Hall of Fame
Jeri Ryan ($250)
Martin Yan ($250)
Harry Thomason ($40,850)
Dermot Mulroney ($3,500)
Bianca Jagger ($250)
Susan Saint James ($44,800)
Sharon Gless ($14,800)
Lorne Michaels ($66,250)
Pat O'Brien ($3,000)
Lea Thompson ($3,308)
Sam Sheperd ($500)
Maynard James Keenan ($4,500)
Karl Malone ($16,000)
Dean Cain ($3,000)
Matt Drudge ($2,358)
C Vivian Stringer ($1,750)
Nancy Grace ($1,000)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Michael Bidwell ($19,875)
Michael Bolton ($1,500)
Mark Green ($5,910)
Dan Castellaneta ($3,300)
Robert Scheer ($2,500)
Sean Hannity ($2,100)
Monica Lewinsky ($250)
Joan Rivers ($6,750)
Sandra Bernhard ($3,039)
Sanjay Gupta ($8,200)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
Anna Paquin ($900)
James Garner ($29,620)
Davis Guggenheim ($6,550)
Kevin Spacey ($42,000)
Liev Schreiber ($1,500)
Tom Arnold ($28,746)
Peter Farrelly ($90,900)
Christie Hefner ($201,082)
Matt Groening ($49,650)
Dick Van Patten ($3,815)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving ($2,300)
Bud Selig ($101,150)
Norman Lear ($1,029,555)
Maura Tierney ($45,100)
Susan Sarandon ($68,694)
Jon Stewart ($2,000)
Shane Battier ($5,300)
Pat Sajak ($23,000)
Michael Keaton ($5,000)
Al Davis ($19,000)
Rick Dees ($2,500)
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Lorne Michaels
producer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
892
Election Picks: 12 wins, 14 losses
$4,300 Republican $42,450 Democrat $1,000 Independent $18,500 special interest total: $66,250
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Michaels, Lorne New York, NY 10019 NBC Universal ACTBLUE - $500 11/21/08
Michaels, Lorne New York, NY 10019 NBC UniversalFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN FRANKEN RECOUNT FUNDpending $1,000 11/21/08
Michaels, Lorne Mr. New York, NY 10019 Chris Dodd (D) President CHRIS DODD FOR PRESIDENT INC - $-2,300 general 08/21/08
Michaels, Lorne New York, NY 10019 NBC/ProducerBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $4,600 primary 08/15/08
MICHAELS, LORNE MR. NEW YORK, NY 10023 SNL/EXECUTIVE PRODUCERJohn McCain (R) President JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.Lost $1,300 primary 05/11/07
MICHAELS, LORNE MR. NEW YORK, NY 10023 SNL/EXECUTIVE PRODUCERJohn McCain (R) President JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.Lost $1,000 primary 03/31/07
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10023 NBC/BROADWAY VIDEO/WRITER/PRODUCERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEpending $2,300 primary 03/31/07
Michaels, Lorne Mr. New York, NY 10019 Broadway Video Entert/ProducerChris Dodd (D) President CHRIS DODD FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,300 primary 03/05/07
Michaels, Lorne Mr. New York, NY 10019 Broadway Video Entert/ProducerChris Dodd (D) President CHRIS DODD FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,300 general 03/05/07
Michaels, Lorne Mr. New York, NY 10019 SNL/Executive Producer STRAIGHT TALK AMERICA - $1,000 primary 10/19/06
Michaels, Lorne New York, NY 10023 Broadway Video/Producer CITIZENS FOR HOPE RESPONSIBILITY INDEPENDENCE & SERVICE PAC (CHRIS PAC) - $5,000 primary 06/29/06
Michaels, Lorne New York, NY 10023 NBC/Broadway Video/Writer/Producer MIDWEST VALUES PAC - $2,000 primary 02/07/06
Michaels, Lorne New York, NY 10023 Broadway Video/Producer CITIZENS FOR HOPE RESPONSIBILITY INDEPENDENCE & SERVICE PAC (CHRIS PAC) - $5,000 primary 11/10/04
MICHAELS, LORNE MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 SNLMCCAIN, JOHN S (R) Senate - AZ FRIENDS OF JOHN MCCAIN INCWon $1,000 general 10/30/04
Michaels, Lorne New York, NY 10019 SNL/ExecutiveJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY VICTORY 2004Lost $2,000 primary 06/30/04
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 BROADWAY VIDEOChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $2,000 general 06/01/04
Michaels, Lorne New York, NY 10023 Broadway Video/Producer CITIZENS FOR HOPE RESPONSIBILITY INDEPENDENCE & SERVICE PAC (CHRIS PAC) - $5,000 primary 12/19/03
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 BROADWAY VIDEO DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 01/30/02
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10023 BROADWAY VIDEOCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 primary 04/17/01
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10023 NBCThomas R. Carper (D) Senate - DE CARPER FOR SENATEWon $1,000 general 11/03/00
