Hall of Fame
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($40,800)
Josh Lucas ($250)
Judith Light ($12,450)
Timothy Dalton ($250)
Kyra Sedgwick ($13,100)
Bert Blyleven ($250)
Christina Applegate ($4,300)
Ed Harris ($17,850)
James B Stewart ($2,000)
Glen Campbell ($8,170)
Billy Bush ($450)
Sofia Coppola ($3,250)
Veronica Hamel ($9,400)
Rose McGowan ($800)
Richard Mellon Scaife ($851,854)
John Larroquette ($2,500)
Burt Bacharach ($74,650)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Tom Coughlin ($1,126)
Neal Boortz ($6,550)
Melissa Boyle Mahle ($500)
Pam Ward ($2,800)
Dr Phil McGraw ($1,000)
Steve Martin ($15,900)
Anthony Pellicano ($500)
Sam Sheperd ($500)
Jessica Seinfeld ($53,900)
Mike Bliss ($1,000)
Maureen McGovern ($6,750)
Robin Williams ($148,600)
Neil Simon ($67,875)
Al Franken ($57,653)
Michael Moore ($34,700)
Jack Nicklaus ($10,660)
Cathy Guisewite ($5,525)
Felicity Huffman ($7,750)
Crystal Bernard ($1,000)
Annette Bening ($27,724)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Melanie Griffith ($128,122)
Bill Bidwell ($2,000)
Amy Tan ($6,800)
Paul Michael Glaser ($1,000)
Troy Aikman ($10,300)
John Fogerty ($3,000)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
Judy Blume ($35,750)
Stephanie Zimbalist ($25,500)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
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John Ratzenberger
, 62 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
948
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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* 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 3/15/10 — 17,488,084 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,559
3,087
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
722
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
906
206
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,930
2,953
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
98,000
68,000
Brookings
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2010)
$791 Bln
$269 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$288 Mil
$82 Mil
casualty status updated March 8, 2010
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 3/15/10
17,488,084 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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