Hall of Fame
A J Foyt, Jr ($6,000)
Victoria Principal ($11,700)
Larry Mize ($2,250)
Bob Balaban ($2,300)
Randy Newman ($29,300)
Cash Warren ($3,100)
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
Mariel Hemingway ($1,750)
M Night Shyamalan ($5,900)
Fran Drescher ($7,050)
Barry Switzer ($8,000)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Thomas Gibson ($6,300)
Garth Brooks ($1,000)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
John Hinderaker ($18,912)
Jodie Foster ($43,850)
Judy Blume ($35,750)
Tim Robbins ($38,210)
Joan Allen ($1,250)
Scott Turow ($27,500)
Ally Sheedy ($5,100)
Tony Bennett ($8,900)
Regis Philbin ($1,000)
Hank Azaria ($41,800)
Michael Keaton ($7,000)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
Christopher Ruddy ($60,700)
Renee Zellweger ($54,800)
Michael Chabon ($13,705)
Andrew Greeley ($8,600)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Eliza Dushku ($1,000)
Itzhak Perlman ($11,000)
James Cameron ($13,000)
Jacques Pepin ($250)
Tom Skerritt ($14,525)
Roger Staubach ($161,712)
Tom Arnold ($28,746)
Jack Klugman ($7,866)
Rick Mears ($1,000)
Noah Wyle ($42,000)
Bert Blyleven ($250)
Topher Grace ($6,600)
Kal Penn ($4,155)
John Wells ($209,650)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
John Legend ($5,600)
Ted Harbert ($59,275)
Maury Povich ($66,300)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
George Burns
, 1896-1996 (bio ) actor, comedian
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,415
Election Picks: 0 wins, 1 loss
$1,000 Democrat $1,000 special interest total: $2,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BURNS, GEORGE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 ACTOR NATIONAL PAC INC A/K/A NATPAC - $1,000 primary 11/19/82
BURNS, GEORGE N BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 ACTORPECK, CAREY (D) House (CA District: 27) CAREY PECK FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 general 10/21/80
* 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 3/8/10 — 17,477,706 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,552
3,080
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 3/8/10
17,477,706 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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