Hall of Fame
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
Boomer Esiason ($2,300)
Ed Helms ($250)
Mike Francesa ($1,000)
Jackson Browne ($46,416)
Nancy Cartwright ($6,000)
Corbin Bernsen ($550)
George Bodenheimer ($62,680)
Ken Venturi ($550)
Adrian Pasdar ($7,600)
Bianca Jagger ($250)
William Dean Singleton ($13,500)
Linda Lavin ($3,750)
Tom Ford ($26,850)
Marisa Tomei ($2,400)
Michael Waltrip ($4,800)
Susan Saint James ($35,300)
Brian Grazer ($69,000)
Christie Hefner ($178,382)
Beverly D'Angelo ($2,000)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
Helen Hunt ($5,250)
Gloria Steinem ($49,515)
Lawrence Bender ($61,550)
Eddie Murphy ($2,300)
Alicia Keys ($500)
Brian De Palma ($2,000)
Treat Williams ($750)
Bill Murray ($6,000)
Les Kinsolving ($650)
Tim Daly ($250)
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
Mark Brunell ($5,000)
Arianna Huffington ($5,389)
Diedrich Bader ($3,000)
Tom Clancy ($237,050)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
Norman Lear ($972,355)
Jeff Bewkes ($118,350)
Alan Tudyk ($250)
Jada Pinkett Smith ($6,600)
Heather Thomas ($201,014)
Philip Seymour Hoffman ($7,600)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Don LaFontaine ($6,750)
Monty Hall ($3,800)
David Stern ($988,560)
Enrico Colantoni ($250)
Debra Messing ($6,600)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
John H Johnson , 1918-2005 (bio ) publishing magnate
NEWS MEAT
531
Election Picks: 25 wins, 17 losses
$5,000 Republican $66,100 Democrat $5,000 special interest total: $76,100
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 Ron Kirk (D)Lost $1,000 primary 08/27/02 Johnson, John H. 60605 Jesse L., Jr. Jackson (D)Won $500 primary 03/06/01 Johnson, John H. 60605 Bobby L. Rush (D)Won $1,000 general 10/25/00 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 Edolphus Towns (D)Won $500 primary 08/17/00 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D)Won $1,000 primary 02/28/00 Johnson, John H. 60605 Bobby L. Rush (D)Won $1,000 primary 11/10/99 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 Charles B. Rangel (D)Won $1,000 primary 09/03/99 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 Jesse L., Jr. Jackson (D)Won $500 primary 03/16/99 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 - $500 primary 07/17/98 JOHNSON, JOHN 60603 - $5,000 primary 04/30/98 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 Jesse L., Jr. Jackson (D)Won $1,000 general 04/17/98 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 Danny K. Davis (D)Won $500 primary 02/27/98 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60611 PRITZKER, JAY ROBERT (D)Lost $1,000 primary 10/20/97 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D)Lost $1,000 general 06/23/97 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D)Lost $1,000 primary 04/01/97 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 - $5,000 primary 10/31/96 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 Bill Clinton (D)Won $1,000 general 10/25/96 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D)Lost $1,000 general 06/19/96 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 TILLMAN, DOROTHY (D)Lost $1,000 primary 01/25/96 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 Jesse L., Jr. Jackson (D)Won $1,000 09/16/95 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 - $5,000 primary 08/02/95 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 JACKSON, JESSE LOUIS (D)Lost $5,000 primary 07/28/95 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 SIMS, RONALD CORDELL (D)Lost $1,000 general 10/14/94 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 WHEAT, ALAN (D)Lost $1,000 general 09/19/94 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 - $10,000 primary 07/29/94 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D)Lost $1,000 general 06/21/94 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 - $1,000 primary 06/21/94 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60505 HUFFINGTON, MICHAEL (R)Won $1,000 primary 04/10/92 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D)Won $1,000 primary 03/11/92 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 Bill Clinton (D)Won $1,000 primary 03/11/92 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 George H W Bush (R)Lost $1,000 primary 12/04/91 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 George H W Bush (R)Lost $1,000 general 12/04/91 JOHNSON, JOHN H MR 60605 - $5,000 primary 12/02/91 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 SIMON, PAUL (D)Won $1,000 general 06/13/90 JOHNSON, JOHN N 60605 BRADLEY, BILL (D)Won $1,000 primary 06/04/90 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 COLLINS, CARDISS (D)Won $500 primary 03/12/90 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 COLLINS, CARDISS (D)Won $500 primary 11/15/89 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 COLLINS, CARDISS (D)Won $1,000 general 10/01/88 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 DIXON, ALAN J (D)Lost $500 primary 06/07/88 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 JACKSON, JESSE LOUIS (D)Lost $1,000 primary 08/28/87 JOHNSON, JOHN H MR 60605 Edward M. Kennedy (D)Won $1,000 primary 08/24/87 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 HAYES, CHARLES A (D)Won $500 primary 02/10/86 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 DIXON, ALAN J (D)Won $1,000 primary 06/26/85 JOHNSON, JOHN 60605 SIMON, PAUL (D)Won $1,000 general 11/13/84 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 PERCY, CHARLES H SENATOR (R)Lost $1,000 general 11/09/84 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 HAYES, CHARLES A (D)Won $500 general 10/19/84 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60670 JACKSON, JESSE LOUIS (D)Lost $1,000 primary 01/23/84 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 BURRIS, ROLAND W (R)Lost $1,000 primary 11/17/83 JOHNSON, JOHN H JR 60430 GLENN, JOHN (D)Lost $500 primary 07/29/83 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 SAVAGE, GUS (D)Won $600 primary 06/20/83 JOHNSON, JOHN H WASHINGTON, HAROLD (D)Won $1,000 general 11/19/82 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60605 KENNEDY, EDWARD M. (D)Lost $1,000 11/19/81 JOHNSON, JOHN H 60430 DIXON, ALAN J (D)Won $1,000 general 11/21/80
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of — records
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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
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 6/30/08
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