The Slate 60, ranking the biggest financial donations of the year, is out for 2008, and the late Leona Helmsley — who, if you recall, hated people, loved dogs — tops the list. “In all, 13 of the 61 contributions appearing on our list (we count ties) are bequests, accounting for $11.64 billion of the $15.78 billion total.” Among the living, Michael Bloomberg is at No. 9, while David Koch is tied with Eli and Edythe Broad at 17.