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Timothy Hutton ($500)
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Dwight Yoakam ($200)
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Treat Williams ($750)
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Loretta Lynn ($4,300)
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Paul Michael Glaser ($1,000)
Tom Seaver ($1,000)
Jared Kushner ($117,700)
Andy Reid ($2,300)
Seth Meyers ($2,300)
Sam Wyche ($4,000)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
Carson Kressley ($250)
Marc Andreessen ($435,400)
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Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Donny Deutsch ($78,200)
Paul Newman ($281,400)
Ned Beatty ($250)
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Scott Turow ($27,500)
Markie Post ($4,250)
Lisa Loeb ($1,300)
Sharon Gless ($14,800)
Nick Saban ($250)
Jeff Foxworthy ($4,000)
Larry Merchant ($7,750)
Tom Bergeron ($6,500)
Andrew Shue ($4,750)
Suze Orman ($39,500)
Buck Henry ($6,250)
Danny Glover ($8,825)
Marla Gibbs ($3,900)
Bobby Knight ($2,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Miles White
Abbott Laboratories chairman, ceo
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
282
Election Picks: 8 wins, 4 losses
$99,040 Republican $15,310 special interest total: $114,350
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
posted 08/24/08 White, Miles Lake Forest , IL 60045 Paul Ryan (R) House (WI District: 01) RYAN FOR CONGRESS - $2,300 primary 07/14/08
WHITE, MILES D LAKE FOREST , IL 60045 ABBOTT LABORATORIES/CHAIRMAN AND CETed Stevens (R) Senate - AK STEVENS FOR SENATE COMMITTEE - $2,300 general 05/09/08
White, Miles Lake Forest , IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/CEO ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $5,000 primary 04/10/08
WHITE, MILES D LAKE FOREST , IL 60045 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $10,000 primary 08/29/07
WHITE, MILES LAKE FOREST , IL 60045 ABBOTT LABORATORIES/CHAIRMAN AND CETed Stevens (R) Senate - AK STEVENS FOR SENATE COMMITTEE - $2,300 primary 06/08/07
WHITE, MILES D MR. LAKE FOREST , IL 60045 ABBOTT/BUSINESS EXECUTIVE Mitt Romney (R) President ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC. - $2,300 primary 05/14/07
White, Miles Lake Forest , IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/CEO ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $10,000 primary 05/08/07
White, Miles Lake Forest , IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $5,000 primary 05/08/07
White, Miles D. Lake Forest , IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/CEO Mark Steven Kirk (R) House (IL District: 10) KIRK FOR CONGRESS - $2,300 general 03/21/07
White, Miles D. Lake Forest , IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/CEO Mark Steven Kirk (R) House (IL District: 10) KIRK FOR CONGRESS - $2,300 primary 03/21/07
White, Miles D Mr. Lake Forest , IL 60045 Abbot Laboratories/Chairman & C E O NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $5,000 primary 03/20/07
White, Miles D. Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/Chairman & CEODeborah Pryce (R) House (OH District: 15) PRYCE FOR CONGRESSWon $2,100 general 10/18/06
WHITE, MILES D MR LAKE FOREST , IL 60045 ABBOTT/CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD & C.E.Rick Santorum (R) Senate - PA SANTORUM 2006Lost $2,100 general 10/18/06
White, Miles Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbott Labs/CEO NEW AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FUND - $5,000 primary 09/29/06
White, Miles Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/CEOPeter J. Roskam (R) House (IL District: 06) ROSKAM FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 09/29/06
White, Miles D. Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/CEOMark Steven Kirk (R) House (IL District: 10) KIRK FOR CONGRESSWon $2,100 general 03/22/06
White, Miles D. Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/CEOMark Steven Kirk (R) House (IL District: 10) KIRK FOR CONGRESSWon $2,100 primary 03/22/06
White, Miles Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbott Labs/CEO NEW AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FUND - $5,000 primary 08/03/05
White, Miles D Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbott/Chairman KEEP OUR MISSION PAC - $5,000 primary 07/22/05
White, Miles D Mr. Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbot Laboratories/Chairman & C E O NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $5,000 primary 05/18/05
WHITE, MILES D LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 ABBOTT LABORATORIESOrrin G. Hatch (R) Senate - UT HATCH ELECTION COMMITTEE INCWon $2,000 primary 10/20/04
WHITE, MILES LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 ABBOTT LABORATORIESJohn Thune (R) Senate - SD JOHN THUNE FOR US SENATEWon $2,000 general 08/07/04
WHITE, MILES D LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $-190 primary 07/28/04
White, Miles D Mr. Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/Chairman & C.E. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $24,840 primary 07/23/04
WHITE, MILES D MR. LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 ABOTT LABORATORIES/CHAIRMAN & C.E.OGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 10/20/03
WHITE, MILES LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 ABBOTT LABORATORIESAndy McKenna (R) Senate - IL MCKENNA FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 10/15/03
WHITE, MILES LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 Jack Ryan (R) Senate - IL JACK RYAN FOR US SENATELost $1,000 primary 09/29/03
White, Miles D. Lake Forest, IL 60045 Abbott Laboratories/CEOMark Steven Kirk (R) House (IL District: 10) KIRK FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 08/28/02
WHITE, MILES D LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 ABBOTT LABORATORIESFITZGERALD, PETER G (R) Senate - IL FITZGERALD FOR SENATE INCLost $1,000 primary 09/26/01
WHITE, MILES D LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 ABBOTT LABORATORIESMark Steven Kirk (R) House (IL District: 10) KIRK FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 09/30/00
WHITE, MILES D LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 ABBOTT LABORATORIES PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - $500 primary 04/14/00
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* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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Days
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GIs Killed in Action
3,371
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Non-Hostile GI Deaths
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148
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,481
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Current Troop Deployment
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Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
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AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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