Hall of Fame
Dean Koontz ($74,675)
David Hyde Pierce ($32,300)
Andre Agassi ($189,500)
Julianna Margulies ($4,050)
Valerie Harper ($13,450)
David Rasche ($5,925)
Keith Hernandez ($7,750)
Jared Kushner ($117,700)
Peter Chernin ($265,713)
John Larroquette ($2,500)
David Spade ($2,000)
Kathy Griffin ($4,300)
Alex Trebek ($3,000)
Jon Miller ($14,000)
Tom Robbins ($4,250)
Edward James Olmos ($2,300)
Tracy Chapman ($37,800)
Ron Jaworski ($5,000)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
Barbra Streisand ($679,275)
Marcia Gay Harden ($1,250)
Steven Bochco ($95,508)
Doris Kearns Goodwin ($1,400)
Anthony Edwards ($6,997)
Camryn Manheim ($1,300)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
Peter Farrelly ($90,900)
Joe Dumars ($1,000)
Kyra Sedgwick ($12,700)
David Blaine ($1,000)
Emmylou Harris ($4,050)
Loretta Lynn ($4,300)
Mike Helton ($80,690)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
Donald Sterling ($6,000)
Benicio Del Toro ($500)
John Legend ($5,600)
Rosanna Arquette ($17,300)
Marci Klein ($45,900)
Alex Haley ($2,000)
Matt Damon ($89,600)
Daryl Hannah ($800)
Ross Bleckner ($54,770)
Paul Haggis ($17,050)
Gay Talese ($1,300)
Kevin Corrigan ($6,425)
Alfre Woodard ($12,675)
Maria Bello ($4,300)
Jacques Pepin ($250)
David Letterman ($4,600)
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Jonathan Franzen , 50 (bio ) author
NEWS MEAT
911
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 11/2/09 — 17,177,929 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,425
2,953
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
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 5, 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 11/2/09
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