Hall of Fame
Marisa Tomei ($5,400)
Neal Boortz ($6,550)
Tim Matheson ($1,900)
George Packer ($1,250)
Joanne Woodward ($218,850)
Gregg Popovich ($2,000)
Candace Bushnell ($3,000)
Kevin Corrigan ($6,425)
Fran Tarkenton ($11,600)
George Bodenheimer ($73,080)
Rebecca De Mornay ($5,100)
Rocco DiSpirito ($1,000)
Blake Edwards ($8,500)
Howie Mandel ($5,000)
Denise Rich ($1,161,600)
Robert Forster ($500)
Ethan Hawke ($25,000)
Alan Dershowitz ($21,810)
John O'Hurley ($2,300)
Lou Holtz ($12,600)
Julia Roberts ($2,000)
Randy Travis ($3,545)
Kevin Sorbo ($1,500)
Matt Drudge ($2,358)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving ($2,300)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
John W Henry ($1,105,750)
Kevin Nealon ($3,250)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Bill Bidwell ($2,000)
Dick Van Patten ($3,815)
Gabrielle Union ($2,300)
Tommy Chong ($750)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Sam Sheperd ($500)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
Eli Wallach ($900)
Lawrence Bender ($61,550)
Sarah Vowell ($500)
Andrea Jaeger ($500)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Paul Haggis ($17,050)
Felicity Huffman ($7,750)
Matthew Broderick ($18,700)
Jerry Zucker ($69,066)
Bob Goldthwait ($250)
Oscar De La Hoya ($1,000)
Mike Helton ($80,690)
Gloria Reuben ($1,700)
Katrina vanden Heuvel ($196,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Linda Ronstadt
, 63 (bio ) singer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
980
Election Picks: 5 wins, 4 losses
$8,000 Democrat $1,000 Independent $5,000 special interest total: $14,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Ronstadt, Linda Los Angeles, CA 90036 Normal Viewing, Inc/EntertainerBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $500 primary 02/21/08
RONSTADT, LINDA LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 NORMAL VIEWING, INC./ENTERTAINERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $1,500 primary 03/28/07
Ronstadt, Linda Ms. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Normal Viewing, Inc./entertainerRalph Nader (IND) President NADER FOR PRESIDENT 2004Lost $1,000 primary 03/07/05
Ronstadt, Linda M Los Angeles, CA 90036 Self/EntertainerJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $500 primary 03/18/04
Ronstadt, Linda Ms. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Self-Employed/SingerBill Bradley (D) President BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 12/27/99
RONSTADT, LINDA LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 ENTERTAINERLoretta Sanchez (D) House (CA District: 47) COMMITTEE FOR LORETTA SANCHEZWon $500 general 11/01/96
RONSTADT, LINDA LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 ENTERTAINERBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 09/15/95
RONSTADT, LINDA LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 NORMAL VIEWING INC DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF CA - FEDERAL (D) - $1,000 primary 11/05/92
RONSTADT, LINDA LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 SINGER INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS - $5,000 primary 10/14/88
RONSTADT, LINDA MS LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 Gary Hart (D) President FRIENDS OF GARY HART-1988 INCLost $1,000 primary 01/06/88
RONSTADT, LINDA LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 SINGERUDALL, MORRIS KING (D) House (AZ District: 02) UDALL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 09/17/79
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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
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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
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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
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