Hall of Fame
Alan Cumming ($2,300)
Catherine Coulter ($17,000)
Val Kilmer ($6,900)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
Mark Kulkis ($6,100)
Alec Baldwin ($140,402)
Tim McCarver ($500)
Jim Abrahams ($16,550)
Mario Lemieux ($2,800)
Sela Ward ($625)
Kelsey Grammer ($15,600)
Nancy Walls ($10,000)
Tony Shalhoub ($3,700)
Phyllis Diller ($4,500)
Billy Joel ($13,550)
Lou Holtz ($12,600)
Pat O'Brien ($3,000)
Brett Ratner ($18,050)
Bob Weir ($9,092)
Lou Pearlman ($20,600)
Berry Gordy ($1,282,550)
Sidney Poitier ($9,950)
Alfre Woodard ($12,675)
Daniel Snyder ($200,500)
Stevie Nicks ($8,000)
Jasper Johns ($10,000)
Dixie Carter ($4,000)
Ted Nugent ($1,500)
Patricia Cornwell ($210,400)
Steven Bochco ($95,508)
Mario Andretti ($47,115)
John Mellencamp ($28,300)
Jane Smiley ($13,725)
Jeanie Buss ($5,500)
Jeff Zucker ($10,000)
Siegfried Fischbacher ($41,450)
Lou Diamond Phillips ($2,000)
Kevin Costner ($24,000)
Art Spiegelman ($2,000)
Emmylou Harris ($4,050)
Anthony Pellicano ($500)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
Billy Mayfair ($550)
Ivana Trump ($10,000)
Kathy Griffin ($4,300)
John McEnroe ($11,600)
Amanda Peet ($4,200)
James Lipton ($1,300)
Brandon Routh ($250)
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Bret Easton Ellis
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Ellis, Bret Mr. New York, NY 10003 Self-Employed / AuthorBill Bradley (D) President BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $250 primary 07/26/99
ELLIS, BRET E NEW YORK, NY 10003 GOODE, VIRGIL H JR (D) Senate - VA VIRGIL GOODE FOR U S SENATELost $500 primary 06/13/94
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ELLIS, BRET EASTON NEW YORK, NY 10003 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $600 general 10/30/90
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
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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 17, 2009
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