Hall of Fame
Tom Freston ($135,095)
Tim McGraw ($7,500)
Larry Brown ($1,000)
Quincy Jones ($245,975)
Hal Sparks ($3,250)
Joan Chen ($1,000)
Robert Kraft ($338,350)
Rachael Ray ($2,300)
Gregg Popovich ($2,000)
Julius Peppers ($2,000)
Karen Duffy ($4,050)
Roger Staubach ($161,712)
Helen Mirren ($600)
John O'Hurley ($2,300)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Jerry Buss ($52,550)
Denny Crum ($2,654)
Dick Van Patten ($3,815)
Haim Saban ($10,983,428)
Ned Beatty ($250)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Taylor Hackford ($28,900)
Evander Holyfield ($6,000)
Tom Werner ($313,700)
Berry Gordy ($1,281,550)
Gary Cole ($2,800)
Mimi Rogers ($5,250)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Dustin Hoffman ($139,550)
Chuck Barris ($16,500)
Paul Dooley ($35,300)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Kristen Johnston ($3,250)
Farrah Fawcett ($700)
Will Ferrell ($1,000)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($22,200)
George Strait ($240)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
Robert Evans ($4,000)
Judith Krantz ($263,764)
Casey Kasem ($74,402)
Woody Allen ($12,750)
Sean Hayes ($3,500)
Jon Cryer ($3,300)
Scott Bakula ($3,550)
Matthew Broderick ($18,700)
Madeleine Stowe ($2,800)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Walter Matthau , 1920-2001 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT
540
Election Picks: 3 wins, 4 losses
$17,750 Democrat $500 special interest total: $18,250
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
MATTHAU, WALTER 90272 - $500 primary 03/21/94 MATTHAU, WALTER MOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/26/88 MATTHAU, WALTER 90272 BRADLEY, BILL (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/04/88 MATTHAU, WALTER 90272 - $1,000 primary 06/05/87 MATTHAU, WALTER 90272 WIRTH, TIMOTHY E (D)Won $10,000 primary 09/02/86 MATTHAU, WALTER MR 90067 - $750 primary 10/18/84 MATTHAU, WALTER 90272 Gary Hart (D)Lost $1,000 primary 12/19/82 MATTHAU, WALTER 90272 Gary Hart (D)Lost $1,000 primary 12/10/82 MATTHAU, WALTER VIDAL, GORE (D)Lost $1,000 primary 06/19/82 MATTHAU, WALTER 90067 MCGOVERN, GEORGE (D)Lost $1,000 general 09/17/80
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/17/08 — 16,270,677 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,073
2,601
GIs Killed in Action
3,392
404
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
810
152
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,565
1,670
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
146,000
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 November 18, 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 11/17/08
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