Hall of Fame
Russell Simmons ($76,000)
Jackson Browne ($48,416)
Marlo Thomas ($409,400)
Oleg Cassini ($21,250)
Dana Delany ($33,000)
Spike Feresten ($2,550)
David E Kelley ($7,300)
Errol Morris ($3,200)
Jerry Bruckheimer ($65,150)
Tommy Tune ($9,875)
George Takei ($16,804)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Rich Eisen ($1,500)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
Jalen Rose ($4,300)
Paul Anka ($2,250)
Timothy Dalton ($250)
Robert Smigel ($8,100)
Sanjay Gupta ($8,200)
Garrison Keillor ($73,953)
Eliza Dushku ($1,000)
Oliver Stone ($38,700)
Maria Bello ($4,300)
George Strait ($240)
Ernest Borgnine ($2,500)
Patton Oswalt ($225)
Berry Gordy ($1,281,550)
Louie Anderson ($2,500)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
John Smoltz ($8,800)
Alex Trebek ($3,000)
Alan Alda ($32,600)
Courteney Cox ($1,500)
Tony Robbins ($32,290)
Susan Estrich ($500)
Eli Roth ($500)
Jane Seymour ($6,000)
James 'LL Cool J' Smith ($4,000)
Garry Marshall ($75,700)
Martin Scorsese ($15,600)
Phil Garner ($6,350)
Ivan Boesky ($105,950)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Debra Jo Rupp ($1,500)
Mandy Patinkin ($3,211)
Quincy Jones ($245,975)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
George Brett ($3,300)
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Burgess Meredith , 1909-1997 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT
1,761
Election Picks: 0 wins, 4 losses
$3,400 Democrat $500 Independent total: $3,900
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
MEREDITH, BURGESS 90265 - $200 primary 07/06/95 MEREDITH, BURGESS MR 90265 - $200 primary 11/14/89 MEREDITH, BURGESS 90265 JACKSON, JESSE LOUIS (D)Lost $1,000 primary 04/22/88 MEREDITH, BURGESS 90265 BROWN, EDMOND G JR (D)Lost $500 general 07/19/82 MEREDITH, BURGESS 90265 BROWN, EDMOND G JR (D)Lost $500 general 06/19/82 MEREDITH, BURGESS MR 90265 ANDERSON, JOHN B (IND)Lost $500 general 09/25/80 MEREDITH, BURGESS 90265 BROWN, EDMUND G JR (D)Lost $1,000 primary 03/04/80
* 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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