Hall of Fame
Russell Simmons ($81,000)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Alex Haley ($2,000)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Bob Odenkirk ($4,500)
Sheryl Crow ($16,300)
Linda Lavin ($3,750)
Steve Forbes ($7,177,893)
Howard Stern ($4,350)
Julia Roberts ($2,000)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($440,403)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Susanna Hoffs ($2,300)
Kyle Chandler ($500)
Bob Goldthwait ($250)
Jennifer Lopez ($4,200)
Garrison Keillor ($84,461)
Jonathan Franzen ($9,100)
Jada Pinkett Smith ($35,100)
Cedric 'the Entertainer' Kyles ($2,500)
Joe Flanigan ($2,300)
Phil Donahue ($162,200)
James Brolin ($3,737)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck ($1,000)
Heather Locklear ($1,000)
Marsha Mason ($57,625)
Larry Flynt ($49,074)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Ben Crenshaw ($9,173)
Jami Gertz ($57,950)
Stephanie Zimbalist ($25,500)
Catherine Coulter ($17,000)
Pat Benatar ($2,375)
Billy Bob Thornton ($1,500)
Lorraine Bracco ($1,000)
Laura Dern ($4,300)
David Caruso ($6,000)
Troy Aikman ($10,300)
Ivan Reitman ($16,800)
Annabeth Gish ($1,800)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
David Pecker ($85,770)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ($9,900)
Norman Jewison ($16,550)
Scarlett Johansson ($2,300)
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Sam Sheperd ($500)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
David Ogden Stiers ($10,650)
Branford Marsalis ($4,600)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Robert Scheer
, 73 (bio ) columnist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
579
Election Picks: 3 wins, 0 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
SCHEER, ROBERT SANTA MONICA, CA 90403 COLUMNISTDennis J. Kucinich (D) House (OH District: 10) RE-ELECT CONGRESSMAN KUCINICH COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 10/30/00
SCHEER, ROBERT SANTA MONICA, CA 90403 COLUMNISTDennis J. Kucinich (D) House (OH District: 10) RE-ELECT CONGRESSMAN KUCINICH COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 05/05/98
SCHEER, ROBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 ECONOMISTDennis J. Kucinich (D) House (OH District: 10) ELECT KUCINICH TO CONGRESSWon $500 primary 03/06/96
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,299
2,827
GIs Killed in Action
3,456
475
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
865
167
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,830
1,976
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
135,000
38,000
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, Reuters
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated July 2, 2009
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