Hall of Fame
Bette Midler ($151,725)
Mark Cuban ($7,000)
Cash Warren ($3,100)
Jeffrey Wright ($8,650)
Francine Pascal ($3,250)
Howard Stern ($4,350)
Arthur Ashe ($7,800)
Kevin Nealon ($3,000)
Dermot Mulroney ($3,500)
Betty White ($9,750)
Casey Kasem ($72,902)
Christopher Ruddy ($17,900)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Dennis Hopper ($5,000)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($13,900)
Jeanie Buss ($5,000)
Treat Williams ($750)
Lili Zanuck ($15,500)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Marc Cherry ($10,150)
Charles Grodin ($4,000)
Gloria Vanderbilt ($6,900)
Brian De Palma ($2,000)
Hal Sparks ($2,750)
Dana Delany ($32,250)
Patricia Richardson ($7,750)
Richard Kind ($2,500)
Mario Andretti ($43,215)
Candy Spelling ($16,500)
Isaac Hayes ($1,000)
John Legend ($3,300)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
Don Johnson ($6,000)
Ivan Boesky ($105,950)
Bruce Boxleitner ($5,000)
Monty Hall ($3,800)
Kevin Sorbo ($1,500)
George Strait ($240)
Greg Biffle ($3,500)
Ally Sheedy ($5,100)
Jane Seymour ($6,000)
Mancow Muller ($6,000)
Loretta Lynn ($4,300)
John Larroquette ($1,250)
will.i.am ($2,300)
Jimmy Smits ($1,500)
Isaac Mizrahi ($4,165)
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Laura Dern
, 41 (bio ) actress
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
932
Election Picks: 1 win, 1 loss
$300 Democrat $2,000 special interest total: $2,300
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Dern, Laura Los Angeles, CA 90069 Wesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC. - $-1,000 primary 11/24/03
Dern, Laura Los Angeles, CA 90069 Self employed/ActorWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $1,000 primary 10/02/03
DERN, LAURA BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 ACTRESSBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $300 primary 04/17/98
DERN, LAURA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $500 primary 02/06/97
DERN, LAURA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $500 primary 03/06/96
DERN, LAURA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $500 primary 03/30/95
DERN, LAURA LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $500 primary 11/09/93
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2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 05/16/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,885
2,413
GIs Killed in Action
3,325
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 14, 2008
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• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
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• Media
• Business Executives
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