Prez Parade has L.A. partying, ponying up.LABOR Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. traditionally kicks presidential campaigning into high gear, and that's the case this year. L.A. County business types are partying, ponying up and pushing petitions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Earvin "Magic" Johnson is hosting a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton at his L.A. home this week. Bill Clinton will step in for his wife at a Sept. 18 fundraiser at the home of Creative Arts Agency's David O'Connor The name David O'Connor may refer to a number of individuals:
Porter was first elected at the 1979 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bebington and Ellesmere Port. , hosted a fundraiser for Barack Obama at his Bel-Air home recently. Kimberly Quinones, the managing director of investment firm Ramirez & Co., will head 'California Business Leaders for Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani (born May 28, 1944) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from the state of New York. Formerly Mayor of New York City, Giuliani is currently seeking the Republican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election. . Also on the team are Park Lane partner Andrew Kline and Paradigm Shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. Worldwide co-owners Teresa Merkle and Wendy Moodie. There's still a long way to go--remember, Howard Dean was the Demos' darling at this time last election--but several of L.A.'s heavy hitters have already jumped, according to the Center for Responsive Politics "The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and the effect of money on elections and public policy. . Some second quarter donations: Westside Estate Agency Inc. chief Kurt Rappoport is backing Clinton ($9,200), as are Oaktree Capital President Bruce Karsh, Saban Capital Group President Alan Chesnoff and Ibrahim Alhusseini of the Husseini Group ($6,900 each). Abraxis Bio Science Founder Patrick Soon-Shiong believes in Guiliani ($9,200), Beny Alagem of the Alagem Capital Group likes John McCain ($4,600), James Asperger of law firm O'Melveny & Myers is an Obama man ($4,600) and Christopher Anderson of Douglas Emmet Inc. likes Mitt Romney ($4,600). Two Santa Monica lawyers, Charles H. Bell The name Charles H. Bell may refer to:
Backers say it would bring in a new era of fairness, but Democrats see it as partisan politics that would benefit Republicans. If it qualifies, it will be a heavy-weight battle. The proposition has big money backing from Bob Perry, who donated $4.5 million to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth group that went after John Kerry in the last election. Democrats have lined up wealthy Hollywood producer Stephen Bing to fight it. Slo-Mo Smooching Carlos Martinez, the general manager of Hispanic advertising agency Conill, Los Angeles, says he's giving customers what they want. His firm is bringing instant replay to TV's Spanish-language telenovelas
"We all want to see the hest hest n. Archaic Command; behest. [Middle English, alteration of hes, from Old English h part--the kiss, or the wedding, or when the guy gets the girl-one more time," he said. Todd Cunningham is assistant managing editor of the Business Journal. He can be reached at tcunningham@labusinessjournal.com. |
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