The Washington Independent

Posts Tagged fundraiser

Reporter tossed from White House press pool for taking video of Obama protest

By | 04.29.11 | 2:12 pm

Phil Bronstein, a contributing editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, revealed in his column “Bronstein at Large” today that Chronicle reporter Carla Marinucci has been dismissed from the White House Press Correspondents’ Association’s pool of Bay Area print journalists. She was dropped from the pool because of a video More…

A screenshot from the Heroic Media website (ppabortsaa.org)

Dillard’s to sponsor fundraiser for anti-abortion rights group Heroic Media to fuel Houston ad campaign

By | 03.15.11 | 12:58 pm

Image by: Matt MahurinNext month at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Houston, anti-abortion rights advocates will gather for two hours of prayer, lunch and spring wear -– all made possible by Dillard’s Memorial City of Houston, which will be fitting a team of 10 Heroic Media supporters to model nautical-themed More…

The Timing of the DISCLOSE Act Vote

By | 09.22.10 | 9:42 am

Perhaps not as ironic as Politico’s Ben Smith makes it out to be, but Senate Democrats will vote Thursday on the DISCLOSE Act because a number of them will be busy at a big fundraiser in New York today:

Rangel Returns to Raising Funds in DC

By | 09.15.10 | 11:24 am

Now that Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y) managed to successfully dispatch a crowded field of challengers in his Harlem, N.Y. Democratic primary yesterday, he’s finding out who’s still his friend in Washington this morning over breakfast.

Florida Dems Debate; Party Heavyweights Raise Money for Crist

By | 08.11.10 | 9:32 am

As Florida Democratic Senate candidates Rep. Kendrick Meek and billionaire businessman Jeff Greene slugged it out in their only statewide televised debate last night, key Democrats prepared for a fundraiser tonight in Washington that will benefit former Florida Republican governor, now independent senatorial candidate, Charlie Crist.

RNC Postpones Fundraiser with Breitbart

By | 08.02.10 | 10:51 am

Coming off months of poor fundraising, the Republican National Committee generated buzz last week by announcing a big August fundraiser in California that would feature Chairman Michael Steele and conservative blogger, Andrew Breitbart. Now it’s not clear whether Breitbart will be there after all, and today Jonathan Martin More…

Democrats Start Raising, Spending in Earnest

By | 07.28.10 | 10:30 am

President Obama and the Democrats are both kicking their midterm election efforts into a higher gear today. The President held a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee last night in DC, is hosting two more DNC events today in New York City, and will host four more events around More…

Bachmann Backs Fundraiser; Speaker Likens Obama to Hitler, Says He Paves Way for Antichrist

By | 10.30.09 | 10:41 am

The Minnesota Independent’s Andy Birkey reports that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has thrown her support behind a Nov. 9 fundraiser in St. Paul for the Citizens’ Council on Health Care, which bills itself as “a free-market resource for designing the future of health care.” More…

Karl Rove Appearing at Fundraiser for Virginia GOP Candidate

By | 09.14.09 | 12:15 pm

Republican lawyer Barbara Comstock, a candidate for a swing House of Delegates seat in northern Virginia, is holding a fundraiser tomorrow in Washington with a special appearance by Karl Rove. Comstock’s ties to the highest levels of Republican power are not exactly a secret—she’s been called a “master More…