Hall of Fame
John Daly ($1,000)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Les Moonves ($35,450)
Boyd Tinsley ($82,350)
Laura Innes ($3,550)
Mia Farrow ($1,000)
Robert Wright ($289,250)
Diane English ($7,750)
Elie Wiesel ($1,000)
Lynn Swann ($10,800)
Joan Cusack ($4,875)
Craig Newmark ($79,520)
Vicki Lawrence ($1,200)
Leonardo DiCaprio ($3,409)
Lawrence Kudlow ($41,077)
James Whitmore ($36,390)
Jim Lampley ($5,125)
Dixie Carter ($4,000)
Diedrich Bader ($3,000)
Michael Smerconish ($18,250)
Les Charles ($294,750)
Paul Shaffer ($1,000)
Dermot Mulroney ($3,500)
Hill Harper ($7,900)
Sharon Stone ($32,700)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
Zygi Wilf ($134,034)
Ally Sheedy ($5,100)
Noah Wyle ($5,000)
Seth Meyers ($2,300)
Brad Grey ($130,050)
Gordie Howe ($1,000)
Jenny McCarthy ($1,250)
Leeza Gibbons ($750)
Robin Wright Penn ($8,650)
Suzanne Vega ($3,200)
Kenny Rogers ($1,000)
Frank Oz ($1,200)
Pat Summerall ($3,500)
Francine Pascal ($3,500)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
Robert DeNiro ($69,500)
Chris Zorich ($1,000)
Roy Horn ($30,450)
Whitney Houston ($789)
Caroline Kennedy ($41,850)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Dave Duerson ($2,500)
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Joan Didion , 73 (bio ) writer
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Election Picks: 0 wins, 1 loss
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DUNNE, JOAN DIDION VIDAL, GORE (D)Lost $500 primary 05/19/82 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Joan Didion's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 10/6/08 — 15,706,073 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,033
2,561
GIs Killed in Action
3,385
389
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
796
151
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,530
1,616
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
146,000
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 October 11, 2008
NEWSMEAT HALL OF FAME
individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
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