Hall of Fame
Doris Roberts ($1,000)
Al Leiter ($10,000)
Ric Flair ($2,000)
Quincy Jones ($248,475)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
John Andretti ($750)
Dermot Mulroney ($3,500)
Don Henley ($762,785)
Jack Abernethy ($5,800)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Doyle Brunson ($34,400)
Loretta Lynn ($4,300)
Louie Anderson ($2,500)
Carly Simon ($12,950)
Mary Higgins Clark ($61,900)
Thomas Gibson ($6,300)
Garth Brooks ($1,000)
Pam Ward ($2,800)
Les Charles ($319,050)
Katey Sagal ($1,000)
George Takei ($18,304)
Linda Fiorentino ($1,000)
Jack Nicholson ($24,500)
Tammy Bruce ($12,950)
Chuck Barris ($16,500)
Glen Campbell ($8,170)
Mark Kulkis ($6,100)
Vin Scully ($12,900)
Dale Jarrett ($6,200)
Chris Zorich ($1,000)
Sarah Vowell ($500)
Bill Pullman ($1,500)
Maggie Gallagher ($500)
Marsha Mason ($57,875)
Michael Tucker ($20,550)
Annie Leibovitz ($8,300)
Jon Cryer ($3,000)
Pierce Brosnan ($2,000)
Josh Brolin ($2,000)
Phil Fulmer ($4,200)
Mary Steenburgen ($101,225)
Noam Chomsky ($2,450)
Kevin Corrigan ($6,425)
Susanna Hoffs ($2,300)
Omar Epps ($2,300)
Michelle Bernard ($5,275)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
Davis Guggenheim ($7,550)
Oleg Cassini ($21,250)
Julie Taymor ($28,000)
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Joan Didion
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NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,338
Election Picks: 0 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
DUNNE, JOAN DIDION WRITERVIDAL, GORE (D) Senate - CA GORE VIDAL FOR US SENATELost $500 primary 05/19/82
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
casualty status updated November 17, 2009
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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)
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