Hall of Fame
Kathie Lee Gifford ($3,000)
Dean Koontz ($27,375)
Rhea Perlman ($75,054)
Edward Norton ($124,809)
Sally Field ($27,600)
William H Macy ($1,500)
Christopher Ruddy ($22,900)
George Clooney ($52,700)
Jane Pauley ($3,300)
Rocco DiSpirito ($1,000)
Garrison Keillor ($67,653)
Sharon Lawrence ($18,450)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Seth MacFarlane ($53,100)
Jerry Jones ($24,667)
Tobey Maguire ($6,900)
Jeff Bridges ($28,350)
Jasmine Guy ($3,800)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
Tippi Hedren ($300)
Joe Gibbs ($6,200)
Seth Meyers ($2,300)
Daniel Snyder ($131,200)
John Legend ($5,600)
Molly Ivins ($1,250)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Glenn Close ($30,225)
Renee Zellweger ($26,300)
Christopher Lloyd ($4,800)
Jane Kaczmarek ($38,750)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,300)
Richard Lewis ($6,000)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
David Cross ($9,600)
Carson Kressley ($250)
Jerry Doyle ($1,000)
Fran Drescher ($6,550)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Donny Deutsch ($75,900)
Peyton Manning ($8,500)
Larry Brown ($1,000)
Willem Dafoe ($250)
Bob Odenkirk ($4,500)
George Brett ($3,300)
Leonardo DiCaprio ($3,409)
Nancy Sinatra ($46,975)
Paula Poundstone ($7,500)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
George Strait ($240)
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Steve Forbes , 61 (bio ) publisher, presidential cand. 1996 & 2000
NEWS MEAT
1,747
Election Picks: 44 wins, 35 losses
$7,166,893* Republican $1,000 Democrat $10,000 special interest total: $7,177,893
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
FORBES, MALCOLM S. MR. JR. 07921 John McCain (R) - $2,300 general 04/21/08 FORBES, MALCOLM S. MR. JR. 07921 John McCain (R) - $-2,300 primary 04/21/08 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 10011 Rudy Giuliani (R) - $-2,300 general 03/07/08 FORBES, MALCOLM S. MR. JR. 07921 John McCain (R) - $4,600 primary 02/27/08 FORBES, MALCOLM S. MR. JR. 10011 Rudy Giuliani (R) - $2,300 general 10/16/07 FORBES, MALCOLM S. MR. JR. 10011 Rudy Giuliani (R) - $-2,300 primary 10/16/07 FORBES, MALCOLM S. MR. JR. 10011 Rudy Giuliani (R) - $2,300 primary 09/28/07 FORBES, MALCOLM S. MR. JR. 10011 Rudy Giuliani (R) - $2,300 primary 06/28/07 FORBES, MALCOLM 10009 Thomas H. Jr. Kean (R)Lost $2,100 general 08/22/06 Forbes, Steve 07921 Rob Simmons (R)Lost $1,000 general 06/09/06 FORBES, MALCOLM JR 07921 Lisa Murkowski (R)Won $2,000 general 11/01/04 Forbes, Steve 07921 Rob Simmons (R)Won $1,000 general 09/22/04 FORBES, MALCOLM S MR. JR. 07921 George W Bush (R)Won $2,000 primary 06/03/04 FORBES, MALCOLM 10028 Pat Toomey (R)Lost $2,000 primary 12/26/03 FORBES, STEVE 07921 Herman Cain (R)Lost $2,000 primary 06/20/03 Forbes, Malcolm Mr. Jr. 07921 Douglas R. Forrester (R)Lost $1,000 general 10/29/02 Forbes, Malcolm Mr. Jr. 07921 Douglas R. Forrester (R)Lost $1,000 general 10/29/02 Forbes, Malcolm 10012 Marilyn F. O'Grady (R)Lost $1,000 general 10/28/02 Forbes Jr, Malcolm S. 07921 Scott Garrett (R)Won $1,000 general 10/09/02 Forbes, Steve 07921 Rob Simmons (R)Won $1,000 primary 08/22/02 Forbes, Malcolm 07921 DeForest "Buster" Soaries (R)Lost $1,000 general 08/19/02 Forbes, Malcolm S. 07921 Scott Garrett (R)Won $1,000 primary 05/22/02 Forbes, Malcolm 07921 - $5,000 primary 11/05/01 FORBES, MALCOLM JR 10007 Denny Rehberg (R)Won $1,000 general 11/05/00 FORBES, STEVE 07921 Rob Simmons (R)Won $1,000 general 11/04/00 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 FRANKS, ROBERT D (R)Lost $1,000 general 10/27/00 FORBES, MALCOM S JR LAZIO, RICK A (R)Lost $1,000 general 10/19/00 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 Bob Barr (R)Won $1,000 general 06/28/00 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 Bob Barr (R)Won $1,000 primary 06/28/00 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 PAPPAS, MICHAEL (R)Lost $1,000 primary 06/03/00 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 FRANKS, ROBERT D (R)Lost $1,000 primary 06/02/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $750,000 primary 01/31/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $750,000 primary 01/28/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $100,000 primary 01/26/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $750,000 primary 01/25/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $750,000 primary 01/20/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $750,000 primary 01/19/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $200,000 primary 