Hall of Fame
Paul Giamatti ($250)
Darren Star ($71,900)
David Rasche ($5,925)
Francis Ford Coppola ($8,518)
Richie Sambora ($2,000)
Courtney B Vance ($250)
Mike Helton ($80,690)
Jim Belushi ($5,250)
Cameron Diaz ($26,200)
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
Alan Arkin ($250)
Jeffrey Lurie ($68,300)
Felicity Huffman ($7,750)
Roger Penske ($458,850)
John Cleese ($2,300)
Christie Hefner ($201,382)
Don Henley ($762,785)
Mark Mays ($270,628)
Rosie Perez ($1,000)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
Francine Pascal ($3,500)
Chris Evert ($500)
Jodie Foster ($43,850)
Rona Barrett ($8,250)
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
Gloria Vanderbilt ($6,900)
Jeremy Sisto ($2,000)
Bert Blyleven ($250)
Ted Allen ($250)
Larry Merchant ($10,050)
Shelley Hack ($7,500)
Steve Martin ($15,900)
James Spader ($300)
Charles Barkley ($2,000)
Joe Watkins ($8,000)
Helen Mirren ($600)
Norman Lear ($1,029,555)
Mark Brunell ($5,000)
David Letterman ($4,600)
John Kasich ($10,826)
Jon Miller ($14,000)
Sean Hannity ($2,100)
Farid Suleman ($26,800)
Sharon Lawrence ($18,658)
Barry Levinson ($52,950)
Garrison Keillor ($84,461)
Rocco DiSpirito ($1,000)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($40,800)
Jerome Bettis ($9,300)
Mavis Leno ($4,300)
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John Ratzenberger
, 62 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
945
Election Picks: 3 wins, 2 losses
$4,500 Republican $4,700 Democrat $325 special interest total: $9,525
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
RATZENBERGER, JOHN D. MR. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 FIDDLERS BAY PRODUCTION/ACTORJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN-PALIN VICTORY CALIFORNIALost $1,500 primary 10/03/08
RATZENBERGER, JOHN D. MR. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 FIDDLERS BAY PRODUCTION/ACTORJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN-PALIN VICTORY CALIFORNIALost $500 primary 09/23/08
RATZENBERGER, JOHN D. MR. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 FIDDLERS BAY PRODUCTION/ACTORJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN VICTORY CALIFORNIALost $1,000 primary 08/30/08
RATZENBERGER, JOHN LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 ACTORKENNEDY, JOSEPH P II (D) House (MA District: 08) CITIZENS FOR JOE KENNEDY 1988Won $200 primary 09/11/95
RATZENBERGER, JOHN SEATTLE, WA 98104 ACTORHYATT, JOEL (D) Senate - OH HYATT FOR SENATE COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 08/16/94
RATZENBERGER, JOHN LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 ACTOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,500 primary 06/21/94
RATZENBERGER, JOHN LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 Barbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BARBARA BOXER FOR U S SENATEWon $500 general 10/28/92
RATZENBERGER, JOHN LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $325 primary 12/06/89
RATZENBERGER, JOHN LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 PARAMONT STUDIOSMETZENBAUM, HOWARD M (D) Senate - OH VOICES FOR CHANGE '88Won $2,000 primary 10/06/88
RATZENBERGER, JOHN MR LOS ANGELES, CA 90029 ACTOR DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 09/26/88
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Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/2/09 — 17,177,929 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,425
2,953
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
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 5, 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 11/2/09
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