Hall of Fame
Roy Horn ($40,450)
Brian Grazer ($133,492)
Chuck Scarborough ($3,500)
Harrison Ford ($51,550)
Kevin Johnson ($13,400)
Bill Cunningham ($10,550)
Christopher Lloyd ($5,300)
Billy Joel ($13,550)
Casey Kasem ($77,702)
Lucy Lawless ($4,000)
Alex Spanos ($6,758,260)
Michael Smerconish ($22,850)
Betty Thomas ($13,700)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
John Rich ($12,800)
Tony Sirico ($1,000)
Ted McGinley ($500)
Jerome Bettis ($9,300)
Todd Bridges ($1,000)
John Davidson ($550)
Cynthia Nixon ($5,800)
Judy Blume ($35,250)
Toni Morrison ($5,800)
Garry Trudeau ($119,100)
Jim Calhoun ($7,550)
Herb Alpert ($223,950)
Emmanuel Lewis ($3,450)
Jim Nantz ($7,300)
Garrison Keillor ($84,461)
Michael Chabon ($13,705)
Martina Navratilova ($27,800)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Richard Zanuck ($12,500)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
David Pecker ($88,170)
John Hinderaker ($18,912)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Mark Richt ($1,000)
Ryan O'Neal ($500)
Dennis Quaid ($4,200)
Tom Coughlin ($1,126)
Al Franken ($57,653)
Anne Rice ($89,583)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Lynda Carter ($14,400)
Christina Applegate ($4,300)
Mike Ditka ($22,588)
Dean Smith ($26,558)
Ryan Phillippe ($500)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Ben Silverman
, 39 (bio ) NBC Universal chairman
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
570
Election Picks: 3 wins, 2 losses
$24,000 Democrat $3,500 special interest total: $27,500
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Silverman, Benjamin Los Angeles, CA 90025 NBC EntertainmentFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN FRANKEN RECOUNT FUNDWon $1,800 12/15/08
SILVERMAN, BEN SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 REVEILLEHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARY- $2,300 primary 08/28/08
SILVERMAN, BENJAMIN LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY/EXECUTIVEFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN VOICES FOR A SENATE MAJORITYWon $10,000 primary 07/31/08
Silverman, Benjamin N. Burbank, CA 91523 NBC Universal/Co-Chairman, Nbc Ente GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC) - $1,000 primary 07/03/08
Silverman, Ben Santa Monica, CA 90401 Reveille/CeoHillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTLost $2,300 general 06/07/07
Silverman, Ben Santa Monica, CA 90401 Reveille/CeoHillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTLost $2,300 primary 04/09/07
Silverman, Benjamin Santa Monica, CA 90401 Entertainment IndustryBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 primary 03/15/07
Silverman, Benjamin Universal City, CA 91608 Reveille/CEO OUR COMMON VALUES PAC - $2,500 general 06/05/06
Silverman, Ben Los Angeles, CA 90046 Reveille/ExecutiveJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 06/30/03
SILVERMAN, BENJAMIN NEW YORK, NY 10019 WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCYJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 04/11/01
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* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/16/09 — 17,204,191 records
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
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 11/16/09
17,204,191 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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