Hall of Fame
Marc Anthony ($4,200)
Daniel Snyder ($131,200)
Chuck Close ($56,600)
Brian Grazer ($69,000)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Sherwood Schwartz ($131,025)
Sheryl Crow ($14,000)
Alicia Keys ($500)
Harry Thomason ($40,850)
Noah Wyle ($5,000)
Sheena Easton ($8,700)
John Davidson ($550)
Peter Ueberroth ($34,700)
Greg Kinnear ($1,000)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
Jill Clayburgh ($2,500)
John Chaney ($450)
Richard Dreyfuss ($39,200)
Paul Tagliabue ($32,749)
Dean Cain ($2,000)
Tony Stewart ($4,000)
Kate Spade ($445)
Tippi Hedren ($300)
James Brolin ($3,737)
Kurt Busch ($1,000)
Michael Stipe ($76,838)
Burt Bacharach ($64,450)
John Williams ($10,500)
Walter Cronkite ($2,000)
Garry Trudeau ($117,800)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Raymond Floyd ($5,550)
LeRoy Neiman ($250)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Morgan Fairchild ($21,375)
Art Rooney II ($81,515)
Dan Reeves ($15,000)
Mia Farrow ($1,000)
Andy Garcia ($500)
Kelsey Grammer ($14,300)
Barry Diller ($429,426)
Camryn Manheim ($1,000)
Diane Keaton ($9,000)
Jim Caviezel ($2,100)
Teri Hatcher ($2,300)
Jeffrey Wright ($8,650)
Dylan McDermott ($2,000)
Tommy Tune ($9,875)
Sarah Jessica Parker ($24,500)
Maggie Gyllenhaal ($1,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
David Westin
ABC News president
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
669
Election Picks: 5 wins, 3 losses
$2,000 Republican $3,500 Democrat $3,500 special interest total: $9,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 ABC INC REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND - $1,000 primary 12/09/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 ABCJ. Dennis Hastert (R) House (IL District: 14) HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $250 general 10/22/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 ABC EMPIRE MAJORITY LEADERSHIP FUND - $500 primary 09/13/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCSCHUMER, CHARLES E (D) House (NY District: 09) FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $500 primary 04/30/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCFIELDS, JACK M JR (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS FOR FIELDS (FIELDS FOR SENATE)Lost $1,000 general 03/16/95
WESTIN, DAVID L NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATEWon $1,000 primary 06/30/93
WESTIN, DAVID WASHINGTON, DC 20037 CAPITOL CITIES/ABC INCLEHMAN, RICHARD H (D) House (CA District: 19) LEHMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 general 08/24/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAP CITIES/ABC INC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) - $1,000 primary 08/14/92
WESTIN, DAVID WASHINGTON, DC 20037 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCLEHMAN, RICHARD H (D) House (CA District: 19) LEHMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 03/30/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES ABCCAMPBELL, TOM (R) Senate - CA CAMPBELL FOR U S SENATELost $500 primary 03/25/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCKOSTMAYER, PETER H (D) House (PA District: 08) KOSTMAYER 1990 COMMITTEELost $500 primary 03/17/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABCDaniel K. Inouye (D) Senate - HI DANIEL K INOUYE IN '92Won $500 primary 03/06/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES ABCCAMPBELL, TOM (R) Senate - CA CAMPBELL FOR U S SENATELost $250 primary 06/12/91
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) - $1,000 primary 06/05/91
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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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• Business Executives
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