Hall of Fame
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Prince ($1,000)
Sally Kirkland ($1,300)
Kevin Nealon ($3,000)
Jeff Bridges ($28,350)
Walter Cronkite ($2,000)
Tommy Chong ($750)
Richard Gere ($13,550)
David Spade ($2,000)
Billy Joel ($13,550)
Raymond Floyd ($6,100)
Courteney Cox ($1,500)
Tucker Carlson ($1,000)
Cornel West ($2,250)
Dustin Hoffman ($139,550)
Marsha Mason ($55,625)
Renee Zellweger ($26,300)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
Rona Barrett ($8,250)
Meg Ryan ($10,300)
Tommy Lee Jones ($12,300)
Garry Shandling ($7,900)
Elizabeth Taylor ($7,900)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
Lee Grant ($1,200)
Joan Jett ($7,050)
Glenn Frey ($46,000)
Alan Alda ($30,300)
John Ramsey ($2,000)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Joe Eszterhas ($1,000)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Sharon Gless ($14,800)
Chevy Chase ($216,775)
Stephon Marbury ($2,300)
Christine Taylor ($3,300)
Judy Collins ($22,249)
Shelley Hack ($7,500)
Ellen DeGeneres ($3,000)
Sandra Bernhard ($2,268)
Gordie Howe ($1,000)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Timothy Dalton ($250)
John Astin ($1,000)
Hugh Hefner ($131,000)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Mariska Hargitay ($2,400)
Barry Bostwick ($250)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
John Candy
, 1950-1994 (bio ) actor, comedian
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,265
Election Picks: 0 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CANDY, JOHN SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 FROSTBACKS PRODMCCARTHY, LEO T (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF MCCARTHY FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 04/21/92
* 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 10/6/08 — 15,706,073 records
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political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,035
2,563
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
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 10/6/08
15,706,073 records (election cycles 1980-2008)
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