Hall of Fame
Dabney Coleman ($2,500)
Francis Ford Coppola ($7,518)
Kathy Najimy ($11,150)
Glenn Close ($30,225)
Jerome Bettis ($9,300)
Rick Schroder ($1,750)
Peter Ueberroth ($34,700)
Alicia Silverstone ($500)
Peyton Manning ($8,500)
Tommy Chong ($750)
Larry Csonka ($250)
Traci Lords ($300)
Sean McManus ($1,250)
Judd Apatow ($17,500)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Deepak Chopra ($12,600)
Maria Shriver ($15,300)
Merle Haggard ($1,000)
Brian Urlacher ($1,000)
Robert Kraft ($283,350)
Toby Keith ($4,000)
Blair Brown ($12,500)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Ashley Williams ($250)
Paul Anka ($2,250)
John Hinderacker ($14,412)
Bruce Hornsby ($10,070)
Joe Walsh ($7,250)
Melissa Boyle Mahle ($500)
Greta Van Susteren ($3,100)
Jeremy Sisto ($1,000)
Donal Logue ($18,000)
Karen Duffy ($4,050)
Peter Graves ($500)
Judy Collins ($22,249)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
Al Michaels ($2,000)
Patti Smith ($8,979)
Jeanne Tripplehorn ($3,500)
Loretta Lynn ($4,300)
Bob Saget ($1,000)
Griffin Dunne ($3,650)
Michael Crichton ($9,750)
Sammy Hagar ($6,500)
Rick Dees ($2,500)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Bill Kristol ($8,500)
Hank Williams, Jr ($5,750)
Whoopi Goldberg ($9,000)
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Ken Burns
, 54 (bio ) filmmaker
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,574
Election Picks: 3 wins, 6 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BURNS, KENNETH L WALPOLE , NH 03608 SELF-EMPLOYED/FILM MAKER Jeanne Shaheen (D) Senate - NH JEANNE SHAHEEN FOR SENATE - $250 primary 03/31/08
Burns, Kenneth L Walpole , NH 03608 Florentine Films/Film Maker Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $2,300 primary 03/18/08
Burns, Kenneth L Walpole , NH 03608 Self-Employed/Author TURNER, MICHAEL R (D) House (VA District: 10) MIKE TURNER FOR CONGRESS - $250 primary 12/13/07
BURNS, KENNETH WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKERKen Salazar (D) Senate - CO COLORADO SENATE 2004Won $500 primary 09/08/04
Burns, Kenneth L Walpole, NH 03608 Room to Grow/Social WorkerJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 05/27/04
Burns, Kenneth L Walpole, NH 03608 Self/Filmmaker DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $25,000 primary 04/13/04
BURNS, KENNETH L WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKERJeanne Shaheen (D) Senate - NH SHAHEEN FOR SENATE COMMITTEELost $500 primary 08/15/02
Burns, Kenneth Walpole, NH 03608 Self-employed/FilmakerKatrina Swett (D) House (NH District: 02) KATRINA SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $250 primary 08/14/02
Burns, Kenneth Mr. Walpole, NH 03608 Florentine Films/Film MakerBRANNEN, BARNEY L III (D) House (NH District: 02) BRANNEN FOR CONGRESS INCLost $1,000 general 06/30/00
Burns, Kenneth Mr. Walpole, NH 03608 Florentine Films/Film MakerBRANNEN, BARNEY L III (D) House (NH District: 02) BRANNEN FOR CONGRESS INC - $-1,000 primary 06/30/00
BURNS, KENNETH L WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILMMAKERThomas R. Carper (D) Senate - DE CARPER FOR SENATEWon $250 primary 06/26/00
Burns, Kenneth Mr. Walpole, NH 03608 Florentine Films/Film MakerBRANNEN, BARNEY L III (D) House (NH District: 02) BRANNEN FOR CONGRESS INCLost $2,000 primary 06/22/00
BURNS, KENNETH WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMS NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 03/10/99
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILMMAKER NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 09/01/98
BURNS, KENNETH WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMSGREEN, MARK (D) Senate - NY GREEN FOR UNITED STATES SENATELost $200 primary 12/15/97
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKER NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 11/10/97
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKER NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 10/23/97
BURNS, KENNETH WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKER NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 10/30/96
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMSSWETT, DICK (D) Senate - NH SWETT FOR SENATELost $250 primary 05/10/95
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMSSWETT, RICHARD NELSON (D) House (NH District: 02) DICK SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 10/07/91
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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
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