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Arianna Huffington ($5,389)
George Packer ($1,250)
Michael Jordan ($20,100)
Patti LuPone ($750)
Tia Carrere ($2,250)
Leonard Nimoy ($36,900)
Lou Gossett, Jr ($9,850)
Peyton Manning ($8,500)
Deepak Chopra ($12,600)
Walid Phares ($1,000)
Harry Thomason ($40,850)
Salma Hayek ($1,000)
Tom Arnold ($28,746)
Michael Bolton ($1,500)
Neil Cavuto ($1,000)
Paul Newman ($281,400)
Warren Beatty ($37,393)
Julie Bowen ($1,000)
John Cleese ($2,300)
Christine Baranski ($1,500)
Erica Jong ($7,000)
Jeff Gordon ($4,300)
Phyllis Schlafly ($10,901)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Kevin Spacey ($42,000)
Mark Burnett ($2,300)
Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Mark Mays ($193,352)
Ozzy Osbourne ($2,000)
Laura Dern ($2,300)
Julianna Margulies ($1,750)
Barbra Streisand ($604,975)
Neil Bush ($3,990)
Griffin Dunne ($3,650)
Prince ($1,000)
Mancow Muller ($6,000)
Terry McMillan ($3,050)
Maura Tierney ($43,100)
Chris Berman ($7,749)
Isiah Thomas ($3,000)
Hugh Hefner ($131,000)
Kirk Douglas ($20,300)
Steve Buscemi ($2,373)
Loretta Lynn ($4,300)
Janine Turner ($7,000)
Joan Allen ($1,250)
Larry Mize ($2,250)
Crystal Bernard ($1,000)
Blair Brown ($12,500)
George Wendt ($4,000)
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Maya Angelou
, 80 (bio ) author
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
507
Election Picks: 8 wins, 10 losses
$23,550 Democrat $1,000 special interest total: $24,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Angelou, Maya Winston Salem , NC 27106 Wake Forest University/Professor/au NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC - $500 primary 08/05/07
Angelou, Maya Winston-Salem , NC 27106 Retired Mel Watt (D) House (NC District: 12) MEL WATT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - $900 general 07/26/07
Angelou, Maya Winston-Salem , NC 27106 Retired Mel Watt (D) House (NC District: 12) MEL WATT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - $2,100 primary 07/26/07
Angelou, Maya Winston Salem, NC 27106 Self-Employed/Writer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 06/11/04
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106 AUTHOR/POETErskine Bowles (D) Senate - NC ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATELost $800 general 11/05/02
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYEDWARDS, JOHN R (D) Senate - NC EDWARDS FOR SENATELost $500 primary 06/30/01
Angelou, Maya Winston Salem, NC 27101 Wake Forest University/Professor/auCharles B. Rangel (D) House (NY District: 15) RANGEL FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 06/29/01
Angelou, Maya Winston Salem, NC 27101 Wake Forest University/Professor/auCharles B. Rangel (D) House (NY District: 15) RANGEL FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 06/29/01
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC - $-1,000 primary 10/22/00
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 general 10/22/00
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC - $-500 primary 09/26/00
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101 POETHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $500 primary 09/12/00
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101 POETHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 09/12/00
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101 POETHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 09/12/00
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSI DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $2,500 primary 08/31/00
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27109 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYJesse L., Jr. Jackson (D) House (IL District: 02) JESSE JACKSON JR. FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 06/16/00
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYEDWARDS, JOHN R (D) Senate - NC EDWARDS FOR SENATELost $250 primary 09/17/99
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27101 POET DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 08/16/99
Angelou, Maya Dr. Winston Salem, NC 27109 Wake Forest University/ProfessorAl Gore (D) President GORE 2000 INCLost $250 primary 03/23/99
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVCynthia McKinney (D) House (GA District: 04) CYNTHIA MCKINNEY FOR CONGRESSWon $250 primary 01/05/99
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106 POETEDWARDS, JOHN R (D) Senate - NC VICTORY IN NORTH CAROLINAWon $1,000 primary 08/06/98
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106 POETBRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D) Senate - IL CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN FOR US SENATE 1998 INCLost $1,000 primary 09/09/97
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 21706 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 GEN ELECTION LEGAL & ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCEWon $250 general 10/22/96
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIV CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CBC-PAC) - $500 primary 09/09/96
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCWon $250 primary 09/05/96
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 06/12/96
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27109 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYJesse L., Jr. Jackson (D) House (IL District: 02) JESSE JACKSON JR. FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 11/16/95
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 07/25/95
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYLANCASTER, HAROLD MARTIN (D) House (NC District: 03) LANCASTER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $250 general 11/03/94
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYLANCASTER, HAROLD MARTIN (D) House (NC District: 03) LANCASTER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $250 general 09/23/94
ANGELOU, MAYA DR WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNI DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 09/09/93
ANGELOU, MAYA DR WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNI DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 06/16/93
ANGELOU, MAYA NEW YORK, NY 10022 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 10/27/92
ANGELOU, MAYA DR WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 08/25/92
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INCWon $250 primary 07/16/92
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSANFORD, JAMES TERRY (D) Senate - NC TERRY SANFORD FOR U S SENATELost $500 general 06/22/92
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 WAKE FOREST UNIVJACKSON, JESSE LOUIS (D) President JESSE JACKSON FOR PRESIDENT '88 COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 09/14/87
ANGELOU, MAYA WINSTON SALEM, NC 27106 SELF-EMPLOYEDHUNT, JAMES B JR (D) Senate - NC JIM HUNT COMMITTEELost $500 primary 03/17/84
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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
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 2008)
$488 Bln
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Cost Per Day (Avg)
$241 Mil
$61.2 Mil
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