Hall of Fame
Kevin Costner ($24,000)
Doris Roberts ($1,000)
Al Davis ($19,000)
Bob Newhart ($8,750)
Joan Jett ($7,550)
Jeffrey Tambor ($250)
Paul Reiser ($38,950)
Lee Greenwood ($17,350)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Sylvester Stallone ($78,300)
Merril Hoge ($1,000)
Beverly D'Angelo ($2,000)
Ashley Judd ($8,750)
Wes Craven ($19,100)
Paul Haggis ($17,050)
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Fisher Stevens ($4,000)
Debra Jo Rupp ($1,500)
Alec Baldwin ($140,402)
Norah Jones ($4,550)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Roma Downey ($2,000)
Mark Ruffalo ($13,650)
Rob Reiner ($671,783)
Larry Mize ($2,250)
Tim Daly ($250)
Patti Smith ($9,979)
Nia Long ($2,300)
Regis Philbin ($1,000)
Lorraine Bracco ($1,000)
George Wendt ($4,000)
Jeffrey Wright ($8,900)
Tyra Banks ($6,500)
Emmylou Harris ($4,050)
Pat Summerall ($3,500)
Catherine Zeta-Jones ($2,000)
Jerry Stiller ($2,000)
Robert Redford ($47,500)
Stephen King ($248,500)
Toby Keith ($4,000)
John Thompson III ($4,600)
Herb Alpert ($223,950)
Oliver Stone ($39,200)
Anjelica Huston ($3,000)
David Talbot ($2,450)
Jerry Springer ($201,340)
Rita Wilson ($88,150)
David Arquette ($4,300)
Robin Leach ($3,500)
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Andy Griffith
actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,650
Election Picks: 1 win, 3 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Griffith, Andy Los Angeles, CA 90025 Self employed/ActorJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 06/04/04
GRIFFITH, ANDY MANTEO, NC 27954 ACTORSANDERS, CHARLES ADDISON (D) Senate - NC SANDERS FOR SENATELost $500 primary 11/30/95
GRIFFITH, ANDY NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91602 ACTORSANFORD, JAMES TERRY (D) Senate - NC TERRY SANFORD FOR U S SENATELost $500 general 11/03/92
GRIFFITH, ANDY NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91602 VIACOMSANFORD, JAMES TERRY (D) Senate - NC TERRY SANFORD FOR U S SENATEWon $500 general 10/22/86
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,426
2,954
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
casualty status updated November 5, 2009
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• Media
• Business Executives
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