U.S. Sen. Richard Burr has been busy raising money of late.

Burr held his annual Krispy Kreme breakfast this morning in Washington, D.C., and he was honored at a fundraising dinner the night before by the financial services industry, reports Barb Barrett.

Burr, a Republican, hails from Winston-Salem, home of the gooey sweet concoctions known for their Hot Now! signs. The fundraiser was held at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, about a block away from Burr’s Senate office.

Political action committees who served as hosts paid $1,000 to attend, while other PACs received entrance for $500. Individuals, according to the invitation posted on Sunlight Foundation’s Party Time blog, could pay what they could afford.

The doughnut breakfast followed a dinner the night before hosted by the financial services industry in Burr’s honor. That fundraiser, at a Washington seafood restaurant, cost up to $2,500 for PACs and $1,000 for individuals.

Update: Burr campaign consultant Paul Shumaker says the senator’s campaign raised between $25,000 and $30,000 at the Krispy Kreme breakfast this morning, with about 40-45 guests attending. About 20-25 guests attended Wednesday night’s dinner, he said, which raised $20,000 for Burr’s re-election effort.

Gov. Beverly Perdue picks up Krispy Kreme doughnuts with blue icing to send to the governor of Michigan after Carolina beat Michigan State in the NCAA championship last night. (Takaaki Iwabu)

Gov. Beverly Perdue dropped in at the Krispy Kreme on Peace Street in Raleigh Tuesday to pack up the doughnuts with Carolina blue icing to send to Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

Perdue and Granholm wagered on last night's NCAA championship game that the loser would be photographed wearing the victor's team regalia and consuming native cuisine from the opposing state. At the Krispy Kreme, Perdue packed up the last five of 17 doughnuts (the point spread), a jersey (No. 42 - no current player, but Sean May from 2005 championship team) and a baseball cap.

Perdue, who attended the game, penned a quick note, saying she hoped that Granholm, recently ill with the flu, was feeling better and thanking her for the Detroit hospitality.

"Roses are red. Tarheels are blue," Perdue wrote. "Victory is sweet, and Krispy Kremes are, too."

Moments before Perdue's visit, Michigan native Andy Antekeier, now a Floridian but visiting grandchildren in Raleigh, showed up wearing a Michigan State sweatshirt. He was buying doughnuts to pay off a bet with his brother-in-law who lives in town.

The Sunlight Foundation is tracking the other kind of political parties.

On its new "Political Party Time" Web site, the open government advocacy group is tracking invitations to fundraisers for members of Congress.

For example, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr held a "Breakfast with Burr" this morning at a Washington, D.C., Krispy Kreme. Snagging a seat at the sugar-coated table cost political action committees $500, or they could pay $1,000 to be a host.

Individual attendees were encouraged to pay "whatever you can afford."

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, meantime, favors Charlie Palmer's steakhouse. Receptions to benefit her have been held there on April 24, July 20, July 30 and Aug. 5 of this year. Hosts have included former Sen. Lauch Faircloth, Sen. Jon Kyl and the International Paper PAC.

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