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
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NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,280
Election Picks: 1 win, 1 loss
$6,000 Democrat $300 special interest total: $6,300
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Franzen, Jonathan New York , NY 10028 Self employed/Writer Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $500 primary 01/29/08
Franzen, Jonathan New York , NY 10028 Self-Employed/Writer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,500 primary 10/13/06
FRANZEN, JONATHAN NEW YORK, NY 10028 SELF-EMPLOYED/WRITER DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,500 primary 10/13/06
FRANZEN, JONATHAN NEW YORK, NY 10028 SELF-EMPLOYED/WRITERBob, Jr. Casey (D) Senate - PA BOB CASEY FOR PENNSYLVANIA COMMITTEEWon $250 general 09/30/06
FRANZEN, JONATHAN NEW YORK, NY 10028 SELF-EMPLOYED/WRITERBob, Jr. Casey (D) Senate - PA BOB CASEY FOR PENNSYLVANIA COMMITTEEWon $250 general 06/14/06
Franzen, Jonathan New York, NY 10028 Self/Writer AMERICA COMING TOGETHER - $300 primary 11/01/04
Franzen, Jonathan Mr. New York, NY 10028 Self/WriterJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 03/01/04
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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
14,941,600 records (election cycles 1980-2008)
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