operating after Hurricane Katrina, is turning to text-messaged donations in an effort to defray the costs of Mardi Gras, its premier cultural event.