Hall of Fame
Annabeth Gish ($1,800)
Bob Odenkirk ($4,500)
Amy Tan ($6,800)
Warren Beatty ($37,393)
Barry Diller ($464,278)
Sally Field ($35,600)
Kevin Nealon ($3,250)
Jeff Goldblum ($1,000)
Horatio Sanz ($1,000)
John Cleese ($2,300)
Jada Pinkett Smith ($36,600)
Hector Elizondo ($900)
Craig Newmark ($85,770)
Eli Roth ($500)
Nichelle Nichols ($250)
Jessica Lange ($8,800)
Robert Greenwald ($46,761)
Paul Azinger ($4,700)
Amanda Peet ($4,200)
Jane Smiley ($13,725)
Danny Meyer ($220,600)
Amy Grant ($21,250)
Roma Downey ($2,000)
Patricia Arquette ($22,800)
Chris Albrecht ($253,900)
Melvin Van Peebles ($750)
George Foreman ($1,000)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Vince McMahon ($13,000)
Elizabeth Taylor ($7,900)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Eric Roberts ($375)
Paul Michael Glaser ($1,000)
Jerry Rice ($1,000)
Uma Thurman ($28,000)
Ridley Scott ($1,200)
Meryl Streep ($26,500)
Don Cheadle ($7,700)
James Brolin ($3,737)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($443,903)
Jerry Springer ($201,340)
Harry Thomason ($40,850)
Laura Dern ($4,300)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($40,800)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
Paul Simon ($56,500)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Jim Courier ($5,006)
Joshua Malina ($3,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Orion Samuelson
(bio ) WGN radio host
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,180
Election Picks: 2 wins, 2 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
SAMUELSON, ORION NORTHBROOK, IL 60062 WGN RADIOPat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR U S SENATE INCWon $500 primary 03/16/01
SAMUELSON, ORION CHICAGO, IL 60611 WGN RADIOPat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR U S SENATE INCWon $1,000 primary 05/30/96
SAMUELSON, ORION C MR CHICAGO, IL 60611 WGN RADIO/TVWHITMAN, CHRISTINE TODD (R) Senate - NJ REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990-91Lost $250 primary 10/26/90
SAMUELSON, ORION C CHICAGO, IL 60611 TRIBUNE COMARTIN, LYNN (R) Senate - IL NEW AMERICAN CENTURY FUND INC (FKA LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE)Lost $1,000 general 06/01/90
SAMUELSON, ORION C MR CHICAGO, IL 60611 WGN RADIO/TV REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 (R) - $1,000 primary 05/08/90
SAMUELSON, ORION C MR CHICAGO, IL 60611 WGN RADIO/TV REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 (R) - $285 primary 05/08/90
SAMUELSON, ORION C CHICAGO, IL 60618 SELF-EMPLOYED NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $1,000 primary 03/13/85
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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
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