Hall of Fame
Frank McCourt ($73,500)
Felicity Huffman ($2,750)
Tony Danza ($2,300)
Amy Brenneman ($2,000)
Stephen King ($195,400)
Greg Biffle ($3,500)
Marlee Matlin ($300)
Matthew Broderick ($18,700)
Tracy Chapman ($7,000)
Candace Bushnell ($1,000)
Doris Roberts ($1,000)
Suzanne Somers ($1,000)
David Spade ($2,000)
Mary Steenburgen ($85,775)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Joe Gibbs ($6,200)
Annette Bening ($7,200)
Charles Barkley ($2,000)
Harvey Keitel ($13,200)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Leeza Gibbons ($750)
Nora Dunn ($500)
Spike Feresten ($4,850)
Pat O'Brien ($3,000)
Sheena Easton ($8,700)
Josh Hartnett ($2,000)
Jay Roach ($8,200)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Larry Flynt ($48,074)
Rob Morrow ($2,500)
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Jerome Armstrong ($3,150)
Oleg Cassini ($21,250)
Marsha Mason ($54,125)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($416,353)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Kim Cattrall ($500)
Jimmy Buffett ($32,500)
Brooke Shields ($2,300)
Jeri Ryan ($250)
Robert Guillaume ($4,600)
Park Overall ($500)
Vicki Lawrence ($1,200)
Peter Farrelly ($80,900)
Ashley Judd ($1,500)
J J Abrams ($81,700)
Usher ($250)
Don Shula ($16,234)
George Strait ($240)
Jeff Burton ($3,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Laurence Fink
BlackRock Inc founder, CEO
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,317
Election Picks: 7 wins, 7 losses
$2,000 Republican $14,000 Democrat $6,000 special interest total: $22,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Fink, Laurence D. New York, NY 10021 BlackRock Inc./CEO SOLUTIONS AMERICA PAC - $5,000 primary 07/21/06
FINK, LAURENCE D NEW YORK, NY 10022 BLACK ROCK INC./CEOJosh Rales (D) Senate - MD RALES FOR US SENATELost $2,000 primary 12/30/05
Fink, Laurence D Mr. New York, NY 10154 BlackRock Inc./Chief ExecutiveJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 03/26/03
FINK, LAURENCE NEW YORK, NY 10154 BLACKROCK FINANCIALEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)Won $1,000 primary 06/18/94
FINK, LAURENCE ALPINE, NJ 07620 BLACK ROCK FINANCIALFrank R. Lautenberg (D) Senate - NJ LAUTENBERG COMMITTEE (1994)Won $1,000 general 04/22/94
FINK, LAURENCE ALPINE, NJ 07620 BLACK ROCK FINANCIALFrank R. Lautenberg (D) Senate - NJ LAUTENBERG COMMITTEE (1994)Won $1,000 primary 04/22/94
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 THE BLACKSTONE GROUPBRADLEY, BILL (D) Senate - NJ BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90Won $1,000 primary 03/28/90
FINK, LAURENCE D MR NEW YORK, NY 10154 BLACKSTONE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT L PChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD (1992)Won $500 primary 07/11/89
FINK, LAURENCE D MR ALPINE, NJ 07620 DOLE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INC - $1,000 primary 11/23/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 Michael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, INCLost $1,000 primary 11/19/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 FIRST BOSTON CORPSANFORD, JAMES TERRY (D) Senate - NC TERRY SANFORD FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 general 11/09/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 KARNES, DAVID (R) Senate - NE FRIENDS OF SENATOR DAVID KARNESLost $1,000 primary 11/09/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 FIRST BOSTON CORPBABBITT, BRUCE (D) President BABBITT FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 07/15/87
FINK, LAURENCE D MR NEW YORK, NY 10017 FIRST BOSTON CORPBENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR (D) Senate - TX SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 06/25/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 CRANSTON, ALAN SENATOR (D) Senate - CA CRANSTON FOR SENATE '92 INCWon $1,000 general 11/03/86
FINK, LAURENCE D MR ALPINE, NJ 07620 FIRST BOSTON BANKPACKWOOD, ROBERT W (R) Senate - OR RE-ELECT PACKWOOD COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 10/31/85
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 Walter Mondale (D) President MONDALE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 06/28/84
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,933
2,461
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
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$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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