Hall of Fame
Kevin Corrigan ($6,425)
Al Jarreau ($500)
Mary Higgins Clark ($61,900)
Brian 'Head' Welch ($2,000)
Bill Maher ($3,250)
Ryan Reynolds ($2,500)
Pat Riley ($4,754)
Melissa Etheridge ($7,000)
Scott Turow ($27,500)
Mike McCaskey ($5,500)
Paul Rodriguez ($2,200)
Haim Saban ($13,979,891)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
Anthony Edwards ($5,300)
Marisa Tomei ($2,400)
Lou Gossett, Jr ($9,850)
Rene Russo ($12,000)
Anthony Pellicano ($500)
Calvin Klein ($208,650)
Annie Leibovitz ($8,300)
Shelley Hack ($7,500)
Fran Tarkenton ($9,300)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
John O'Hurley ($4,600)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Jerry Buss ($52,550)
Pamela Reed ($4,725)
Kate Mulgrew ($1,000)
Marilu Henner ($2,000)
Vlade Divac ($10,000)
Dan Jenkins ($5,700)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Branford Marsalis ($4,600)
Mike Francesa ($1,000)
Anne Sweeney ($25,500)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Fisher Stevens ($3,250)
Richard Zanuck ($12,500)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
Alfre Woodard ($12,675)
Denny Crum ($2,654)
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
Daniel Snyder ($131,200)
Roger Ebert ($1,500)
Lisa Loeb ($1,300)
Tom Cruise ($39,000)
Todd Bridges ($1,000)
Mark Burnett ($2,300)
Peyton Manning ($8,500)
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Jonathan Franzen , 48 (bio ) author
NEWS MEAT
1,280
Election Picks: 1 win, 1 loss
$6,000 Democrat $300 special interest total: $6,300
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Franzen, Jonathan 10028 Barack Obama (D) - $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 — records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 05/17/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,886
2,414
GIs Killed in Action
3,326
298
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
754
133
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,395
1,198
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
155,000
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 2008)
$488 Bln
$156 Bln
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$241 Mil
$61.2 Mil
casualty status updated May 16, 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 5/5/08
see top 50
72%
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