Hall of Fame
Joe Francis ($4,000)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Jada Pinkett Smith ($36,600)
Sam Simon ($65,300)
James L Dolan ($467,700)
Garth Brooks ($1,000)
Amy Tan ($6,800)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Jim Caviezel ($2,100)
Christie Hefner ($201,632)
Paula Poundstone ($7,500)
Roger Ebert ($1,500)
Rafael Palmeiro ($4,000)
Richard Stengel ($1,000)
Cuba Gooding, Jr ($4,300)
Paul Thomas Anderson ($1,500)
Herman Wouk ($45,275)
Amy Smart ($250)
Will Smith ($34,600)
Morgan Fairchild ($21,375)
Carol Higgins Clark ($1,000)
Jimmy Buffett ($37,100)
Patrick Duffy ($3,500)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($24,200)
Connie Stevens ($7,150)
Scarlett Johansson ($2,300)
Larry Csonka ($250)
Kate O'Beirne ($200)
Rush Limbaugh ($2,000)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Danny Ainge ($3,550)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
Bill Cunningham ($10,550)
Curtis Martin ($2,300)
Judith Light ($12,450)
Billy Bush ($450)
Rodney Peete ($36,900)
Maynard James Keenan ($4,500)
Whitney Houston ($789)
David Arquette ($4,300)
Herb Alpert ($226,350)
Andy Griffith ($2,500)
Vivica A Fox ($1,000)
Don Johnson ($6,000)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Ellen Barkin ($95,500)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Branford Marsalis ($7,000)
Michael Waltrip ($4,800)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Burgess Meredith
, 1909-1997 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,814
Election Picks: 0 wins, 4 losses
$3,400 Democrat $500 Independent total: $3,900
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
MEREDITH, BURGESS MALIBU, CA 90265 ACTOR DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 07/06/95
MEREDITH, BURGESS MR MALIBU, CA 90265 WINTERSET PROD DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 11/14/89
MEREDITH, BURGESS MALIBU, CA 90265 ACTORJACKSON, JESSE LOUIS (D) President JESSE JACKSON FOR PRESIDENT 88 COMMITTEE-CALIFORNIALost $1,000 primary 04/22/88
MEREDITH, BURGESS MALIBU, CA 90265 SELF-EMPLOYEDBROWN, EDMOND G JR (D) Senate - CA BROWN FOR U S SENATELost $500 general 07/19/82
MEREDITH, BURGESS MALIBU, CA 90265 SELF-EMPLOYEDBROWN, EDMOND G JR (D) Senate - CA BROWN FOR U S SENATELost $500 general 06/19/82
MEREDITH, BURGESS MR MALIBU, CA 90265 ANDERSON, JOHN B (IND) President NATIONAL UNITY CAMPAIGN FOR JOHN ANDERSONLost $500 general 09/25/80
MEREDITH, BURGESS MALIBU, CA 90265 ACTORBROWN, EDMUND G JR (D) President BROWN FOR PRESIDENT (1980 PCC)Lost $1,000 primary 03/04/80
* 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 3/15/10 — 17,488,084 records
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political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,556
3,084
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
722
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
906
206
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,930
2,953
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
98,000
68,000
Brookings
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2010)
$791 Bln
$269 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$288 Mil
$82 Mil
casualty status updated March 8, 2010
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 3/15/10
17,488,084 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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