Hall of Fame
Jerry Zucker ($58,666)
Mancow Muller ($6,000)
Virginia Madsen ($1,050)
Jerry Richardson ($68,150)
Pia Zadora ($6,500)
Jane Fonda ($198,746)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Neal Boortz ($3,250)
Jack Hanna ($9,070)
Rick Hilton ($9,300)
Mel Karmazin ($212,706)
Lee Grant ($1,200)
Jenny McCarthy ($1,250)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
Gene Washington ($1,250)
Arianna Huffington ($5,389)
Linda Lavin ($3,750)
John C Reilly ($1,000)
Buck Henry ($6,250)
Muhammad Ali ($3,000)
Matt Groening ($49,650)
Patricia Richardson ($10,050)
John Cleese ($2,300)
Lou Piniella ($4,000)
Betty White ($9,750)
Bruce Vilanch ($8,500)
Ted Allen ($250)
Philip Glass ($12,063)
Barry Manilow ($48,200)
Jim Calhoun ($7,300)
James Brolin ($3,737)
Mandy Patinkin ($2,011)
Wink Martindale ($2,000)
Robert Greenwald ($38,761)
Katrina vanden Heuvel ($186,500)
Will Ferrell ($1,000)
Jerry Stiller ($2,000)
Ken Venturi ($550)
Vicki Lawrence ($1,200)
Tim LaHaye ($10,300)
Danny Glover ($8,825)
Tony Robbins ($32,290)
Jane Kaczmarek ($38,750)
Sidney Lumet ($6,050)
Lorraine Bracco ($1,000)
Bob Weir ($7,046)
Helen Hunt ($5,250)
Elie Wiesel ($1,000)
Robert Kraft ($283,350)
Robert Blake ($3,000)
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John Ritter , 1948-2003 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT
778
Election Picks: 2 wins, 1 loss
$500 Republican $3,500 Democrat total: $4,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
RITTER, JOHN 90025 Dianne Feinstein (D)Won $1,000 primary 06/25/02 RITTER, JOHN 90025 Dianne Feinstein (D)Won $1,000 general 06/25/02 RITTER, JOHN 90049 WAITE, RALPH (D)Lost $500 general 12/07/90 RITTER, JOHN 90049 WAITE, RALPH (D)Lost $1,000 primary 05/05/90 RITTER, JOHN 90048 GRANDY, FRED (R)Won $500 primary 11/22/85
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of — records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 07/05/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,935
2,463
GIs Killed in Action
3,353
331
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
763
137
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,476
1,354
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,500
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 July 1, 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 6/30/08
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73%
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