Hall of Fame
Martin Short ($1,500)
Gil Cates ($19,400)
Camryn Manheim ($1,300)
Harvey Keitel ($13,200)
Melanie Griffith ($129,422)
Martina Navratilova ($27,800)
William Hurt ($5,000)
Randy Jackson ($3,300)
Kenny Loggins ($12,250)
Roseanne Barr ($27,139)
James Earl Jones ($599)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Jeff Zucker ($10,000)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Paula Poundstone ($7,500)
Marc Cherry ($10,150)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Hank Williams, Jr ($5,750)
Marlon Wayans ($2,500)
Don Cheadle ($7,700)
Timothy Dalton ($250)
Nancy Cartwright ($9,500)
Ted Harbert ($52,775)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Mary Tyler Moore ($18,500)
Art Spiegelman ($2,000)
Steve Forbes ($7,177,893)
Bill Romanowski ($250)
Judith Light ($12,450)
Diane von Furstenberg ($188,000)
Lou Holtz ($12,600)
John Hinderaker ($18,912)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Jada Pinkett Smith ($36,600)
Steve Buscemi ($2,873)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Hale Irwin ($1,000)
Tony Shalhoub ($3,700)
Karen Duffy ($4,050)
Sanjay Gupta ($8,200)
John R Hall ($750)
Hugh Hefner ($132,000)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($40,800)
Pam Shriver ($35,750)
Russell Simmons ($81,000)
Mike Francesa ($1,000)
Susan Sarandon ($68,694)
Roma Downey ($2,000)
Orion Samuelson ($5,035)
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Michael Chabon
(bio ) author
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
922
Election Picks: 3 wins, 3 losses
$12,705 Democrat $1,000 special interest total: $13,705
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Chabon, Michael Berkeley, CA 94705 Self/WriterWOODS, ANTHONY MR (D) House (CA District: 10) ANTHONY WOODS FOR CONGRESS - $2,400 06/30/09
Chabon, Michael Mr Berkeley, CA 94705 self/writerBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $275 primary 11/04/08
Chabon, Michael Berkeley, CA 94705 Self employed/WriterBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $230 primary 10/18/08
Chabon, Michael Berkeley, CA 94705 Self-Employed/Writer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 08/21/08
Chabon, Michael Berkeley, CA 94705 Self/Author JSTREETPAC - $1,000 primary 05/18/08
Chabon, Michael Mr. Berkeley, CA 94705 Self employed/WriterBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 general 04/28/07
Chabon, Michael Mr. Berkeley, CA 94705 Self employed/WriterBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $4,600 primary 04/28/07
Chabon, Michael Mr. Berkeley, CA 94705 Self employed/WriterBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $-2,300 primary 04/28/07
Chabon, Michael Berkeley, CA 94705 Self-Employed/WriterLois Murphy (D) House (PA District: 06) LOIS MURPHY FOR CONGRESSLost $200 general 10/30/06
CHABON, MICHAEL BERKELEY, CA 94705 NONE/WRITERJames H. "Jim," Jr. Webb (D) Senate - VA JAMES WEBB FOR US SENATEWon $250 general 09/28/06
CHABON, MICHAEL BERKELEY, CA 94705 AUTHORBarack Obama (D) Senate - IL OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INCWon $500 general 03/18/04
Chabon, Michael Berkeley, CA 94705 Self/WriterJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 03/13/04
Chabon, Michael Berkeley, CA 94705 Self employed/writerHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $2,000 primary 09/15/03
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
, AP
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 17, 2009
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 11/16/09
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