01/14/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $750,000 primary 01/13/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $750,000 primary 01/11/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $750,000 primary 01/07/00 FORBES, STEVE Steve Forbes (R)Lost $750,000 primary 01/04/00 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 GANSKE, JOHN GREG (R)Won $1,000 general 11/07/94 FORBES, MALCOM S JR 07921 STONEY, JANICE D (R)Lost $1,000 general 11/07/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR STEPANEK, PAUL JAMES (R)Lost $500 general 10/31/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 HOGAN, JAMES N (R)Lost $500 general 10/27/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 HERSON, MIKE (R)Lost $1,000 general 10/26/94 FORBES, MALCOM S JR 07921 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)Won $1,000 general 10/21/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07821 CREMEANS, FRANK A (R)Won $1,000 general 10/17/94 FORBES, MALCOLM 10011 VIGILANTE, KEVIN (R)Lost $1,000 general 10/17/94 FORBES, MALCOLM JR 10011 FRIST, WILLIAM H (R)Won $1,000 general 10/14/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 MCINTOSH, DAVID MARTIN (R)Won $1,000 general 10/03/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 FORBES, MICHAEL P (D)Won $1,000 general 10/03/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 10011 Frank A. LoBiondo (R)Won $1,000 general 09/30/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 ABRAHAM, SPENCER SENATOR (R)Won $500 general 09/28/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)Won $1,000 general 09/23/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07931 Michael N. Castle (R)Won $1,000 primary 07/28/94 FORBES, MALCOM S JR 07921 ABRAHAM, SPENCER SENATOR (R)Won $500 primary 07/26/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 Olympia J. Snowe (R)Won $1,000 general 06/13/94 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 HAYTAIAN, GARABED "CHUCK" (R)Lost $1,000 general 06/06/94 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 HAYTAIAN, GARABED "CHUCK" (R)Lost $1,000 primary 06/06/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S 07921 GALLO, DEAN A (R)Lost $1,000 primary 05/27/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 SNOWE, OLYMPIA J (R)Lost $1,000 general 05/24/94 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 ROUKEMA, MARGE (R)Won $1,000 primary 04/04/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 SNOWE, OLYMPIA J (R)Lost $1,000 general 03/05/94 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 ZIMMER, DICK (R)Won $1,000 general 12/15/93 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 SNOWE, OLYMPIA J (R)Lost $1,000 primary 07/15/93 FORBES, MALCOM 10011 MILLER, JAMES CLIFFORD III (R)Lost $1,000 primary 04/21/93 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 ZIMMER, DICK (R)Won $1,000 primary 03/01/93 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)Won $1,000 01/28/93 FORBES, MALCOLM S 10011 HERSCHENSOHN, BRUCE (R)Lost $1,000 general 10/02/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 ZIMMER, DICK (R)Won $1,000 general 09/30/92 FORBES, MALCOLM BURNHAM, CHRISTOPHER BANCROFT (R) - $-1,000 general 09/29/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 - $4,500 primary 09/29/92 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 BURNHAM, CHRISTOPHER BANCROFT (R)Lost $1,000 primary 09/15/92 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 BURNHAM, CHRISTOPHER BANCROFT (R)Lost $1,000 general 09/15/92 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 BURNHAM, CHRISTOPHER BANCROFT (R)Lost $1,000 09/15/92 FORBES, MALCOLM JR 07931 ROMA, PATRICK J (R)Lost $1,000 general 09/11/92 FORBES, MALCOLM 07921 ROUKEMA, MARGE (R)Won $500 general 08/24/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S 07921 - $634 primary 07/21/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S 07921 - $634 primary 07/17/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 - $2,000 primary 07/17/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 - $2,000 primary 07/17/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 George H W Bush (R)Lost $1,000 general 05/14/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 SNOWE, OLYMPIA J (R)Won $1,000 primary 05/13/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07931 - $1,000 primary 04/21/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07931 - $1,000 general 04/21/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 10011 GREEN, BILL (R)Lost $500 primary 04/15/92 FORBES, MALCOLM 27931 Arlen Specter (R)Won $1,000 primary 04/06/92 FORBES, STEVE 