Hall of Fame
Robert Zemeckis ($82,725)
Ted Danson ($90,350)
Jerry Stiller ($2,000)
Mike Mills ($41,041)
Joaquin Phoenix ($2,000)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Barry Manilow ($48,200)
Halle Berry ($3,300)
Michael Douglas ($593,550)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Toni Morrison ($1,000)
Sharon Lawrence ($14,550)
William Dean Singleton ($13,500)
Kenny Loggins ($12,250)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
David Talbot ($2,250)
Robert Evans ($4,000)
Digger Phelps ($1,250)
Blythe Danner ($28,150)
William H Macy ($1,500)
Christina Applegate ($2,000)
Quincy Jones ($217,475)
Diedrich Bader ($3,000)
Suzanne Somers ($1,000)
Dwight Yoakam ($200)
Dr Keith Ablow ($1,750)
Maggie Gyllenhaal ($1,000)
Shelley Hack ($7,500)
Enrico Colantoni ($250)
Franco Harris ($38,030)
Jessica Seinfeld ($30,200)
Ken Burns ($36,500)
James Cromwell ($6,550)
Patrick Duffy ($3,500)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ($1,000)
John R Hall ($750)
Conan O'Brien ($1,000)
Drew Carey ($7,300)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Susan Estrich ($500)
Robert Kraft ($283,350)
George Bodenheimer ($62,680)
Maury Povich ($4,300)
Alan Cumming ($1,000)
John O'Hurley ($4,600)
Amber Valletta ($11,150)
Helen Mirren ($600)
Ted Harbert ($38,975)
Fuzzy Zoeller ($2,600)
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Russell Simmons , 50 (bio ) music/media mogul; activist
NEWS MEAT
331
Election Picks: 11 wins, 9 losses
$70,700 Democrat $3,000 special interest total: $73,700
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Simmons, Russell 10022 Hillary Clinton (D) - $1,000 primary 02/12/08 Simmons, Russell Barack Obama (D) - $1,000 primary 12/12/07 Simmons, Russell 10022 John Edwards (D) - $2,000 primary 09/30/07 Simmons, Russell 10018 Yvette D. Clarke (D)Won $2,000 primary 02/16/06 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $1,100 general 08/30/05 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 - $10,000 primary 07/21/05 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $1,000 primary 08/13/04 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $1,000 general 08/13/04 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10017 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $2,000 primary 05/12/04 Simmons, Russell 10017 John Edwards (D)Lost $500 primary 12/31/03 Simmons, Russell 10017 Wesley Clark (D)Lost $500 primary 11/18/03 Simmons, Russell 10017 John Edwards (D)Lost $500 primary 11/11/03 Simmons, Russell 10017 Gregory W. Meeks (D)Won $500 primary 11/10/03 Simmons, Russell 10018 Harold, Jr. Ford (D)Won $600 primary 10/29/03 Simmons, Russell 10017 Al Sharpton (D)Lost $2,000 primary 09/30/03 Simmons, Russell 10017 Howard Dean (D)Lost $500 primary 09/22/03 Simmons, Russell 10018 BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D)Lost $500 primary 09/11/03 Simmons, Russell 10017 Dick Gephardt (D)Lost $1,000 primary 09/02/03 Simmons, Russell 10017 Gregory W. Meeks (D)Won $1,000 primary 07/31/03 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10017 Patrick Leahy (D)Won $1,000 primary 07/29/03 Simmons, Russell 10017 Mark K. Shriver (D) - $-1,000 general 11/01/02 Simmons, Russell 10017 - $2,000 primary 08/20/02 Simmons, Russell 10017 Maxine Waters (D)Won $1,000 general 06/24/02 Simmons, Russell 10018 - $1,000 primary 07/16/01 Simmons, Russell 10017 Mark K. Shriver (D)Lost $1,000 primary 06/27/01 Simmons, Russell 10017 Mark K. Shriver (D)Lost $1,000 general 06/27/01 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10023 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $4,000 primary 12/01/00 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $1,000 primary 11/20/00 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 - $10,000 primary 09/30/00 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) - $-1,000 primary 09/08/00 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) - $-1,000 primary 09/08/00 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $1,000 general 09/08/00 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $2,000 primary 07/25/00 Simmons, Russell 10018 Bill Bradley (D) - $-1,000 primary 12/03/99 Simmons, Russell Mr. 10018 Bill Bradley (D)Lost $1,000 primary 11/02/99 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10018 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $2,000 primary 08/31/99 Simmons, Russell Mr. 10018 Bill Bradley (D)Lost $1,000 primary 06/21/99 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10011 BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D)Lost $1,000 general 10/28/98 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10012 - $2,000 primary 08/07/98 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10012 - $5,000 primary 06/19/98 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10012 - $10,000 primary 07/05/96 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10012 Frank R. Lautenberg (D)Won $1,000 primary 10/25/94 SIMMONS, RUSSELL 10012 KENNEDY, JOSEPH P II (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/24/90 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Russell Simmons's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of — records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 07/05/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,935
2,463
GIs Killed in Action
3,353
331
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
763
137
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,476
1,354
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,500
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated July 1, 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 6/30/08
see top 50
See NEWSMEAT's 2008 Presidential A-List Donor Chart 
73%
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