Hall of Fame
Albert Brooks ($250)
Stevie Wonder ($2,000)
Norman Jewison ($16,550)
Deepak Chopra ($14,900)
Leigh Steinberg ($204,950)
Pat O'Brien ($3,000)
Amy Tan ($6,800)
Ted Allen ($250)
Candice Bergen ($87,200)
Seth Green ($2,300)
Bill Bidwell ($2,000)
Jerry Zucker ($70,266)
Lily Tomlin ($20,142)
Joe Eszterhas ($1,000)
Alan Alda ($32,600)
Dennis Hopper ($5,000)
Shelley Hack ($7,500)
Vera Wang ($37,120)
Laura San Giacomo ($1,500)
Peter Ueberroth ($40,000)
Joely Fisher ($5,800)
Joe Flanigan ($2,300)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
Emmylou Harris ($4,050)
Lawrence Kudlow ($42,077)
Joe Francis ($4,000)
Jeff Burton ($3,000)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
George Brett ($3,300)
Lou Diamond Phillips ($2,000)
Lee Grant ($1,200)
Adrian Pasdar ($8,600)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Brian Urlacher ($1,000)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Ted Harbert ($59,275)
Aretha Franklin ($2,000)
Katrina vanden Heuvel ($196,500)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Joe Theismann ($5,200)
Peter Buck ($12,092)
Michael Keaton ($7,000)
Robert DeNiro ($70,500)
David Hyde Pierce ($32,300)
Tom Clancy ($237,050)
Natalie Maines ($4,672)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Garrison Keillor ($103,861)
Phil Fulmer ($4,200)
Ed Asner ($33,575)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Sam Simon
(bio ) television director; philanthropist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
360
Election Picks: 2 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Simon, Samuel Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Director/CoconinoBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $30,800 primary 09/10/08
Simon, Samuel Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 primary 12/06/07
SIMON, SAMUEL SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 SELF/DIRECTOR/WRITERHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $2,100 general 04/21/06
SIMON, SAMUEL SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 SELF/DIRECTOR/WRITERHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $2,100 primary 04/21/06
Simon, Samuel Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Self employed/DirectorJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY-EDWARDS 2004 INC. GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUNDLost $2,000 general 11/02/04
Simon, Samuel Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Donner Schrier & Zucker/Attorney DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 10/28/04
Simon, Samuel Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Coconino Inc/Director/Writer WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE (D) - $10,000 primary 10/01/04
Simon, Samuel Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Coconino Inc./Director/Writer DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGON (D) - $10,000 primary 09/28/04
Simon, Samuel Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY (D) - $5,000 primary 09/24/04
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Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 3/15/10 — 17,488,084 records
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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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