Hall of Fame
Jerry Jones ($24,667)
Tom Bergeron ($6,500)
Mike Ditka ($22,588)
Melissa Etheridge ($7,000)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
John Lithgow ($4,450)
Matt Groening ($49,650)
Bruce Vilanch ($8,500)
Jim Caviezel ($2,100)
John Daly ($1,000)
Hank Aaron ($11,061)
Denny Crum ($2,654)
Art Rooney II ($81,515)
Alan Ruck ($1,250)
Matt LeBlanc ($4,000)
Salma Hayek ($1,000)
Steve Martin ($6,900)
Jason Sehorn ($2,000)
Olivia Wilde ($250)
Calvin Klein ($208,650)
Phylicia Rashad ($1,500)
David Spade ($2,000)
Kim Cattrall ($500)
Barry Diller ($429,426)
John Wells ($131,150)
Charlotte Rae ($7,850)
David McCullough ($7,000)
Carl Reiner ($5,100)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($13,900)
Joe Gibbs ($6,200)
Glen Campbell ($8,170)
Michael Moore ($25,500)
Sam Sheperd ($500)
Peter Graves ($500)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Darrell Waltrip ($58,425)
Digger Phelps ($1,250)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Tommy Tune ($9,875)
Swoosie Kurtz ($750)
Harvey Weinstein ($438,067)
Bill Kristol ($8,500)
Ryan Reynolds ($2,850)
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
Tom Robbins ($4,250)
Michael Waltrip ($4,800)
Tia Carrere ($2,250)
Bob Odenkirk ($4,500)
Joaquin Phoenix ($2,000)
Tom Kite ($2,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
August Busch, IV Anheuser-Busch president
NEWS MEAT
292
Election Picks: 11 wins, 6 losses
$10,250 Republican $36,500 Democrat $33,027 special interest total: $79,777
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Busch IV, August A. 63118 - $4,704 primary 08/23/07 BUSCH, AUGUST IV 63118 - $25,000 primary 01/31/07 Busch IV, August A. 63118 - $4,723 primary 11/17/06 Busch, August 63118 Adam H. Putnam (R)Won $2,000 primary 04/24/06 Busch IV, August A. 63118 - $4,748 primary 11/18/05 Busch IV, August 63118 J. Dennis Hastert (R)Won $500 primary 03/17/05 Busch IV, August A. 63118 - $4,773 primary 10/21/04 Busch, August A IV 63118 John Kerry (D)Lost $2,000 primary 05/26/04 Busch IV, August A. 63118 - $4,871 primary 12/17/03 BUSCH, AUGUST A MR. IV 63118 George W Bush (R)Won $2,000 primary 08/01/03 Busch, August A IV 63118 Dick Gephardt (D)Lost $2,000 primary 03/06/03 Busch IV August A. 63118 - $4,604 primary 12/06/02 Busch IV August A. 63118 - $4,604 primary 12/06/02 August A. Busch IV 63118 Richard A. Gephardt (D)Won $1,000 general 06/26/02 BUSCH, AUGUST IV 63118 Jim Talent (R)Won $1,000 general 03/26/02 BUSCH, AUGUST IV 63118 Jim Talent (R)Won $1,000 primary 03/26/02 Busch, August A. IV 63118 Richard A. Gephardt (D)Won $1,000 primary 09/13/01 Busch, August A. Mr. IV 63118 Al Gore (D)Lost $1,000 primary 08/01/00 BUSCH, AUGUST IV 63118 Richard A. Gephardt (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/24/00 BUSCH, AUGUST A IV 63118 George W Bush (R)Won $1,000 primary 06/03/99 BUSCH, AUGUST A IV 63118 Richard A. Gephardt (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/27/99 BUSCH, AUGUST A IV 63118 MCCAIN, JOHN S (R)Won $500 primary 12/07/98 BUSCH, AUGUST A IV 63118 Richard A. Gephardt (D)Lost $500 primary 05/11/98 BUSCH, AUGUST A IV 63118 Richard A. Gephardt (D)Lost $500 primary 07/01/97 BUSCH, AUGUST A IV 63118 Richard A. Gephardt (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/29/96 BUSCH, AUGUST TV 63118 PARKER, WAYNE JR. (R)Lost $1,000 primary 04/30/96 BUSCH, AUGUST A IV 63376 Richard A. Gephardt (D)Won $500 primary 11/12/93 BUSCH, AUGUST A IV 63118 George H W Bush (R)Lost $250 primary 01/30/92 BUSCH, AUGUST A IV MR 63118 George H W Bush (R)Won $1,000 primary 04/27/87 Receive an alert every time new records are added to August Busch, IV's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 6/30/08 — 15,140,899 records
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2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 07/06/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,936
2,464
GIs Killed in Action
3,353
331
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
763
137
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,476
1,354
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,500
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 July 1, 2008
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