Hall of Fame
Carol Burnett ($14,750)
Jeffrey Katzenberg ($1,394,820)
Richard Gere ($16,050)
James Cameron ($13,000)
Liev Schreiber ($1,500)
Jon Miller ($10,000)
Nolan Ryan ($17,800)
Hank Williams, Jr ($5,750)
John Hinderaker ($18,912)
Jerry Doyle ($1,000)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Nick Saban ($250)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Christina Applegate ($4,300)
Jonathan Demme ($7,550)
Edward James Olmos ($2,300)
Kenny G ($2,000)
Berry Gordy ($1,282,550)
Tim McCarver ($500)
Lorne Michaels ($66,250)
Fisher Stevens ($4,000)
Bobby Knight ($2,000)
Mandy Patinkin ($3,211)
Gabrielle Union ($2,300)
Peter Magowan ($83,650)
Jack Nicklaus ($9,450)
Harvey Weinstein ($482,367)
John Mellencamp ($25,900)
Cris Collinsworth ($6,500)
Jodie Foster ($43,850)
Ally Walker ($2,800)
Cheryl Tiegs ($7,250)
Neil Simon ($67,875)
Sam Seder ($2,050)
Kristen Johnston ($3,250)
Todd Bridges ($1,000)
Joan Chen ($1,000)
Drew Curtis ($1,500)
Adrien Brody ($2,000)
Rick Pitino ($2,000)
Star Jones ($1,250)
Gloria Reuben ($1,700)
Helen Reddy ($10,000)
Robin Leach ($3,500)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Jennifer Garner ($10,600)
Tracy Scoggins ($500)
Mark Brunell ($5,000)
Kevin James ($2,100)
Jami Gertz ($57,950)
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Al Franken , 58 (bio ) satirist
NEWS MEAT
460
Election Picks: 8 wins, 7 losses
$52,450 Democrat $5,203 special interest total: $57,653
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Franken, Alan 55404 Barack Obama (D)Won $2,300 general 07/31/08 Franken, Alan 55404 Barack Obama (D)Won $2,300 primary 07/31/08 Franken, Alan 55404 SARVI, STEPHEN TODD (DFL)Lost $1,300 primary 07/30/08 Franken, Alan 55404 TINKLENBERG, ELWYN GLENN (DFL)Lost $2,300 primary 06/30/08 Franken, Alan 55404 SARVI, STEPHEN TODD (DFL)Lost $1,000 primary 06/29/08 Franken, Al 55404 MADIA, JIGAR ASHWIN (DFL)Lost $2,300 general 06/18/08 Franken, Al 55404 MADIA, JIGAR ASHWIN (DFL)Lost $2,300 primary 06/18/08 Franken, Al 55404 James L. Oberstar (DFL)Won $250 primary 01/25/08 FRANKEN, ALAN 55404 Richard J. Durbin (D)Won $1,000 primary 06/15/07 FRANKEN, ALAN 55458 FRANKEN, AL (DFL)pending $2,300 general 05/30/07 FRANKEN, ALAN 55458 FRANKEN, AL (DFL)pending $2,300 primary 05/30/07 FRANKEN, ALAN 55404 Jack Carter (D)Lost $1,600 general 10/31/06 FRANKEN, ALAN 55404 Jack Carter (D)Lost $500 primary 08/09/06 FRANKEN, AL 55404 Amy Klobuchar (D)Won $2,100 general 07/20/06 FRANKEN, AL 55404 Amy Klobuchar (D)Won $2,100 primary 07/20/06 Franken, Alan 55404 Patty Wetterling (D)Lost $2,100 primary 06/01/06 Franken, Alan 55404 Patty Wetterling (D)Lost $2,100 general 06/01/06 Franken, Alan 55458 - $5,000 primary 05/31/06 FRANKEN, ALAN S 55404 Sherrod Brown (D)Won $2,100 primary 05/01/06 Franken, Alan 55404 Tim Walz (D)Won $2,100 primary 02/27/06 Franken, Alan 55404 Tim Walz (D)Won $2,100 general 02/27/06 FRANKEN, ALAN 10024 - $1,000 primary 10/11/05 Franken, Al 10024 - $10,000 primary 09/13/04 Franken, Al 10024 Michael H. Michaud (D) - $-2,000 general 09/03/04 Franken, Al 10016 - $203 primary 08/27/04 Franken, Al 10024 Michael H. Michaud (D)Won $2,000 general 06/15/04 Franken, Al 10024 John Kerry (D)Lost $2,000 primary 04/14/04 FRANKEN, AL 10024 Walter Mondale (D)Lost $1,000 general 11/05/02 FRANKEN, AL 10024 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $1,000 general 10/20/99 FRANKEN, AL 10024 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $1,000 primary 08/11/99 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Al Franken's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 6/22/09 — 16,836,301 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,299
2,827
GIs Killed in Action
3,456
475
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
865
167
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,830
1,976
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
135,000
38,000
AP
, Reuters
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated July 2, 2009
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Political donations made by the powerful, rich, and famous.
Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons) Billionaires Sports Stars Media Business Executives Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 6/22/09
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