Senators' financial disclosures show vast wealth

[JayS]

June 15, 2004, 1:18AM
Senators' financial disclosures show vast wealth
Associated Press
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2628020



WASHINGTON -- Senators' financial disclosure reports showed anew Monday how wealthy most of them are, with quirky nuggets like a $1,059.75 Taurus and the gift of a sled dog buried amid trust funds, blind trusts and real estate holdings.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who reported from $8 million to $40 million in family trust funds, listed up to $2,500 in rental income for a single parking space in Boston.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said his three sons' holdings included small interests in Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Wendy's International Inc. Those companies' fast-food products seem counterintuitive for the senator, a heart surgeon and avid jogger.

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Once again, the filings show that riches know no political boundary and that the Senate's millionaires are not limited to those from families of renowned wealth.

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