Hall of Fame
Leonard Nimoy ($38,300)
Garry Marshall ($47,200)
Paul Thomas Anderson ($1,500)
Mark Brunell ($5,000)
Bob Balaban ($2,300)
Dave Matthews ($2,100)
George Clooney ($21,900)
Bradley Whitford ($132,150)
Brandon Routh ($250)
Yogi Berra ($1,000)
David Talbot ($2,250)
Bruce Hornsby ($10,070)
Sam Sheperd ($500)
Amy Irving ($18,500)
Cheryl Tiegs ($7,250)
Gabrielle Union ($2,300)
Bruce Boxleitner ($5,000)
Leeza Gibbons ($750)
Spike Jonze ($6,500)
Oliver Stone ($32,350)
Jamie Farr ($4,300)
Ron Kuby ($7,250)
Martin Short ($1,500)
Danny Goldberg ($185,800)
Barry Levinson ($52,950)
Shane Battier ($3,300)
Helen Reddy ($10,000)
Chuck Close ($56,600)
Katey Sagal ($1,000)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
Krista Allen ($6,682)
Carol Higgins Clark ($1,000)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
Branford Marsalis ($4,600)
Darren Star ($33,600)
Kathy Najimy ($11,650)
Omar Epps ($2,300)
Robert Blake ($3,000)
Stephen Root ($500)
Rick Hilton ($9,300)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
Frances McDormand ($4,000)
Eddie Sutton ($4,625)
Vince McMahon ($13,000)
Jenny McCarthy ($1,250)
Larry David ($157,100)
Steve Guttenberg ($4,000)
Isabella Rossellini ($2,000)
Scott Glenn ($250)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Tom Cruise
, 46 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
309
Election Picks: 5 wins, 2 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES , CA 90067 ACTOR Barbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 03/31/03
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTORHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $5,000 primary 06/30/00
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTORHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $5,000 primary 12/27/99
CRUISE, TOM BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 ACTOR MAJORITY 2000 (D) - $10,000 primary 09/02/99
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTOR LEADERSHIP '02 (FKA FRIENDS OF ALBERT GORE JR INC) (D) - $2,500 primary 11/06/98
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90038 CRUISE/WARNER PRODUCTIONS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 05/19/98
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTORBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 05/12/98
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTORTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACWon $1,000 primary 03/04/98
CRUISE, THOMAS LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/11/96
CRUISE, TOM STUDIO CITY, CA 91604 ACTORJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 05/22/96
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ENTERTAINMENTBRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D) Senate - IL CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN FOR US SENATE 1998 INCLost $1,000 general 04/29/94
CRUISE, THOMAS LOS ANGELES, CA 90038 MCLEOD PRODUCTIONS INCMRAZEK, ROBERT J (D) Senate - NY PEOPLE FOR MRAZEK SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 05/23/90
CRUISE, THOMAS LOS ANGELES, CA 90038 MCLEOD PRODUCTIONS INCMRAZEK, ROBERT J (D) Senate - NY PEOPLE FOR MRAZEK SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 05/23/90
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,988
2,516
GIs Killed in Action
3,371
363
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
778
148
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,481
1,528
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 August 27, 2008
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