Hall of Fame
Brian Grazer ($126,598)
Jeff Burton ($3,000)
Alan Arkin ($250)
George Bodenheimer ($63,680)
Frank McCourt ($4,000)
Martin Short ($1,500)
Richard Petty ($23,450)
Jasmine Guy ($3,800)
Camryn Manheim ($1,000)
Jennifer Lopez ($4,200)
James Earl Jones ($599)
Chris Evert ($500)
Dennis Quaid ($4,200)
Cybill Shepherd ($23,500)
Nia Long ($2,300)
Amy Smart ($250)
Robert DeNiro ($69,500)
Joan Cusack ($4,875)
Alicia Silverstone ($900)
Carol Leifer ($8,250)
Emmylou Harris ($2,750)
Jeanie Buss ($5,000)
Jane Smiley ($13,425)
Michael Smerconish ($18,750)
Dick Cavett ($500)
Susan Saint James ($37,300)
Joshua Malina ($3,000)
Marlon Wayans ($2,500)
Barry Bostwick ($250)
Charlie Daniels ($500)
Blythe Danner ($29,400)
Robert Duvall ($1,000)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Art Rooney II ($96,015)
Jane Curtin ($9,800)
Jim Cramer ($260,000)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Lou Holtz ($12,100)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($40,800)
Kevin Bacon ($31,000)
Kate Walsh ($3,050)
Amy Holmes ($250)
Hector Elizondo ($700)
Majel Roddenberry ($3,000)
Rhea Perlman ($88,504)
Leonardo DiCaprio ($41,909)
M Night Shyamalan ($5,900)
Adrian Pasdar ($8,100)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Lawrence Kasdan ($115,015)
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James Michener , 1907-1997 (bio ) author
NEWS MEAT
612
Election Picks: 5 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
MICHENER, JAMES 78703 Bill Clinton (D)Won $250 primary 05/05/95 MICHENER, JAMES A 78713 YEAKEL, LYNN HARDY (D)Lost $500 general 08/25/92 MICHENER, JAMES A 78713 YEAKEL, LYNN HARDY (D)Lost $500 general 06/30/92 MICHENER, JAMES A 33146 KOSTMAYER, PETER H (D)Won $500 general 09/01/88 MICHENER, JAMES MR 21663 WIRTH, TIMOTHY E (D)Won $500 general 10/17/86 MICHENER, JAMES A MR 78712 Barbara A. Mikulski (D)Won $500 general 10/16/86 MICHENER, JAMES A 78712 KOSTMAYER, PETER H (D)Won $500 general 10/15/86
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 12/15/08 — 16,423,650 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,121
2,649
GIs Killed in Action
3,400
406
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
821
153
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,624
1,692
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,000
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 January 2, 2009
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 12/15/08
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