Hours before she lost, Whitman wrote herself one last check, pushing her self-donations to more than $144 million -- more than any other politician has ever spent on a campaign.
A company won a $54 million contract to build new structures for the Napa Valley Wine Train tourist attraction. The result? 12 new jobs and "pork barrel" accusations.
Posted on: Dec 7, 2009, Source: Center for Investigative Reporting
Thanks to his generous relationship with Dianne Feinstein, a corporate farmer is successfully crusading against environmental preservation in California.