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"Nancy Pelosi Asked “Legendary Fashion Designer Diane von Furstenberg” To Design A Limited Edition Tote Bag To Raise Money For The DCCC. “Legendary fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is a big fan of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and she's designed a limited-edition tote bag to prove it. …Von Furstenberg writes that Pelosi ‘recently asked me if I would design a limited edition tote bag, and ... I was more than happy to oblige.’ Every dollar of the purchase price of the bag will benefit the DCCC.” (Christina Wilkie, “Diane Von Furstenberg Designs A Tote Bag For Pelosi,” The Hill Washington Scene Blog, 7/23/10)"

Senator John Kerry’s 76 Foot Luxury Yacht Stored In Rhode Island To Avoid Massachusetts Taxes. “Sen. John Kerry, who has repeatedly voted to raise taxes while in Congress, dodged a whopping six-figure state tax bill on his new multimillion-dollar yacht by mooring her in Newport, R.I… Isabel - Kerry’s luxe, 76-foot New Zealand-built Friendship sloop with an Edwardian-style, glossy varnished teak interior, two VIP main cabins and a pilothouse fitted with a wet bar and cold wine storage - was designed by Rhode Island boat designer Ted Fontaine.” (Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa, “Sen. John Kerry Skips Town On Sails Tax,” Boston Herald, 7/23/10)

* Saving Kerry Approximately $500,000. “But instead of berthing the vessel in Nantucket, where the senator summers with the missus, Teresa Heinz, Isabel’s hailing port is listed as “Newport” on her stern… Sources say Isabel sold for something in the neighborhood of $7 million, meaning Kerry saved approximately $437,500 in sales tax and an annual excise tax of about $70,000.” (Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa, “Sen. John Kerry Skips Town On Sails Tax,” Boston Herald, 7/23/10)

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