Hall of Fame
Jeffrey Wright ($8,650)
Will Smith ($4,600)
Ben Crenshaw ($8,173)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
Jackson Browne ($46,416)
Chris Parnell ($3,000)
Illeana Douglas ($250)
Deepak Chopra ($12,600)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($13,900)
Stuart Sternberg ($34,785)
Cynthia Nixon ($500)
Jamie Foxx ($10,700)
Morgan Fairchild ($21,375)
Jane Kaczmarek ($38,750)
Norman Jewison ($14,050)
Sean McManus ($1,250)
Lea Thompson ($2,908)
Kevin James ($2,100)
Soon-Yi Previn ($1,000)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Kathy Hilton ($2,000)
Viggo Mortensen ($6,750)
Jami Gertz ($57,950)
John Chaney ($450)
Billy Joel ($11,250)
Lorne Michaels ($62,450)
Lynda Carter ($11,100)
Phil Jackson ($7,755)
John Elway ($17,000)
Larry Merchant ($7,750)
Billie Jean King ($21,100)
Chuck Scarborough ($3,500)
Andrew Tobias ($984,902)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Park Overall ($500)
Rocco DiSpirito ($1,000)
Barry Manilow ($48,200)
Chris Rock ($11,200)
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Michael J Fox ($18,600)
Wayne Newton ($25,250)
Alicia Keys ($500)
Janel Moloney ($1,700)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Tom Arnold ($28,746)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
Jerry Springer ($183,700)
Teri Hatcher ($2,300)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Mariette Hartley ($225)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Sam Simon
(bio ) television director; philanthropist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
648
Election Picks: 1 win, 1 loss
$24,500 Democrat $10,000 special interest total: $34,500
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Simon, Samuel Sherman Oaks , CA 91403 Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $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 (STA) - $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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* 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 — records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
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
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 5/5/08
14,941,600 records (election cycles 1980-2008)
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