Hall of Fame
Joan Cusack ($4,875)
George Wendt ($4,000)
Ally Sheedy ($5,100)
Phil Donahue ($162,200)
Henry Winkler ($35,000)
Kristen Johnston ($3,250)
Peter Yarrow ($12,672)
Mia Farrow ($1,000)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
Ben Bradlee ($250)
Fran Drescher ($6,550)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($13,900)
Philip Glass ($12,063)
Melanie Griffith ($42,250)
Bob Griese ($500)
Jeanne Tripplehorn ($3,500)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Richard Lewis ($6,000)
Michael Stipe ($76,838)
Joanna Kerns ($17,100)
Elmore Leonard ($3,950)
Bob Weir ($6,722)
Tom Hanks ($50,300)
Rue McClanahan ($7,725)
Tatum O'Neal ($1,500)
Bill Kristol ($8,500)
Jodie Foster ($17,650)
José Feliciano ($800)
John Calipari ($6,550)
Krista Allen ($6,682)
Matthew Broderick ($18,700)
Dan Rooney ($53,700)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Tim McCarver ($500)
Gene Wilder ($2,750)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Jimmy Smits ($1,500)
Mark Brunell ($5,000)
Candy Spelling ($16,500)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
Oleg Cassini ($21,250)
David Arquette ($2,000)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Morgan Freeman ($7,400)
Matt Groening ($49,650)
Byron Allen ($13,400)
John O'Hurley ($4,600)
Jeff Foxworthy ($4,000)
Tim McGraw ($7,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Orion Samuelson
(bio ) WGN radio host
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
939
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 SENATEWon $500 primary 03/16/01
SAMUELSON, ORION CHICAGO, IL 60611 WGN RADIOPat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR SENATEWon $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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2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 05/17/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,886
2,414
GIs Killed in Action
3,326
298
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
754
133
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,395
1,198
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
155,000
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 2008)
$488 Bln
$156 Bln
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$241 Mil
$61.2 Mil
casualty status updated May 16, 2008
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