Hall of Fame
Jeff Bridges ($26,050)
Yogi Berra ($1,000)
Robert Wright ($289,250)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
John McEnroe ($9,600)
Ellen Barkin ($95,500)
Mancow Muller ($6,000)
Pam Shriver ($32,100)
Ben Affleck ($8,600)
Billy Joel ($11,250)
Julie Taymor ($23,750)
Patty Duke ($1,000)
Jason Alexander ($12,600)
Calvin Klein ($208,650)
Ivan Boesky ($105,950)
Swoosie Kurtz ($750)
James Garner ($29,620)
Rider Strong ($2,000)
James B Stewart ($2,000)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($416,353)
Melvin Van Peebles ($750)
Ben Harper ($2,000)
Bill Pullman ($1,500)
Andy Griffith ($2,500)
Dan Reeves ($15,000)
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
Max Wright ($1,500)
Lili Zanuck ($15,500)
Roseanne Barr ($24,839)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
Star Jones ($1,250)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Bebe Neuwirth ($1,600)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
Arnold Palmer ($23,850)
Donny Deutsch ($78,200)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Rue McClanahan ($7,725)
Adam Sandler ($2,100)
Rob Lowe ($1,000)
Kyle MacLachlan ($1,000)
James Cromwell ($6,550)
Maggie Gyllenhaal ($1,000)
Al Michaels ($2,000)
Bess Armstrong ($750)
Debra Jo Rupp ($1,500)
Melissa Boyle Mahle ($500)
Joshua Malina ($3,000)
Tracy Chapman ($7,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Sy Sternberg New York Life Insurance Co chairman, ceo
NEWS MEAT
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Election Picks: 28 wins, 5 losses
$13,800 Republican $67,200 Democrat $4,500 special interest total: $85,500
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
posted 05/04/08 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Christopher Shays (R) - $1,000 primary 04/18/08 Sternberg, Sy 10010 - $5,000 primary 03/28/08 Sternberg, Sy Mr. 10577 Richard E. Neal (D) - $2,000 primary 03/27/08 Sternberg, Sy 10577 "Jim" McCrery (R) - $-200 primary 02/28/08 Sternberg, Sy 10577 "Jim" McCrery (R) - $200 general 09/28/07 Sternberg, Sy 10577 "Jim" McCrery (R) - $2,300 primary 09/28/07 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Earl Pomeroy (D) - $1,000 primary 06/11/07 Sternberg, SY 10010 Hillary Clinton (D) - $400 general 03/31/07 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Hillary Clinton (D) - $2,300 primary 01/26/07 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Hillary Clinton (D) - $1,900 general 01/26/07 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Joseph Lieberman (D)Won $2,000 general 10/23/06 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Christopher Shays (R)Won $500 general 10/18/06 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Earl Pomeroy (D)Won $250 general 09/19/06 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Joseph Lieberman (D)Won $2,100 general 09/07/06 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Joseph Lieberman (D)Won $2,100 primary 07/28/06 Sternberg, Sy 10577 - $3,000 primary 07/12/06 Sternberg, Sy Mr. 10577 - $4,000 primary 06/23/06 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Max Baucus (D)- $2,100 general 05/17/06 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Max Baucus (D)- $2,100 primary 05/17/06 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Max Baucus (D) - $-1,000 primary 05/17/06 STERNBERG, SY 10577 - $1,000 primary 04/19/06 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Olympia J. Snowe (R)Won $1,000 primary 03/28/06 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $2,100 primary 05/26/05 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $2,100 general 05/26/05 Sternberg, Sy 10010 Richard H. Baker (R)Won $1,500 primary 12/28/04 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Christopher Shays (R)Won $1,000 general 09/07/04 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Earl Pomeroy (D)Won $2,000 primary 04/16/04 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Chris Dodd (D)Won $2,000 general 03/25/04 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Chris Dodd (D)Won $2,000 primary 03/25/04 Sternberg, Seymour 10577 Charles B. Rangel (D)Won $2,000 general 11/20/03 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Kent Conrad (D)Won $2,000 primary 09/05/03 Sternberg, Seymour 10577 Charles B. Rangel (D)Won $2,000 primary 06/24/03 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Charles Schumer (D)Won $1,000 primary 06/03/03 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Charles Schumer (D)Won $1,000 general 06/03/03 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Bill Thomas (R)Won $1,000 primary 05/19/03 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Earl Pomeroy (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/30/02 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Earl Pomeroy (D)Won $1,000 general 05/30/02 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Max Baucus (D)Won $1,000 general 01/25/02 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Charles Schumer (D)Won $1,000 general 01/22/02 Sternberg, Sy 10577 Charles B. Rangel (D)Won $1,000 primary 08/02/01 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Max Baucus (D)Won $1,000 primary 06/27/01 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Charles Schumer (D)Won $1,000 general 12/28/00 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Charles Schumer (D)Won $1,000 primary 12/28/00 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $5,000 primary 11/01/00 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Gary L. Ackerman (D)Won $1,000 primary 06/23/00 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Gary L. Ackerman (D)Won $1,000 general 06/23/00 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Earl Pomeroy (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/30/00 STERNBERG, SY & LAURIE 10577 Anthony D. Weiner (D)Won $1,000 primary 04/26/00 STERNBERG, SY 10577 LIERMAN, TERRY L (D)Lost $1,000 general 03/30/00 STERNBERG, SY 10577 LIERMAN, TERRY L (D)Lost $500 general 02/18/00 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Charles B. Rangel (D)Won $1,000 primary 07/12/99 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Charles B. Rangel (D)Won $1,000 general 07/12/99 STERNBERG, SY 10677 Chuck Hagel (R)Won $1,000 primary 06/19/99 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Earl Pomeroy (D)Lost $250 general 09/10/98 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Charles B. Rangel (D)Won $1,000 primary 05/28/98 STERNBERG, SY 10580 HELMS, JESSE (R)Won $500 primary 03/19/96 STERNBERG, SY 10577 Earl Pomeroy (D)Lost $250 primary 11/29/95 STERNBERG, SY 10580 Earl Pomeroy (D)Won $250 primary 06/08/94 STERNBERG, SEYMOUR 10010 Charles B. Rangel (D)Won $500 primary 03/22/94 STERNBERG, SY 10580 - $1,000 primary 10/27/92 STERNBERG, SY 01106 Michael Dukakis (D)Lost $1,000 primary 05/21/88 STERNBERG, SY 01106 - $500 primary 05/11/87 STERNBERG, SY 01106 - $-1,000 primary 03/11/87 STERNBERG, SY MR 01106 - $1,000 primary 03/11/87 STERNBERG, SY MR 01106 - $500 primary 12/09/86 STERNBERG, SEYMOUR 01106 - $500 primary 11/27/84 STERNBERG, SY 01106 SHANNON, JAMES M (D)Lost $1,000 primary 08/09/84 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Sy Sternberg's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of — records
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2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 07/04/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,934
2,462
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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