Hall of Fame
Bill Murray ($6,000)
Jeffrey Tambor ($250)
Louie Anderson ($2,500)
Jeff Bewkes ($108,350)
Linda Ronstadt ($14,000)
Kevin James ($2,100)
Wayne Newton ($25,250)
Paul Shaffer ($1,000)
Robin Williams ($128,600)
Phylicia Rashad ($1,500)
Tina Brown ($1,000)
Josh Lucas ($250)
Lou Gossett, Jr ($9,850)
Christine Baranski ($1,500)
LeRoy Neiman ($250)
David Toms ($2,000)
Janine Turner ($7,000)
Mike Mills ($41,041)
Tyra Banks ($6,500)
Norah Jones ($2,250)
Vera Wang ($32,200)
Lauren Bacall ($2,000)
Francine Pascal ($3,250)
Dylan McDermott ($2,000)
James Spader ($300)
M Night Shyamalan ($5,900)
Paul Thomas Anderson ($1,500)
Liev Schreiber ($500)
Andrea Jaeger ($500)
Daryl Hannah ($800)
Jeff Zucker ($10,000)
Paula Poundstone ($7,500)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Alex Karras ($12,750)
William H Macy ($1,500)
Helen Hunt ($5,250)
Leigh Steinberg ($171,450)
Scott Turow ($27,500)
Seth Green ($2,300)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Sylvester Stallone ($78,300)
Pia Zadora ($6,500)
John Cleese ($2,300)
Tracey Edmonds ($7,475)
Alicia Silverstone ($500)
Chris Albrecht ($197,000)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Bucky Dent ($500)
Cynthia Nixon ($500)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($12,300)
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Ry Cooder
, 61 (bio ) musician, filmmaker
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
341
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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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
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