Hall of Fame
John Ratzenberger ($6,525)
Warren Beatty ($37,393)
Faith Hill ($7,500)
Tim LaHaye ($10,300)
Bradley Whitford ($132,150)
Jeffrey Lurie ($59,200)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Barbra Streisand ($605,975)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Kathy Griffin ($2,000)
Lou Gossett, Jr ($9,850)
Allison Janney ($1,000)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Mike Nichols ($9,200)
Jason Sehorn ($2,000)
Jim Courier ($5,006)
Bess Armstrong ($750)
Tina Brown ($1,000)
Elisabeth Shue ($2,500)
Jim Irsay ($78,600)
Sam Simon ($34,500)
David Arquette ($2,000)
Michael J Fox ($19,800)
Greg Norman ($6,000)
Peter Buck ($12,092)
Natalie Maines ($4,672)
Geena Davis ($37,450)
Toni Morrison ($1,000)
Christie Brinkley ($98,860)
Nichelle Nichols ($250)
Nicole Miller ($10,500)
Lawrence Bender ($61,550)
Martin Yan ($250)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Julianna Margulies ($1,750)
Clyde Drexler ($2,000)
Herman Wouk ($44,525)
Mark Wahlberg ($2,000)
Meredith Baxter ($55,250)
Kenny Loggins ($12,250)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
Albert Brooks ($250)
Richard Dreyfuss ($39,200)
Valerie Bertinelli ($2,800)
Ken Venturi ($550)
Ed Asner ($33,575)
Mel Karmazin ($212,706)
Holly Hunter ($5,000)
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Matt Groening , 54 (bio ) cartoonist, Simpsons, Futurama
NEWS MEAT
253
Election Picks: 11 wins, 5 losses
$44,000 Democrat $5,650 special interest total: $49,650
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
GROENING, MATT 90212 Barbara Boxer (D) - $2,300 primary 03/23/07 GROENING, MATT 90212 Barbara Boxer (D) - $2,300 general 03/23/07 GROENING, MATT 90212 Harold, Jr. Ford (D)Lost $4,000 general 11/04/06 GROENING, MATT 90404 - $1,000 primary 10/19/06 GROENING, MATT 90404 Barbara Boxer (D)- $1,000 primary 06/06/05 Groening, Matt 90212 - $5,000 primary 10/25/04 Groening, Matt 90212 John Kerry (D)Lost $2,000 primary 02/16/04 Groening, Matt 90291 - $500 primary 02/11/04 GROENING, MATT 90404 Barbara Boxer (D) - $-1,000 primary 10/30/03 GROENING, MATT 90404 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $1,000 general 10/01/03 GROENING, MATT 90404 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $1,000 primary 10/01/03 GROENING, MATT 90212 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $2,000 primary 06/24/03 GROENING, MATT 90404 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $1,000 primary 06/14/02 GROENING, MATT 90404 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $2,000 primary 06/29/00 Groening, Matt 90210 Al Gore (D)Lost $1,000 primary 04/07/99 GROENING, MATT 90402 - $650 primary 10/14/98 GROENING, MATT 90402 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $1,500 primary 10/14/98 GROENING, MATT 90291 John F. Kerry (D)Won $1,000 primary 02/11/98 GROENING, MATT 90212 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $500 primary 12/10/97 GROENING, MATT 90212 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $500 primary 10/01/97 GROENING, MATT 90212 BRUGGERE, THOMAS H (D)Lost $500 general 11/07/96 GROENING, MATT 90212 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D)Lost $500 general 11/01/96 GROENING, MATT 90212 - $4,000 primary 10/15/96 GROENING, MATT 90212 BRUGGERE, THOMAS H (D)Lost $250 general 09/03/96 GROENING, MATT 90212 - $1,000 primary 05/21/96 GROENING, MATT 90035 Carl Levin (D)Won $250 primary 04/30/96 GROENING, MATT 90212 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D)Lost $500 primary 04/29/96 GROENING, MATT 90212 Edward M. Kennedy (D)Won $1,000 primary 12/23/93 GROENING, MATTHEW 90212 - $5,000 primary 10/16/92 GROENING, MATT 90212 Dianne Feinstein (D)Won $2,500 primary 08/31/92 GROENING, MATT 90212 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $250 primary 10/25/91 GROENING, MATT 90212 SIMON, PAUL (D)Won $2,000 primary 09/19/90 GROENING, MATT 90405 - $650 primary 12/29/89 GROENING, MATTHEW 90291 METZENBAUM, HOWARD M (D)Won $2,000 primary 10/11/88 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Matt Groening's report.
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2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 07/05/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,935
2,463
GIs Killed in Action
3,353
331
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
763
137
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,476
1,354
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,500
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated July 1, 2008
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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 Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 6/30/08
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