Hall of Fame
Oleg Cassini ($21,250)
Dennis Hopper ($5,000)
Tom Wolfe ($250)
Chris Evert ($500)
Christie Brinkley ($97,860)
Bernie Kosar ($72,800)
Anthony Pellicano ($500)
Ross Bleckner ($43,520)
Pam Shriver ($32,100)
Mariska Hargitay ($2,400)
Jason Sehorn ($2,000)
Farrah Fawcett ($700)
Prince ($1,000)
Dave Matthews ($2,100)
Ryan Phillippe ($500)
Arthur Ashe ($7,800)
Rebecca De Mornay ($3,850)
Tia Carrere ($2,250)
Isaiah Washington ($4,550)
Norman Lloyd ($250)
Jean Louisa Kelly ($500)
Tom Selleck ($10,500)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Bob Griese ($500)
Dweezil Zappa ($6,500)
Julie Taymor ($23,750)
Matt Drudge ($2,358)
Larry Charles ($2,500)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Lorenzo Lamas ($1,450)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
Matt Groening ($49,650)
Amy Brenneman ($2,000)
Kyra Sedgwick ($7,350)
Rue McClanahan ($7,725)
Andy Borowitz ($20,850)
Glen Campbell ($8,170)
Ben Silverman ($12,400)
Jamie Lee Curtis ($29,278)
Cameron Crowe ($19,200)
Art Rooney II ($81,515)
Dave Duerson ($2,500)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Samantha Mathis ($3,125)
Chris Zorich ($1,000)
Jerry Zucker ($58,666)
Woody Harrelson ($7,800)
Herman Wouk ($44,525)
Heather Graham ($2,300)
John Andretti ($250)
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Charles Grodin
, 73 (bio ) actor, commentator
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,509
Election Picks: 1 win, 4 losses
$3,500 Democrat $500 special interest total: $4,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
GRODIN, CHARLES BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 ACTORBOND, JULIAN (D) House (GA District: 05) JULIAN BOND TO CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $500 primary 06/26/86
GRODIN, CHARLES NEW YORK, NY 10025 ACTORABZUG, BELLA S (D) House (NY District: 20) BELLA ABZUG FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 02/24/86
GRODIN, CHARLES BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 MGMMCGOVERN, GEORGE President FRIENDS OF GEORGE MCGOVERN (D)Lost $500 primary 06/05/84
GRODIN, CHARLES MR BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 CRANSTON, ALAN (D) President CRANSTON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 07/26/83
GRODIN, CHARLES NY, CA 10025 SEGAL, GOLDMAN & MACNOWBRADLEY, BILL (D) Senate - NJ BILL BRADLEY FOR U.S. SENATE '84Won $1,000 primary 07/19/83
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2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 05/17/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,886
2,414
GIs Killed in Action
3,326
298
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
754
133
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,395
1,198
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
155,000
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 2008)
$488 Bln
$156 Bln
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$241 Mil
$61.2 Mil
casualty status updated May 16, 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 5/5/08
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