Hall of Fame
Kevin Harvick ($1,000)
Lou Diamond Phillips ($2,000)
Paul Reiser ($29,650)
Nia Long ($2,300)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
Les Moonves ($35,450)
Steven Soderbergh ($19,600)
William 'Hootie' Johnson ($14,949)
Maureen McGovern ($6,300)
Robert Zemeckis ($84,725)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
Merle Haggard ($1,000)
Norman Lloyd ($250)
Rick Hilton ($9,300)
Steve Forbes ($7,177,893)
Katrina vanden Heuvel ($186,500)
Tim Matheson ($1,900)
John Wells ($169,250)
Eli Roth ($500)
Heather Graham ($2,300)
Albert Brooks ($250)
David Limbaugh ($8,850)
Larry Mize ($2,250)
Mike Helton ($55,890)
Allison Janney ($1,000)
Elizabeth Taylor ($7,900)
Candace Bushnell ($2,000)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Matthew Broderick ($18,700)
Nolan Ryan ($17,300)
Topher Grace ($4,600)
Tony Danza ($2,300)
Kevin Corrigan ($6,425)
Rocco DiSpirito ($1,000)
David McCullough ($7,000)
Kirk Douglas ($20,300)
Davis Guggenheim ($6,300)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
PJ O'Rourke ($14,500)
Judd Apatow ($17,500)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
Troy Aikman ($10,300)
Tatum O'Neal ($1,500)
Joely Fisher ($5,800)
Clyde Drexler ($2,000)
Halle Berry ($3,300)
Campbell Scott ($250)
Seth Meyers ($2,300)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
David Talbot
Salon Media chairman
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,519
Election Picks: 0 wins, 3 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Talbot, David San Francisco, CA 94110 salon.com/media executive DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 10/21/04
Talbot, David San Francisco, CA 94110 Salon/Media executive DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 10/01/04
Talbot, David San Francisco, CA 94110 Salon.com/media executive DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 09/23/04
Talbot, David San Francisco, CA 94110 Salon Media Group/JournalistJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $250 primary 06/30/04
Talbot, David San Francisco, CA 94110 Salon Media Group/JournalistJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $250 primary 06/16/04
Talbot, David San Francisco, CA 94110 Wesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $500 primary 12/31/03
Talbot, David San Francisco, CA 94110 Salon Media Group/EditorHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $500 primary 04/07/03
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,033
2,561
GIs Killed in Action
3,385
389
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
796
151
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,530
1,616
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
146,000
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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