Hall of Fame
Ben Affleck ($8,600)
Siegfried Fischbacher ($30,950)
Amy Brenneman ($2,000)
Pat Bowlen ($33,250)
Natalie Portman ($2,000)
Phyllis Diller ($4,500)
Melvin Van Peebles ($750)
Benicio Del Toro ($500)
Brian 'Head' Welch ($2,000)
Treat Williams ($750)
Mike Ditka ($22,588)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Ed Harris ($11,100)
Clarence Avant ($443,646)
Vlade Divac ($10,000)
Kathy Hilton ($4,300)
Sheryl Crow ($16,300)
Jon Stewart ($2,000)
Zygi Wilf ($134,034)
Bernie Kosar ($72,800)
Emmanuel Lewis ($3,450)
JoBeth Williams ($8,250)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Michael Keaton ($5,000)
David Toms ($2,000)
Jennifer Garner ($10,600)
George Steinbrenner ($254,600)
Majel Roddenberry ($3,000)
James Lipton ($1,300)
Heather Locklear ($1,000)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
Robert Forster ($500)
Cedric 'the Entertainer' Kyles ($2,500)
Ben Stiller ($19,400)
Jon Miller ($6,000)
Michael Jordan ($22,400)
William 'Hootie' Johnson ($14,949)
Jim Courier ($5,006)
Phyllis George ($18,200)
Adrian Pasdar ($8,100)
Jerry Bruckheimer ($32,350)
Franco Harris ($39,030)
Bill Belichick ($1,000)
Gene Washington ($1,250)
Billy Crystal ($13,600)
Marc Anthony ($4,200)
Fisher Stevens ($3,500)
Mia Farrow ($1,000)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Brett Ratner ($18,050)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Johnny Carson
, 1925-2005 (bio ) tv host, comedian
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,485
Election Picks: 1 win, 3 losses
$1,000 Republican $13,000 Democrat total: $14,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CARSON, JOHN W LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $10,000 primary 05/23/96
CARSON, JOHNNY LOS ANGELS, CA 90034 COMEDIANJimmy Carter (D) President CARTER/MONDALE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 01/30/80
CARSON, JOHNNY MR LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 KENNEDY, EDWARD M. (D) President KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 12/07/79
CARSON, JOHNNY LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 N B C-TVBROWN, EDMUND G JR (D) President BROWN FOR PRESIDENT (1980 PCC)Lost $1,000 primary 12/03/79
CARSON, JOHNNY MR LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 Ronald Reagan (R) President REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT (1980 PRIMARY PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE)Won $1,000 primary 10/17/79
* 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
NEWSMAKERS
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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