Hall of Fame
Cybill Shepherd ($23,500)
Don Henley ($728,785)
Patrick Duffy ($3,500)
Lily Tomlin ($18,142)
Adrian Pasdar ($7,600)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
Kim Basinger ($5,500)
Davis Guggenheim ($6,300)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Ted McGinley ($500)
Kris Kristofferson ($17,000)
Roger Penske ($427,300)
Bonnie Hunt ($4,000)
Bob Saget ($1,000)
Linda Evans ($3,300)
Mike Helton ($55,890)
Abigail Van Buren ($70,438)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Noah Wyle ($5,000)
Maynard James Keenan ($4,500)
Jon Stewart ($2,000)
Marilu Henner ($2,000)
Tom Wolfe ($250)
John Grisham ($190,125)
Jessica Lange ($7,800)
Bernie Kosar ($72,800)
Jann Wenner ($157,658)
Peter Magowan ($70,350)
Hal Sparks ($2,750)
Mark O'Meara ($2,500)
Stevie Wonder ($2,000)
Dean Smith ($26,349)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Scarlett Johansson ($2,300)
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Sr ($5,250)
Keith Hernandez ($7,500)
Kirk Douglas ($20,300)
Siegfried Fischbacher ($30,950)
Alonzo Mourning ($28,300)
Steve Tisch ($479,950)
Robin Wright Penn ($8,650)
Laura San Giacomo ($1,500)
Viggo Mortensen ($6,750)
Ken Venturi ($550)
Art Rooney II ($93,015)
Raymond Floyd ($6,100)
Calvin Klein ($248,650)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,300)
Amy Grant ($21,250)
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Carroll O'Connor , 1924-2001 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT
339
Election Picks: 9 wins, 6 losses
$22,500 Democrat $2,000 special interest total: $24,500
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 SCHWEITZER, BRIAN DAVID (D)Lost $1,000 general 08/10/00 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90265 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $2,000 primary 03/31/00 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $1,000 general 06/11/98 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90024 John F. Kerry (D)Won $1,000 general 09/24/96 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90265 Max Cleland (D)Won $1,000 general 08/09/96 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90049 - $2,500 primary 07/31/96 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90265 Max Cleland (D)Won $1,000 primary 12/06/95 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 GORDON, BARRY (D)Lost $1,000 primary 09/12/95 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 WILLIAMS, PAT (D)Won $1,000 general 11/04/94 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 Edward M. Kennedy (D)Won $1,000 general 10/24/94 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90049 - $1,000 primary 09/07/94 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 WILLIAMS, PAT (D) - $-1,000 primary 05/18/92 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 WILLIAMS, PAT (D)Won $1,000 general 05/18/92 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 WILLIAMS, PAT (D)Won $2,000 primary 04/27/92 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 WILLIAMS, PAT (D)Won $2,000 primary 04/27/92 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90024 John F. Kerry (D)Won $1,000 primary 06/18/91 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90049 Max Baucus (D)Won $500 primary 03/19/90 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 VIDAL, GORE (D)Lost $1,000 primary 06/19/82 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 - $2,000 primary 07/19/81 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 BAYH, BIRCH E. JR. (D)Lost $500 primary 03/10/80 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90212 KENNEDY, EDWARD M. (D)Lost $1,000 primary 02/20/80 O'CONNOR, CARROLL 90067 MCGOVERN, GEORGE (D)Lost $1,000 primary 01/23/79
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 8/25/08 — 15,501,783 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,988
2,516
GIs Killed in Action
3,371
363
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
778
148
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,481
1,528
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
140,000
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 August 27, 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 8/25/08
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