Hall of Fame
Melvin Van Peebles ($750)
Tom Ricketts ($77,000)
Ally Walker ($2,800)
Glenn Frey ($75,098)
Maynard James Keenan ($4,500)
Branford Marsalis ($7,000)
JoBeth Williams ($8,250)
Fisher Stevens ($4,000)
Phyllis George ($18,200)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
Lou Piniella ($4,000)
Steve Forbes ($7,177,893)
Nancy Walls ($10,000)
Richard Petty ($23,950)
Amy Tan ($6,800)
Mike Helton ($81,890)
Lance Burton ($1,000)
Fran Drescher ($7,050)
Marc Cherry ($10,150)
Markos Moulitsas ($37,050)
Susanna Hoffs ($2,300)
Rosie O'Donnell ($198,600)
Al Davis ($19,000)
Dabney Coleman ($2,500)
Paul Anka ($2,250)
Maya Angelou ($25,050)
Jason Sehorn ($2,000)
James Brolin ($3,737)
David Ogden Stiers ($10,650)
Dermot Mulroney ($3,500)
Brian Grazer ($133,492)
Susan Sarandon ($68,694)
Natalie Portman ($4,300)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Russell Simmons ($81,000)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Chris Rock ($39,700)
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
Marisa Tomei ($5,400)
Caroline Kennedy ($47,650)
Amy Irving ($18,500)
Gore Vidal ($2,000)
Eddie Murphy ($30,800)
Milos Forman ($26,950)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ($1,000)
Ricardo Montalban ($250)
Casey Kasem ($77,702)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Campbell Scott ($250)
Patty Duke ($1,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Ron Silver
, 1946-2009 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,107
Election Picks: 3 wins, 3 losses
$8,500 Democrat $1,000 special interest total: $9,500
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTORS EQUITY DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 11/02/00
Silver, Ron Mr. New York, NY 10036 Self-EmployedBill Bradley (D) President BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 07/06/99
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTORSCHUMER, CHARLES E (D) House (NY District: 09) FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 general 10/30/96
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 TIME FUTURE INC (FKA BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE) - $-500 primary 09/12/95
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTOR/ENTERTAINER TIME FUTURE INC (FKA BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE) - $500 primary 03/29/95
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTOR/ENTERTAINER TIME FUTURE INC (FKA BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE) - $500 general 03/29/95
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTOR'S EQUITY TIME FUTURE INC (FKA BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE) - $500 primary 05/17/94
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTORS EQUITY DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 05/16/94
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTORKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 04/29/94
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTORMOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (D) Senate - NY MOYNIHAN COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 05/03/93
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTORS EQUITY DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 10/30/92
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTORABRAMS, ROBERT (D) Senate - NY ABRAMS COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 10/19/92
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 KERREY, J ROBERT (BOB) SENATOR (D) President KERREY FOR PRESIDENTLost $1,000 primary 01/22/92
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTORKERREY, J ROBERT (BOB) SENATOR (D) President KERREY FOR PRESIDENTLost $500 primary 01/16/92
SILVER, RON NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTORKERREY, J ROBERT (BOB) SENATOR (D) President KERREY FOR PRESIDENT - $-1,000 primary 01/16/92
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 3/15/10 — 17,488,084 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,559
3,087
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
722
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
906
206
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,930
2,953
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
98,000
68,000
Brookings
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2010)
$791 Bln
$269 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$288 Mil
$82 Mil
casualty status updated March 8, 2010
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 3/15/10
17,488,084 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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