Money Talks

A third of President Bush's biggest money raisers from his 2000 campaign got sweet gigs in his first administration. The Associated Press reviewed lists of appointees and lists of fundraisers to come up with the total. If you raised at least $100,000 for the 2000 Bush campaign -- and there were 246 people who did -- you got perks like staying overnight at the White House and Camp David or an invite to a swanky White House state dinner. More than 24 were appointed ambassadors to foreign countries. At least 57 big givers or their spouses wound up on agencies, boards, or advisory panels. (AP via Yahoo!)