Hall of Fame
Sam Sheperd ($500)
Greg Norman ($6,000)
Edward Norton ($134,109)
Josh Radnor ($2,250)
Al Pacino ($4,000)
Marc Andreessen ($430,800)
Susan Estrich ($500)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Julianne Moore ($7,250)
Adrien Brody ($2,000)
Mark Richt ($1,000)
Will Ferrell ($1,000)
Anita Baker ($1,000)
Michael Smerconish ($22,850)
Chuck Norris ($35,525)
Bill Condon ($400)
Julia Sweeney ($2,318)
Keith Hernandez ($7,750)
Markie Post ($4,500)
Jodie Foster ($43,850)
Dennis Hopper ($5,000)
Ben Affleck ($10,900)
Gary Sinise ($4,400)
Garth Brooks ($1,000)
Abigail Van Buren ($70,438)
Natalie Maines ($4,672)
Peter Graves ($500)
Tobey Maguire ($37,700)
Nancy Walls ($10,000)
Christopher Ruddy ($35,700)
Garrison Keillor ($84,461)
Justine Bateman ($1,300)
Michael Stipe ($99,938)
Kris Kristofferson ($17,000)
Herman Wouk ($44,525)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Pia Zadora ($6,500)
Jeri Ryan ($250)
Melanie Griffith ($129,422)
Eli Wallach ($900)
Robert Greenwald ($46,761)
Zach Braff ($3,300)
Scott Bakula ($3,550)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
Salma Hayek ($3,300)
Diane Keaton ($9,000)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
William 'Hootie' Johnson ($14,949)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Steve Tisch ($477,650)
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Ry Cooder
, 62 (bio ) musician, filmmaker
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
434
Election Picks: 3 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Cooder, Ryland Santa Monica, CA 90402 SELF/PHOTOGRAPHERJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY VICTORY 2004Lost $1,000 primary 07/28/04
COODER, RYLAND LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 MUSICIANDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATEWon $500 general 10/26/00
COODER, RYLAND LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 MUSICIANHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $10,000 primary 09/12/00
COODER, RYLAND LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 MUSICIANBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY 1998Won $2,000 primary 10/29/98
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political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,423
2,951
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
642
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
884
191
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,874
2,599
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 3, 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)
Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/2/09
17,177,929 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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