Hall of Fame
Julianna Margulies ($1,750)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Hank Azaria ($29,300)
Whoopi Goldberg ($9,000)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Alexander Payne ($3,750)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Melanie Griffith ($42,250)
Greta Van Susteren ($3,100)
Adam Sandler ($2,100)
Kathy Hilton ($2,000)
Hal Sparks ($2,750)
Steve Young ($1,000)
Rafael Palmeiro ($4,000)
Kevin Corrigan ($6,425)
Leonardo DiCaprio ($3,409)
Al Jarreau ($500)
Norman Jewison ($14,050)
Rider Strong ($2,000)
Patricia Arquette ($22,800)
Scott Wolf ($2,000)
Mark Burnett ($2,300)
Kate Hudson ($2,000)
Crystal Bernard ($1,000)
Madeleine Stowe ($2,800)
Eve Ensler ($12,755)
Soon-Yi Previn ($1,000)
Greg Biffle ($3,500)
LeVar Burton ($3,400)
Henry Winkler ($35,000)
Jane Smiley ($11,125)
Mimi Rogers ($5,250)
Cris Collinsworth ($6,500)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Sean McManus ($1,250)
Ryan O'Neal ($500)
Ina Garten ($3,500)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
Alfre Woodard ($12,675)
Sanjay Gupta ($8,200)
Errol Morris ($900)
Tony Bennett ($6,600)
Oliver Platt ($1,478)
Betty White ($9,750)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Caroline Kennedy ($40,850)
Stephen King ($195,400)
Grant Hill ($2,300)
Jami Gertz ($57,950)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
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Linda Lavin
, 70 (bio ) actress
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
634
Election Picks: 3 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
LAVIN, LINDA NEW YORK, NY 10021 ACTRESSLouise M. Slaughter (D) House (NY District: 28) LOUISE SLAUGHTER RE-ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $250 general 10/22/96
LAVIN, LINDA WILMINGTON, NC 28402 ACTRESSGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $500 general 10/08/96
LAVIN, LINDA MALIBU, CA 90265 WARNER BROSDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA VOICES FOR CHANGE '92Won $1,000 primary 08/21/92
LAVIN, LINDA MS NEW YORK, NY 10025 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 09/26/88
LAVIN, LINDA MS NEW YORK, NY 10025 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 09/16/88
LAVIN, LINDA MALIBU, CA 90265 ACTRESSChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD (1992)Won $500 primary 12/18/85
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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
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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