backers
Bush base yet to rush to donate to McCain - Boston Globe
President Bush has headlined a fund-raising event to help John McCain finance his campaign to succeed him, but most of the big-money backers who helped reelect Bush in 2004 haven't pulled out their checkbooks for McCain - or asked their friends to ...
Tracking the money - Los Angeles Times
Backers and foes of a November ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage are raising millions of dollars across the nation. By election day, consultants predict each side may bring in $15 million. Roll over the counties to see amounts raised so far ...
Labour donors turn on Brown - Croydon Guardian
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come under fresh pressure as a number of Labour donors publicly criticised his leadership. With Labour facing financial difficulties over the repayment of millions of pounds worth of loans, the desertion of backers ...
Tracking the money - Los Angeles Times
Backers and foes of a November ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage are raising millions of dollars across the nation. By election day, consultants predict each side may bring in $15 million. Roll over the counties to see amounts raised so far ...
T. Boone Pickens joins Yahoo proxy contest (San Francisco Chronicle)
Billionaire investor activist Carl Icahn has gained the support of new backers in his boardroom coup plot against Yahoo Inc., including the legendary corporate takeover artist T. Boone Pickens. The alliance bolsters Icahn's effort to replace Yahoo's directors...
$114M entertainment complex enters final lap
They drove some laps under caution, but the backers of a high-profile entertainment complex in Pigeon Forge say they’re now racing for the ... a $60 million investment. Regulatory issues threw a wrench in that time frame, but while the project
Yahoo Makes Strategic Investment In Vlingo; Will Use For Voice-Powered Mobile Search (CBS News)
Vlingo, a provider of voice-based mobile services, has raised a $20 million second round led by Yahoo , along with participation from past backers Charles River Ventures and Sigma Partners. Last August, the Cambridge, MA-based start-up raised $6.5 million, for a total raise of $26.5 million. The investment from Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is strategic, as the internet company will use Vlingo's services ...