Hall of Fame
Al Unser, Jr ($3,500)
John Larroquette ($2,500)
Diane von Furstenberg ($152,800)
Tom Kite ($2,000)
John Lithgow ($4,450)
Judith Regan ($14,500)
Maggie Gallagher ($500)
Patricia Arquette ($22,800)
Geena Davis ($37,450)
Sam Seder ($2,050)
Kenny Rogers ($1,000)
Dan Jenkins ($5,700)
Robert Scheer ($2,500)
Norah Jones ($4,550)
Pat Sajak ($23,000)
Judy Blume ($35,250)
Dominick Dunne ($1,250)
Paul Tagliabue ($54,749)
Amanda Peet ($4,200)
Rick Schroder ($1,750)
Errol Morris ($3,200)
Mike Farrell ($10,700)
Treat Williams ($1,000)
Christine Lahti ($19,050)
Rick Hilton ($9,300)
Fran Tarkenton ($11,600)
Ozzy Osbourne ($2,000)
Olivia Wilde ($500)
Ivan Boesky ($105,950)
Sam Simon ($65,300)
Tracy Scoggins ($500)
Richard Gere ($16,050)
Robert Redford ($46,300)
Terry McMillan ($5,750)
Martin Yan ($250)
Arianna Huffington ($5,389)
Troy Aikman ($10,300)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
Russell Simmons ($81,000)
John Chaney ($450)
Joe Eszterhas ($1,000)
Jeffrey Wright ($8,900)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
Suzanne Vega ($3,200)
Edward Norton ($134,109)
Jon Cryer ($3,000)
Judy Collins ($22,999)
David Limbaugh ($8,850)
James Ellroy ($500)
Victoria Principal ($11,700)
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Ken Burns , 55 (bio ) filmmaker
NEWS MEAT
1,019
Election Picks: 6 wins, 7 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Burns, Kenneth L 03608 Barack Obama (D)Won $2,300 primary 09/26/08 BURNS, KENNETH L 03608 Mark Udall (D)Lost $250 general 08/18/08 BURNS, KENNETH L 03608 Jeanne Shaheen (D)Won $250 primary 03/31/08 Burns, Kenneth L 03608 Barack Obama (D)Won $2,300 primary 03/18/08 Burns, Kenneth L 03608 TURNER, MICHAEL R (D)Lost $250 primary 12/13/07 BURNS, KENNETH 03608 Ken Salazar (D)Won $500 primary 09/08/04 Burns, Kenneth L 03608 John Kerry (D)Lost $2,000 primary 05/27/04 Burns, Kenneth L 03608 - $25,000 primary 04/13/04 BURNS, KENNETH L 03608 Jeanne Shaheen (D)Lost $500 primary 08/15/02 Burns, Kenneth 03608 Katrina Swett (D)Lost $250 primary 08/14/02 Burns, Kenneth Mr. 03608 BRANNEN, BARNEY L III (D)Lost $1,000 general 06/30/00 Burns, Kenneth Mr. 03608 BRANNEN, BARNEY L III (D) - $-1,000 primary 06/30/00 BURNS, KENNETH L 03608 Thomas R. Carper (D)Won $250 primary 06/26/00 Burns, Kenneth Mr. 03608 BRANNEN, BARNEY L III (D)Lost $2,000 primary 06/22/00 BURNS, KENNETH 03608 - $500 primary 03/10/99 BURNS, KEN 03608 - $500 primary 09/01/98 BURNS, KENNETH 03608 GREEN, MARK (D)Lost $200 primary 12/15/97 BURNS, KEN 03608 - $250 primary 11/10/97 BURNS, KEN 03608 - $500 primary 10/23/97 BURNS, KENNETH 03608 - $500 primary 10/30/96 BURNS, KEN 03608 SWETT, DICK (D)Lost $250 primary 05/10/95 BURNS, KEN 03608 SWETT, RICHARD NELSON (D)Won $500 primary 10/07/91 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Ken Burns's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 6/22/09 — 16,836,301 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,299
2,827
GIs Killed in Action
3,456
475
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
865
167
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,830
1,976
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
135,000
38,000
AP
, Reuters
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated July 2, 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 6/22/09
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