Hall of Fame
Byron Scott ($1,000)
Joan Allen ($1,250)
Anne Sweeney ($25,500)
Rick Hilton ($11,600)
Tommy Tune ($9,875)
Alec Baldwin ($130,902)
Teri Hatcher ($2,300)
Neil Bush ($3,990)
Marvin Hamlisch ($7,250)
Meg Ryan ($9,300)
Veronica Hamel ($9,400)
Ashley Williams ($250)
Cheryl Tiegs ($7,250)
Paul Hornung ($3,000)
John Leguizamo ($1,000)
James L Dolan ($438,200)
Jeanne Tripplehorn ($3,500)
Lowry Mays ($384,304)
Bob Newhart ($6,750)
Tim McGraw ($7,500)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($408,853)
Walter Cronkite ($2,000)
Lili Zanuck ($15,500)
Usher ($250)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Kirk Hammett ($4,000)
Patton Oswalt ($225)
Dana Delany ($32,250)
Donny Deutsch ($78,200)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Suzanne Vega ($3,200)
Heather Graham ($2,300)
Jane Bryant Quinn ($4,800)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Stockard Channing ($10,000)
Don Henley ($726,485)
James Brolin ($3,737)
Steve Martin ($6,900)
Jane Kaczmarek ($38,750)
Jeffrey Lurie ($59,200)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
Carol Higgins Clark ($1,000)
Leigh Steinberg ($171,450)
Joanne Woodward ($209,250)
Paul Azinger ($4,700)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Chris Zorich ($1,000)
Tom Cruise ($39,000)
Oliver Platt ($1,478)
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Jane Smiley
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NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
960
Election Picks: 3 wins, 4 losses
$8,500 Democrat $2,625 special interest total: $11,125
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Smiley, Jane Carmel Valley , CA 93924 Self employed/Writer John Edwards (D) President JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT - $500 primary 01/12/08
Smiley, Jane Carmel Valley, CA 93924 Self/Writer AMERICA COMING TOGETHER - $225 primary 10/27/04
Smiley, Jane CArmel Valley, CA 93924 self/writer DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $300 primary 10/25/04
SMILEY, JANE Denise L. Majette (D) Senate - GA DENISE MAJETTE FOR SENATELost $250 general 09/02/04
Smiley, Jane Dr Jr Decatur, GA 30033 writer/self MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION - $250 09/02/04
Smiley, Jane CArmel Valley, CA 93924 self/writer DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 08/31/04
Smiley, Jane Carmel Valley, CA 93924 Self/WriterJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $500 primary 06/30/04
Smiley, Jane Carmel Valley, CA 93924 Self/WriterJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $500 primary 06/29/04
Smiley, Jane T. Sarasota , FL 34236 Retired/Retired Christine Jennings (D) House (FL District: 13) CHRIS JENNINGS FOR CONGRESSLost $200 primary 04/17/04
Smiley, Jane Carmel Valley, CA 93924 Self/WriterJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $500 primary 03/09/04
SMILEY, JANE AMES, IA 50010 AUTHORTom Harkin (D) Senate - IA CITIZENS FOR HARKINWon $400 primary 12/08/95
SMILEY, JANE AMES, IA 50010 AUTHORTom Harkin (D) Senate - IA CITIZENS FOR HARKINWon $500 primary 09/13/95
SMILEY, JANE G Barbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BARBARA BOXER FOR U S SENATEWon $1,000 general 10/13/92
SMILEY, JANE AMES, IA 50010 NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PAC - $900 primary 10/09/92
SMILEY, JANE EMILY'S LIST - $1,000 general 10/05/92
SMILEY, JANE AMES, IA 50010 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $900 primary 10/01/92
SMILEY, JANE AMES, IA 50010 BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D) Senate - IL CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN FOR US SENATE 1998 INCWon $1,000 general 09/30/92
SMILEY, JANE AMES, IA 50010 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $900 primary 09/29/92
SMILEY, JANE AMES, IA 50010 IOWA STATE UNIVBAXTER, ELAINE B (D) House (IA District: 03) ELAINE BAXTER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $800 general 09/24/92
SMILEY, JANE LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI 54538 EMILY'S LIST - $250 primary 06/30/92
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,885
2,413
GIs Killed in Action
3,325
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 14, 2008
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