Hall of Fame
Kevin Spacey ($42,000)
Boyd Tinsley ($84,650)
Gordie Howe ($1,000)
Tom Clancy ($237,050)
Rene Russo ($12,000)
Mike Nichols ($9,200)
Eddie Vedder ($5,208)
Jane Seymour ($6,000)
Randy Jackson ($3,300)
Valerie Bertinelli ($2,800)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($443,903)
Linda Lavin ($3,750)
Doyle Brunson ($39,900)
Larry Merchant ($10,050)
Steve Tisch ($477,650)
George Takei ($18,304)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
Carol Kane ($250)
Peter Magowan ($87,150)
Priscilla Presley ($750)
Jasmine Guy ($3,800)
Merle Haggard ($1,000)
Bill Pullman ($1,500)
Jack Klugman ($7,866)
Tommy Chong ($750)
Tim McGraw ($7,500)
Nicole Miller ($33,500)
Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Kevin Harvick ($1,000)
Joshua Malina ($3,000)
Randi Rhodes ($9,450)
Barry Switzer ($8,000)
Mike Helton ($81,890)
Jerome Bettis ($9,300)
Maggie Gallagher ($500)
Jennifer Aniston ($30,800)
James Ellroy ($500)
John Chaney ($450)
Tom Benson ($174,298)
James Whitmore ($34,270)
Suzanne Somers ($1,000)
Lou Dobbs ($1,000)
Clint Eastwood ($4,750)
Meryl Streep ($26,500)
Dwight Yoakam ($200)
George Wendt ($4,000)
John Larroquette ($2,500)
Ben Harper ($2,000)
Tom Wolfe ($1,200)
Julie Andrews ($3,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Edward Zander
Motorola chairman, ceo
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
907
Election Picks: 3 wins, 1 loss
$6,100 Republican $2,200 Democrat $40,000 special interest total: $48,300
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
ZANDER, EDWARD J. MR. CARMELL, CA 93923 MOTOROLA CORP./CHAIRMANJohn McCain (R) President JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.Lost $4,600 primary 03/19/08
Zander, Edward J. Chicago, IL 60614 Motorola, Inc./Chief Executive Offi MOTOROLA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 11/09/07
Zander, Edward J Mr Chicago, IL 60611 Monorola/CEOBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,200 primary 06/30/07
Zander, Edward J. Mr. Schaumburg, IL 60196 Motorola/CEO STRAIGHT TALK AMERICA - $5,000 primary 09/26/06
Zander, Edward Chicago, IL 60614 Motorola Inc./Chief Executive Offic MOTOROLA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 05/08/06
Zander, Edward Saratoga, CA 95070 Motorola Inc./CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFIC MOTOROLA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 03/11/05
Zander, Edward Palo Alto, CA 94306 Motorola/Chairman of the BoardJ. Dennis Hastert (R) House (IL District: 14) HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 07/22/04
Zander, Edward Motorola Inc./CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFIC MOTOROLA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 03/15/04
ZANDER, EDWARD J SARATOGA, CA 95070 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 06/03/00
ZANDER, EDWARD J SARATOGA, CA 95070 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 10/12/99
ZANDER, EDWARD J LOS GATOS, CA 95032 SUN MICROSYSTEMSConrad Burns (R) Senate - MT FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS - 2000Won $500 general 01/29/99
ZANDER, EDWARD J LOS GATOS, CA 95032 SUN MICROSYSTEMS ORRINPAC - $5,000 primary 09/11/98
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,559
3,087
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
722
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
906
206
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,930
2,953
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
98,000
68,000
Brookings
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2010)
$791 Bln
$269 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$288 Mil
$82 Mil
casualty status updated March 8, 2010
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