Hall of Fame
Mariel Hemingway ($1,750)
Meryl Streep ($26,500)
Carly Simon ($12,950)
Danny Meyer ($220,600)
Olivia Wilde ($500)
Kenny Loggins ($12,250)
Bill Belichick ($1,000)
Abigail Van Buren ($70,438)
Dustin Hoffman ($169,950)
Paul Haggis ($17,050)
Treat Williams ($1,000)
Nora Roberts ($4,300)
Carol Burnett ($14,750)
Dan Rooney ($82,800)
Francis Ford Coppola ($8,518)
Andy Williams ($52,350)
Emmitt Smith ($7,700)
Rachael Ray ($2,300)
Les Charles ($319,050)
Wes Craven ($19,100)
George Packer ($1,250)
Norman Lloyd ($500)
Gloria Reuben ($1,700)
Garrison Keillor ($84,461)
Gwyneth Paltrow ($32,450)
Blythe Danner ($30,150)
Harvey Fierstein ($4,750)
Calvin Klein ($310,950)
Olivia Newton-John ($500)
Laura Dern ($4,300)
Bud Selig ($103,550)
Jim Irsay ($92,100)
Julie Bowen ($1,000)
Alexander Payne ($4,750)
Molly Ivins ($1,250)
Mandy Patinkin ($3,211)
Annie Leibovitz ($8,300)
Shirley MacLaine ($2,000)
Candy Spelling ($17,000)
Jack Nicklaus ($9,450)
Dan Castellaneta ($3,300)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Cris Collinsworth ($6,500)
Tony Sirico ($1,000)
Michelle Pfeiffer ($3,500)
Bill Pullman ($1,500)
Christopher Guest ($52,850)
Bianca Jagger ($250)
Ivan Boesky ($105,950)
Dean Koontz ($74,675)
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Michael Chabon
(bio ) author
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
921
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
2,426
2,954
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
, 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 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
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
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