Hall of Fame
Christina Ricci ($1,000)
Philip Seymour Hoffman ($10,900)
Angela Bassett ($2,300)
Will Smith ($34,600)
John Elway ($46,600)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Kyle Chandler ($500)
Stevie Nicks ($8,000)
Sheryl Crow ($16,550)
Maria Bello ($4,300)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Cher ($11,400)
Byron Allen ($15,700)
Bill Pullman ($1,500)
Rhea Perlman ($84,804)
Alan Arkin ($250)
Amy Irving ($18,500)
Harry Thomason ($40,850)
Jennifer Aniston ($30,800)
Stephen Sondheim ($18,158)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Noah Wyle ($42,000)
Salma Hayek ($3,300)
Carl Reiner ($6,250)
Craig Newmark ($85,770)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Roma Downey ($2,000)
John Andretti ($750)
Bucky Dent ($500)
Cheryl Hines ($2,000)
Star Jones ($1,250)
Lou Dobbs ($1,000)
Tim Matheson ($1,900)
Judy Collins ($22,999)
Tommy Tune ($9,875)
Kelsey Grammer ($15,600)
Natalie Portman ($4,300)
Laurie David ($308,500)
Pia Zadora ($6,500)
Lorne Michaels ($68,650)
Dikembe Mutombo ($18,000)
Dustin Hoffman ($169,950)
Patricia Cornwell ($210,400)
Denise Rich ($1,161,600)
Dave Checketts ($86,900)
Charles Grodin ($4,000)
Robert 'Lute' Olson ($104,955)
Christopher Lloyd ($5,300)
Bernie Kosar ($72,800)
John Kasich ($10,826)
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Jonathan Franzen , 50 (bio ) author
NEWS MEAT
912
Election Picks: 2 wins, 1 loss
$8,800 Democrat $300 special interest total: $9,100
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Franzen, Jonathan 10028 Barack Obama (D)Won $2,300 general 09/18/08 Franzen, Jonathan 10028 Barack Obama (D)Won $500 primary 05/21/08 Franzen, Jonathan 10028 Barack Obama (D)Won $500 primary 01/29/08 Franzen, Jonathan 10028 - $1,500 primary 10/13/06 FRANZEN, JONATHAN 10028 - $1,500 primary 10/13/06 FRANZEN, JONATHAN 10028 Bob, Jr. Casey (D)Won $250 general 09/30/06 FRANZEN, JONATHAN 10028 Bob, Jr. Casey (D)Won $250 general 06/14/06 Franzen, Jonathan 10028 - $300 primary 11/01/04 Franzen, Jonathan Mr. 10028 John Kerry (D)Lost $2,000 primary 03/01/04 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Jonathan Franzen's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/16/09 — 17,204,191 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
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 17, 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 11/16/09
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