Hall of Fame
Beverly LaHaye ($20,011)
Larry David ($157,100)
Traci Lords ($300)
Barry Switzer ($6,500)
Helen Reddy ($9,500)
John Wells ($131,150)
John Grisham ($154,725)
Marisa Tomei ($2,400)
Dixie Carter ($4,000)
David Stern ($986,260)
Alanis Morissette ($3,000)
Sam Wyche ($4,000)
Christina Ricci ($1,000)
Richard Mellon Scaife ($750,054)
John Legend ($3,300)
Stephen Sondheim ($16,372)
William 'Hootie' Johnson ($14,949)
Kevin Corrigan ($6,425)
Spike Feresten ($4,850)
Angie Dickinson ($2,000)
Will Smith ($4,600)
Toby Keith ($4,000)
Peter Buck ($12,092)
Jeff Foxworthy ($4,000)
Robert Blake ($3,000)
Rose McGowan ($800)
Daniel Snyder ($131,200)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Willem Dafoe ($250)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving ($2,300)
Madonna ($12,500)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($12,300)
Mario Lemieux ($2,800)
J J Abrams ($99,200)
Neal Boortz ($3,250)
Thomas Schlamme ($60,675)
Ron Howard ($94,650)
George Bodenheimer ($62,680)
Ken Burns ($36,500)
Matt Damon ($58,800)
Vince McMahon ($13,000)
George Karl ($7,500)
Jim Lampley ($2,525)
Tom Skerritt ($14,525)
Mariette Hartley ($225)
Jack Hanna ($9,070)
Beverly D'Angelo ($2,000)
Randy Travis ($3,545)
Kathy Griffin ($2,000)
Phil Fulmer ($4,200)
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Michael Chabon (bio ) author
NEWS MEAT
1,430
Election Picks: 2 wins, 3 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Chabon, Michael Mr. 94705 Barack Obama (D) - $-2,300 primary 04/28/07 Chabon, Michael Mr. 94705 Barack Obama (D) - $2,300 general 04/28/07 Chabon, Michael Mr. 94705 Barack Obama (D) - $4,600 primary 04/28/07 Chabon, Michael 94705 Lois Murphy (D)Lost $200 general 10/30/06 CHABON, MICHAEL 94705 James H. "Jim," Jr. Webb (D)Won $250 general 09/28/06 CHABON, MICHAEL 94705 Barack Obama (D)Won $500 general 03/18/04 Chabon, Michael 94705 John Kerry (D)Lost $2,000 primary 03/13/04 Chabon, Michael 94705 Howard Dean (D)Lost $2,000 primary 09/15/03 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Michael Chabon's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 5/5/08 — 14,941,600 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 05/17/08
US WAR SHEET
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
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 2008)
$488 Bln
$156 Bln
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$241 Mil
$61.2 Mil
casualty status updated May 16, 2008
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 5/5/08
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72%
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