07921 Christopher H. Smith (R)Won $1,000 primary 03/03/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S 10011 Christopher (Kit) Bond (R)Won $1,000 primary 01/31/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR ZIMMER, DICK (R)Won $1,000 primary 01/03/92 FORBES, MALCOLM S 07931 Michael N. Castle (R)Won $1,000 primary 12/12/91 FORBES, MALCOLM JR MR 10011 CANNON, JOSEPH ANGUS (R)Lost $1,000 11/25/91 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 George H W Bush (R)Lost $1,000 primary 11/18/91 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR THORNBURGH, DICK (R)Lost $1,000 general 10/18/91 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 10011 ZIMMER, DICK (R)Won $500 general 06/06/91 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 10011 ZIMMER, DICK (R)Won $1,000 primary 07/19/90 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)Lost $1,000 primary 04/20/90 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 WHITMAN, CHRISTINE TODD (R)Lost $1,000 general 04/02/90 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 WHITMAN, CHRISTINE TODD (R)Lost $1,000 primary 04/02/90 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR MR 07931 GRAMM, PHIL (R)Won $1,000 primary 11/06/89 FORBES, MALCOME S JR 10011 BOSCHWITZ, RUDY (R)Lost $1,000 primary 05/31/89 FORBES, M S JR MR 07921 - $1,000 primary 10/26/88 FORBES, MALCOLM S 07921 - $1,000 general 09/13/88 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 GALLO, DEAN A (R)Won $500 general 08/29/88 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 DAWKINS, PETER MILLER (R)Lost $1,000 general 07/27/88 FORBES, M S JR 07931 GREEN, BILL (R)Won $500 primary 05/09/88 FORBES, M S JR MR 07921 Richard G. Lugar (R)Won $1,000 primary 04/05/88 FORBES, MALCOLM JR 07931 Orrin G. Hatch (R)Won $1,000 primary 04/04/88 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07931 SIMPSON, ALAN K (R)Won $1,000 primary 03/14/88 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR MR 07931 COURTER, JIM (R)Won $1,000 primary 03/05/88 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 KEMP, JACK FRENCH (R)Won $1,000 general 09/24/86 FORBES, MALCOM S JR MR 10011 Christopher (Kit) Bond (R)Won $1,000 general 08/07/86 FORBES, MALCOLM JR MR 10011 - $1,000 primary 08/06/86 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 GALLO, DEAN A (R)Won $500 general 07/25/86 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR MR 07931 COURTER, JIM (R)Won $1,000 general 07/17/86 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 KEMP, JACK FRENCH (R)Won $1,000 primary 06/04/86 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 - $1,000 primary 01/06/86 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07931 COURTER, JIM (R)Won $1,000 primary 06/14/85 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 - $1,000 primary 03/20/85 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07931 COURTER, JIM (R)Won $1,000 general 10/29/84 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 GALLO, DEAN A (R)Won $1,000 general 10/29/84 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 - $1,000 primary 10/06/84 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 - $1,000 primary 06/15/84 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 - $1,000 primary 06/15/83 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07931 - $1,000 primary 04/20/83 FORBES, MALCOLM JR 07921 FENWICK, MILLICENT (R)Lost $500 general 08/19/82 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 KEMP, JACK FRENCH (R)Won $1,000 primary 07/19/82 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 - $1,000 primary 03/19/82 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 BELL, JEFFREY (R)Lost $500 primary 07/19/81 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 10011 CONNALLY, JOHN B. (R)Lost $1,000 06/19/81 FORBES, MALCOLM JR 07921 - $1,000 primary 10/18/80 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR MR 07921 JAVITS, JACOB K (R)Lost $1,000 primary 06/27/80 FORBES, MALCOLM S JR 07921 COURTER, JIM (R)Won $125 general 12/12/79 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Steve Forbes's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 10/6/08 — 15,706,073 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,033
2,561
GIs Killed in Action
3,385
389
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
796
151
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,530
1,616
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
146,000
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 October 11, 2008
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