Some interesting names from Kay Hagan's donor list:

* Carl Icahn, of New York, billionaire financier and current scourge of Yahoo!, gave $4,600 last December.

* Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty, of Washington, D.C., former Clinton White House spokesman, gave $2,300 in mid-March.

* George Soros, of New York, billionaire financial speculator and philanthropist, gave $2,000 in mid-June.

* Phil Spector, of Pasadena, legendary music producer, gave $250 on June 27.

Though Spector is a frequent donor to presumptive Democratic candidate Barack Obama, his donation was problematic since he is currently waiting for a retrial in a noted murder case.

The Hagan campaign refunded the Spector donation three days later.

A campaign spokeswoman had no comment.