Michaels, Lorne Mr. New York, NY 10023 Saturday Night Live/DirectorRalph Nader (IND) President NADER 2000 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 general 07/24/00
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 BROADWAY VIDEOChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $1,000 general 05/15/00
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10112 NBCGRAHAM, LARRY (D) House (NY District: 19) LARRY GRAHAM FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 04/26/00
Michaels, Lorne Mr. New York, NY 10019 John McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 02/29/00
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10112 NBCKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 11/24/99
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10023 WRITER/PRODUCERHoward L. Berman (D) House (CA District: 28) BERMAN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 10/08/99
Michaels, Lorne Mr. New York, NY 10112 Saturday Night LiveBill Bradley (D) President BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 08/11/99
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10023 Charles Schumer (D) Senate - NY SCHUMER '98Won $1,000 general 10/16/98
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 SNL DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $2,000 primary 08/12/98
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10023 BROADWAY VIDEOGREEN, MARK (D) Senate - NY GREEN FOR UNITED STATES SENATELost $1,000 primary 05/28/98
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10012 NBCGRAHAM, BOB (D) Senate - FL FRIENDS OF BOB GRAHAM COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 03/26/98
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 BROADWAY VIDEOChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT 98 FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $1,000 primary 12/22/97
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 BROADWAY VIDEOChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT 98 FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $1,000 general 12/22/97
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10112 NBCKERREY, J ROBERT (BOB) SENATOR (D) President KERREY FOR PRESIDENTLost $250 primary 10/09/92
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10023 NBC-TVChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD (1992)Won $1,000 primary 06/04/92
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10023 NBC-TVChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD (1992)Won $1,000 general 06/04/92
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 PRODUCERABRAMS, ROBERT (D) Senate - NY ABRAMS COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 12/11/91
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 PRODUCERABRAMS, ROBERT (D) Senate - NY ABRAMS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 12/11/91
MICHAELS, LORNE MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 PRODUCER DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 11/23/88
MICHAELS, LORNE D MR NEW YORK, NY SATURDAY NIGHT LIVEBOND, JULIAN (D) House (GA District: 05) JULIAN BOND TO CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 09/16/86
MICHAELS, LORNE D MR NEW YORK, NY SATURDAY NIGHT LIVEBOND, JULIAN (D) House (GA District: 05) JULIAN BOND TO CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 06/27/86
MICHAELS, LORNE MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 CRANSTON, ALAN (D) President CRANSTON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $500 primary 05/24/83
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 BROADWAY VIDEOMOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (D) Senate - NY MOYNIHAN COMMITTEE INCWon $500 general 11/19/82
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 BROADWAY VIDEOMOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (D) Senate - NY MOYNIHAN COMMITTEE INCWon $500 primary 06/19/82
MICHAELS, LORNE NEW YORK, NY 10019 NBCGREEN, MARK J (D) House (NY District: 18) MARK GREEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $500 general 10/23/80
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,299
2,827
GIs Killed in Action
3,454
468
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
862
166
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,802
1,939
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 June 19, 2009
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