Hall of Fame
Bruce Hornsby ($10,070)
Liev Schreiber ($500)
Jeremy Sisto ($1,000)
Teri Hatcher ($2,300)
Amy Grant ($21,250)
Pauly Shore ($1,000)
Ted McGinley ($500)
Peter Falk ($5,150)
Brooke Shields ($2,300)
Dennis Green ($7,550)
Bob Newhart ($8,750)
Todd Bridges ($1,000)
Tim Robbins ($37,960)
Carol Leifer ($8,250)
Chevy Chase ($216,775)
Marla Maples ($29,800)
Elie Wiesel ($1,000)
Larry Merchant ($7,750)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Helen Hunt ($5,250)
Roseanne Barr ($24,839)
Kinky Friedman ($250)
Ivan Reitman ($16,800)
Sidney Lumet ($6,050)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Danny Meyer ($219,900)
Paul Tagliabue ($32,749)
Rob Lowe ($1,000)
Steve Brill ($79,800)
Chuck Lorre ($12,300)
Connie Stevens ($5,150)
Magic Johnson ($16,100)
Jimmy Smits ($11,200)
Jill Clayburgh ($2,500)
Donny Deutsch ($78,200)
Marg Helgenberger ($23,750)
Debra Winger ($3,000)
Sheryl Crow ($14,000)
Michael Bolton ($1,500)
Nora Ephron ($43,250)
Christopher Guest ($26,650)
Phyllis Schlafly ($10,901)
Jane Smiley ($11,125)
Alan Alda ($30,300)
Jonathan Demme ($7,550)
Madeleine Stowe ($2,800)
Jessica Lange ($7,800)
Lynn Redgrave ($4,600)
Jessica Seinfeld ($30,200)
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Steve Fossett , 1944-2008 (bio ) adventurer; financier
NEWS MEAT
1,571
Election Picks: 4 wins, 6 losses
$4,500 Republican $5,750 Democrat $20,000 special interest total: $30,250
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Fossett, Steven 60605 Joe Lieberman (D) - $-1,000 primary 11/22/03 Fossett, Steven 60605 Joe Lieberman (D)Lost $2,000 primary 03/25/03 Fossett, J. Stephen 60605 - $1,000 primary 02/11/02 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 - $1,000 primary 12/20/00 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 - $5,000 primary 12/28/99 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60605 COHEN, CHRISTOPHER B (D)Lost $1,000 primary 06/30/99 FOSSETT, J 60605 Steve Forbes (R)Lost $1,000 primary 04/20/99 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 - $5,000 primary 04/30/98 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60605 Tom Strickland (D)Lost $1,000 general 09/10/96 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60605 Richard J. Durbin (D)Won $250 general 06/17/96 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60605 Tom Daschle (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/22/96 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60605 Steve Forbes (R)Lost $1,000 primary 12/13/95 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 Bill Clinton (D)Won $1,000 primary 09/20/95 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60605 PRESSLER, LARRY (R)Lost $1,000 general 06/28/95 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60605 PRESSLER, LARRY (R)Lost $1,000 primary 04/10/95 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 - $500 primary 05/26/94 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 - $500 primary 08/03/93 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 Bill Clinton (D)Won $500 primary 01/14/92 FOSSETT, STEPHEN 60611 - $500 primary 06/23/89 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 - $2,000 primary 09/12/88 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 - $500 primary 08/18/88 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 - $1,000 primary 08/05/87 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN 60611 - $2,500 primary 06/15/87 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN MR 60611 - $500 primary 05/06/86 FOSSETT, J STEPHEN MR 60611 - $500 primary 08/30/84
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 9/8/08 — 15,510,473 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,000
2,528
GIs Killed in Action
3,375
365
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
780
148
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,495
1,541
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
140,000
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 September 5, 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 9/8/08
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