Hall of Fame
Tim Gunn ($1,000)
Peter Farrelly ($90,900)
Paul Shaffer ($11,000)
Alicia Keys ($500)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Jim Calhoun ($7,550)
Adrian Pasdar ($8,600)
Glenn Close ($37,525)
Barry Levinson ($52,950)
Elie Wiesel ($1,000)
Dean Koontz ($74,675)
Ben Stiller ($49,400)
Bill Kristol ($8,500)
Randy Newman ($29,300)
Josh Lucas ($250)
Richard Petty ($23,950)
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
Orion Samuelson ($5,035)
Lance Berkman ($1,000)
Alex Spanos ($6,753,460)
Linda Ronstadt ($14,000)
George Foreman ($1,000)
Jonathan Demme ($9,050)
Marci Klein ($45,900)
Jeff Foxworthy ($4,000)
Donny Deutsch ($100,900)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Cher ($11,400)
Barry Bostwick ($250)
Francine Pascal ($3,500)
Annie Potts ($2,300)
Lisa Loeb ($3,600)
Prince ($1,000)
Don King ($274,700)
Andy Reid ($2,300)
Deepak Chopra ($14,900)
Renee Zellweger ($54,800)
David Zucker ($28,714)
Tom Freston ($140,345)
David Mamet ($16,700)
Joe B Hall ($2,250)
Josh Brolin ($2,000)
Clarence Avant ($500,638)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
Don Shula ($18,734)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Catherine Zeta-Jones ($2,000)
Park Overall ($500)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Jerry Rice ($1,000)
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Bill Maher
, 53 (bio ) comedian, political satirist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
757
Election Picks: 2 wins, 2 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Maher, Bill Mr Los Angeles, CA 90067 Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 general 09/17/08
MAHER, BILL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SELF-EMPLOYED/COMEDIANFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $300 primary 06/23/08
Maher, Bill Los Angeles, CA 90067 Self employed/ActorJohn Edwards (D) President JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENTLost $1,000 primary 12/06/07
MAHER, BILL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SELF-EMPLOYED/COMEDIANFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 06/30/07
MAHER, BILL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SELF-EMPLOYED/COMEDIANFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 03/19/07
Maher, Bill Los Angeles, CA 90067 John Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $250 primary 06/30/04
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* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/2/09 — 17,177,929 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,425
2,953
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
NEWSMEAT HALL OF FAME
individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
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 11/2/09
17,177,929 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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