Hall of Fame
Jimmy Buffett ($37,100)
Topher Grace ($6,600)
Joss Whedon ($34,500)
Stevie Wonder ($2,000)
Ric Flair ($2,000)
Bonnie Hunt ($4,000)
Geena Davis ($37,450)
Nora Roberts ($4,300)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Neal Boortz ($6,550)
Bob Griese ($500)
Cuba Gooding, Jr ($4,300)
Mary Steenburgen ($101,225)
Rick Schroder ($1,750)
Mike Nichols ($9,200)
Joe Theismann ($5,200)
Robin Wright Penn ($8,650)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Noam Chomsky ($2,450)
Chris Zorich ($1,000)
Loretta Lynn ($4,300)
Tony Sirico ($1,000)
Christine Lahti ($19,050)
Harry Connick, Jr ($33,100)
Tim Robbins ($38,210)
Jerry Rice ($1,000)
Matthew Broderick ($18,700)
Paul Thomas Anderson ($1,500)
Greg Biffle ($3,500)
Susan Sarandon ($68,694)
Peter Falk ($6,900)
Robert DeNiro ($70,500)
John Lithgow ($4,450)
Mancow Muller ($6,000)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Marlee Matlin ($300)
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
Hill Harper ($7,900)
Tina Brown ($1,000)
Jay Chandrasekhar ($1,200)
Moby ($12,500)
Elmore Leonard ($4,200)
Ben Crenshaw ($9,173)
Malcolm Glazer ($26,000)
Gene Washington ($1,250)
Wanda Sykes ($4,600)
Richard Kind ($2,500)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
Paul Shaffer ($11,000)
John Chaney ($450)
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Candidate or PAC
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Ali, Muhammad 49103 NORTHUP, ANNE HON. (R)$1,000 general 10/20/02 Ali, Muhammad Mr. 49103 CONWAY, JOHN WILLIAM (D)$1,000 general 10/18/02 ALI, MUHAMMED 49103 HIPP, VAN DARREL JR (R)$1,000 primary 01/15/94 Receive an alert every time new records are added to this search for Muhammad Ali.
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Fort Hood Suspect in Confinement in Hospital The Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.
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Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 53 minutes ago Obama Has Low-Key Evening Out After Long Week President Barack Obama and his family spent a low-key night out at the home of a senior White House adviser after a whirlwind week spent on a presidential trip to Asia.
Staff, AP NEWS - 55 minutes ago Ex-Air Force Nurse Acquitted of Killing Patients A court martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force’s largest hospital.
Paul J. Weber, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago Fort Hood Shooting Suspect to Remain Hospitalized A military magistrate has ruled that the Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be held until trial.
Staff, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago 7 pm
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Saudi: 4 Pilgrims Die of Swine Flu Before Hajj 11:55 AM Report Finds Wide Disparities in Gifted Education 11:50 AM Life Requested for US Suspect in Italy Murder Case 11:47 AM Chavez Praises Alleged Terrorist Carlos the Jackal 11:43 AM Coal Mine Blast Kills 42 in China, 66 Trapped 11:39 AM Ukraine’s ‘Hot Air’ Bedevils Global Climate Deal 11:38 AM German Auction House Pulls Disputed Painting 11:31 AM Azerbaijan Threatens Force Over Nagorno-Karabakh 11:31 AM LyondellBasell Gets Buyout Offer From Reliance 11:29 AM Health Care Bill Faces a Crucial Senate Vote 11:18 AM Saudi: 4 Pilgrims Die of Swine Flu Before Hajj 11:16 AM Iraqi MPs to Meet Sunday on Election Wrangle 11:10 AM ‘Four Injured’ in Rocket Attack in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM Sri Lanka ‘to Free All War-Displaced Civilians’ 11:10 AM ‘Four Injured’ in Rocket Attack in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM Putin Backs Medvedev’s Call for Russia Modernization 11:10 AM Liverpool and City Inflict Mutual Damage 11:10 AM Obama Touts Asia Trade to Create Jobs 11:10 AM Rocket Hits Outside Luxury Hotel in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM 11 am
Mubarak Vows Not to Tolerate Attacks on Egyptians 10:50 AM AP Reporter Caught Up in Stalin Family’s Agony 10:47 AM Quick Restart of Big Bang Machine Stuns Scientists 10:42 AM Reports: 101-Yr-Old Brazil Architect Back at Work 10:32 AM Elderly US Couple Pleads Guilty in Cuba Spy Case 10:10 AM Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy Murder Trial 10:10 AM Liverpool and City Inflict Mutual Damage 10:10 AM Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk of Mission 10:08 AM Iraqi Parliament Seeks to End Election Crisis 10:07 AM Iran to Hold War Games to Protect Nuclear Sites 10:04 AM Taiwan Beef Noodle Worries 10:02 AM Afghan Road Builder’s Dream Thwarted by Violence 10:02 AM 10 am
McCain Says He Enjoyed Palin Book 9:44 AM Postal Service to Resume North Pole Santa Letters 9:32 AM GOP: Health Test Recommendations Could Affect Care 9:24 AM Rocket Hits Outside Luxury Hotel in Afghan Capital 9:20 AM US to Drop Shooting Case Against Blackwater Guard 9:19 AM Life Requested for US Suspect in Italy Murder Case 9:19 AM Turkey ‘Gives Israel Deadline’ for Drone Delivery 9:10 AM Sri Lanka to Free War-Displaced Civilians 9:10 AM EU Criticises Financial Pledges to GM Europe 9:10 AM Turkey Sticks to Nuclear Power Plan 9:10 AM Putin Backs Medvedev’s Call for Russia Modernization 9:10 AM Austria in Talks With Russia Over South Stream 9:10 AM China Says 42 Dead, 66 Trapped in Mine Explosion 9:08 AM Germany to Send Trial Observer to NY 9:07 AM Iraq Working for Release of Americans Held in Iran 9:04 AM African Movie Gets People Talking 9:02 AM 9 am
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NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
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 17, 2009
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