Hall of Fame
Rush Limbaugh ($2,000)
Vlade Divac ($10,000)
Larry Gatlin ($15,490)
John Mellencamp ($28,300)
Karl Malone ($16,000)
Gloria Steinem ($55,515)
Barry Levinson ($52,950)
Woody Harrelson ($7,800)
Rebecca De Mornay ($5,100)
Joe B Hall ($2,250)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
Evander Holyfield ($6,000)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
Conan O'Brien ($5,600)
John McEnroe ($11,600)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Andy Williams ($52,350)
Patricia Arquette ($22,800)
Debra Messing ($6,600)
Boomer Esiason ($2,300)
Joe Watkins ($8,000)
Rick Pitino ($2,000)
Ted Danson ($100,300)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Ina Garten ($5,800)
Jim Lampley ($7,625)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Jack Hanna ($10,570)
Donald Fehr ($18,756)
Joe Gibbs ($6,200)
Elisabeth Shue ($7,500)
Charles Grodin ($4,000)
Phil Spector ($-87)
Susanna Hoffs ($2,300)
Mike Myers ($12,000)
Peter Buck ($12,092)
Stephen Sondheim ($18,158)
Marla Maples ($29,800)
Philip Glass ($14,671)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
John Chaney ($450)
Marvin Hamlisch ($7,250)
Harry Belafonte ($1,500)
Randy Newman ($29,300)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Angela Bassett ($2,300)
Peter Ueberroth ($39,000)
Hank Aaron ($14,361)
Kevin James ($2,100)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Ben Silverman
, 39 (bio ) NBC Universal chairman
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
569
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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Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/2/09 — 17,177,929 records
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political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,426
2,954
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
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 5, 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 11/2/09
17,177,929 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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