Hall of Fame
Clarence Avant ($500,638)
Jeffrey Wright ($9,900)
John Ramsey ($2,000)
Sean Young ($2,700)
Ryan Phillippe ($500)
Ian Gomez ($250)
Sam Wyche ($4,500)
Wes Craven ($19,100)
Sally Kirkland ($1,300)
Gayle King ($8,300)
Maureen McGovern ($6,300)
Gay Talese ($1,300)
Martin Yan ($250)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Bill Cunningham ($10,550)
Oliver Stone ($39,200)
Harvey Fierstein ($4,750)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Lauren Bacall ($2,000)
Carly Simon ($12,950)
Mark Ruffalo ($13,650)
Jack Nicklaus ($9,450)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Patti LuPone ($750)
Martin Short ($1,500)
Mike Shanahan ($1,000)
William Dean Singleton ($14,000)
Garry Trudeau ($119,100)
Cloris Leachman ($1,000)
Dabney Coleman ($2,500)
Mark Peel ($7,303)
Christopher Ruddy ($35,700)
Tracey Edmonds ($36,475)
Linda Ronstadt ($14,000)
Isabella Rossellini ($3,500)
Yogi Berra ($1,000)
Jim Belushi ($5,250)
Carol Kane ($250)
Alex Spanos ($6,758,260)
Richard Lewis ($6,000)
Gene Washington ($1,250)
Vivica A Fox ($1,000)
Mike Bliss ($1,000)
George Packer ($1,250)
Emmanuel Lewis ($3,450)
Ron Kuby ($7,250)
Dino De Laurentiis ($5,500)
Whoopi Goldberg ($9,000)
Elisabeth Shue ($7,500)
Paul Simon ($56,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Frank Perdue , 1920-2005 Perdue Farms chairman
NEWS MEAT
241
Election Picks: 11 wins, 3 losses
$13,100 Republican $4,000 Democrat $3,600 special interest total: $20,700
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Perdue, Frank P 21802 Benjamin L. Cardin (D)Won $1,000 general 06/22/04 Perdue, Frank P Mr 21802 Sam Johnson (R)Won $1,000 general 06/15/04 Perdue, Frank 21801 - $1,000 primary 10/01/03 Perdue, Frank P. Mr. 21802 Sam Johnson (R)Won $1,000 primary 05/30/03 PERDUE, FRANK 21802 Susan M. Collins (R)Won $1,000 primary 05/01/02 Perdue, Frank 21802 Benjamin L. Cardin (D)Won $1,000 primary 03/14/02 PERDUE, FRANK 21802 BOYD, JOHN (D)Lost $500 primary 04/24/00 PERDUE, FRANK 21802 FAIRCLOTH, DUNCAN M (R)Lost $1,000 general 08/17/98 PERDUE, FRANK P 21802 Sam Johnson (R)Won $1,000 primary 10/30/97 PERDUE, FRANK 21802 Susan M. Collins (R)Won $1,000 general 10/24/96 PERDUE, FRANK 21802 HELMS, JESSE (R)Won $100 primary 04/11/96 PERDUE, FRANK 21802 HELMS, JESSE (R)Won $1,000 general 04/11/96 PERDUE, FRANK 21802 HELMS, JESSE (R)Won $1,000 primary 03/25/96 PERDUE, FRANK P 21802 CLAYTON, EVA MCPHERSON (D)Won $1,000 primary 11/15/95 PERDUE, FRANK 21801 ROTH, WILLIAM V JR (R)Won $1,000 primary 03/30/94 PERDUE, FRANK 21801 ROTH, WILLIAM V JR (R)Won $1,000 general 03/30/94 PERDUE, FRANK P 21802 ANTHONY, BERYL FRANKLIN JR (D)Lost $500 primary 01/08/92 PERDUE, FRANK MR 21801 GORTON, SLADE (R)Won $1,000 general 11/18/88 PERDUE, FRANK 21801 WALLOP, MALCOLM (R)Won $1,000 primary 11/03/87 PERDUE, FRANK P 21801 - $1,000 primary 01/16/86 PERDUE, FRANK P 21801 - $800 primary 01/11/85 PERDUE, FRANK 21801 - $800 primary 01/13/84 PERDUE, FRANK 21801 - $500 primary 01/17/83 PERDUE, FRANK 21801 - $500 primary 01/19/82
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/23/09 — 17,210,953 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,447
2,975
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
659
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
891
190
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,877
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
casualty status updated November 25, 2009
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 11/23/09
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