Hall of Fame
Bruce Springsteen ($12,000)
Diane Keaton ($9,000)
Suzanne Vega ($3,200)
Brenda Strong ($3,800)
Felicity Huffman ($4,250)
Zach Braff ($3,300)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Renee Zellweger ($54,800)
Sidney Poitier ($9,950)
Mike Binder ($12,300)
Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez ($4,300)
Randi Rhodes ($5,200)
Rocco DiSpirito ($1,000)
Peter Jacobsen ($2,500)
Melanie Griffith ($75,900)
Marlee Matlin ($300)
Tom Seaver ($1,000)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Marsha Mason ($56,125)
Maureen McGovern ($6,300)
Annie Potts ($2,300)
David Mamet ($16,700)
Stockard Channing ($10,000)
Regis Philbin ($1,000)
John Rich ($12,800)
Bob Saget ($1,000)
Jami Gertz ($57,950)
Michael Kors ($13,750)
Mark Ruffalo ($12,150)
Bob Balaban ($2,300)
Nia Long ($2,300)
Dikembe Mutombo ($3,000)
Bebe Neuwirth ($1,600)
Glenn Close ($37,525)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Billy Dee Williams ($1,000)
Dan Rooney ($65,600)
Frank McCourt ($83,100)
Tommy Chong ($750)
Judy Blume ($35,250)
Ryan O'Neal ($500)
Don Henley ($731,085)
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
Darrell Waltrip ($60,625)
Linda Evans ($3,300)
Pat Bowlen ($38,250)
Donald Fehr ($18,756)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Alan Cumming ($2,300)
Steve Guttenberg ($4,000)
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Bob Hope , 1903-2003 (bio ) comedian, actor
NEWS MEAT
707
Election Picks: 7 wins, 5 losses
$80,000 Republican $2,000 Democrat $2,250 special interest total: $84,250
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
HOPE, L BOB 91602 - $15,000 primary 05/15/00 HOPE, L BOB 91602 - $5,000 primary 08/22/96 HOPE, L BOB 91602 Bob Dole (R)Lost $1,000 primary 06/09/95 HOPE, L BOB 91602 - $1,500 primary 07/13/92 HOPE, BOB L 91602 David Dreier (R)Won $1,000 primary 07/19/91 HOPE, L BOB 91602 - $1,500 primary 07/18/91 HOPE, L BOB 91602 HELMS, JESSE (R)Won $1,000 general 04/23/91 HOPE, BOB 91602 - $1,000 primary 06/05/90 HOPE, BOB MR 91602 - $9,000 primary 08/17/88 HOPE, BOB MR 91602 - $1,000 primary 08/02/88 HOPE, BOB MR 91602 - $1,000 primary 11/17/87 HOPE, L BOB 91602 MCCANDLESS, ALFRED A (R)Won $500 primary 05/12/86 HOPE, L BOB 91602 FIEDLER, BOBBI (R)Lost $1,000 primary 07/26/85 HOPE, BOB 91602 - $10,000 primary 06/12/84 HOPE, L BOB 91602 HELMS, JESSE (R)Won $1,000 primary 04/18/84 HOPE, L BOB 91602 - $4,500 primary 04/26/83 HOPE, L BOB 91602 - $1,000 primary 07/19/82 HOPE, L BOB 91602 MCCANDLESS, ALFRED A (R)Won $1,000 primary 03/19/82 HOPE, BOB 91602 - $20,000 primary 03/19/82 HOPE, L BOB 91602 TOWER, JOHN GOODWIN (R)Lost $1,000 primary 12/19/81 HOPE, L BOB 91602 TOWER, JOHN GOODWIN (R)Lost $1,000 general 12/19/81 HOPE, L BOB 91602 JACKSON, HENRY M (D)Won $1,000 primary 10/19/81 HOPE, L BOB 91602 JACKSON, HENRY M (D)Won $1,000 general 10/19/81 HOPE, BOB MR 91602 Ronald Reagan (R)Won $1,000 primary 10/12/79 HOPE, BOB L 91515 - $250 primary 10/04/79 HOPE, L BOB 91602 ROUSSELOT, JOHN H (R)Lost $1,000 primary 06/25/79 HOPE, L BOB 91602 TOWER, JOHN GOODWIN (R)Lost $1,000 03/27/79
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/17/08 — 16,270,677 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,073
2,601
GIs Killed in Action
3,392
404
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
810
152
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,565
1,670
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
146,000
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated November 18, 2008
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 11/17/08
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