Degree Men's adrenaline-pumping campaign showcases feats of adventure by extreme-sports figures like the climber Bear Grylls and Miles Daisher, a so-called BASE jumper, who parachutes from fixed objects like bridges and buildings.
A recent "dump the pump" campaign for lower petrol prices had fizzled out despite being fanned by the tabloid newspapers.
Over the last two decades, AT&T employees and its political action committees have pumped more campaign contributions into federal politics than any other American corporation, the Center for Responsive Politics reports.
Even so, Mr. Daley is taking over at a time when important decisions will have to be made about a running mate, the national convention and where to pump the campaign's resources.
Call: He has so much money that he can buy a channel on Dish Network, where he'll pump his campaign messages 24/7.
Someone may offer to host a party or benefit concert to pump your campaign.
While the exact amount of corporate money pumped into campaign advocacy last year remains unknown, any increase should give business leaders pause.
But with polls in so many states within the margin of sampling error, the Bush and Gore operations are pumping resources and campaign time into states that they never expected to be in play.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), one of the largest US unions and representing janitors, security guards, hospital aides and nursing home workers, has bankrolled the campaign, pumping in more than $25m according to documents filed with the US Department of Labor.
Nearly $3 million has been pumped into campaigns on dual ballot measures that on Tuesday will determine the fate of the development, which secured an exemption from waterfront height limits.
Labor unions, and in particular the Service Employees International Union, have been instrumental in the fast-food strikes and local wage campaigns, pumping money and organizational support into them.
