Hall of Fame
Mario Andretti ($47,115)
Harrison Ford ($51,550)
Ry Cooder ($13,500)
David Hyde Pierce ($32,300)
Kevin Spacey ($42,000)
Pam Dawber ($2,000)
Halle Berry ($3,300)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck ($1,000)
Josh Radnor ($2,250)
Jason Alexander ($35,100)
Bruce Boxleitner ($5,000)
Barry Levinson ($52,950)
Mary Higgins Clark ($61,900)
Jim Gaffigan ($1,250)
Moby ($12,500)
Jonathan Franzen ($9,100)
Tobey Maguire ($37,700)
Mark Wahlberg ($3,000)
Ellen Burstyn ($1,000)
Holly Robinson Peete ($36,640)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
Neal Boortz ($6,550)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Larry Brown ($1,000)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Al Leiter ($10,000)
Annie Potts ($2,300)
Larry David ($194,100)
Donna Mills ($32,425)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
Jack Nicholson ($24,500)
Susanna Hoffs ($2,300)
Sam Seder ($2,050)
John Thompson III ($4,600)
Rosanna Arquette ($17,300)
Doris Kearns Goodwin ($1,400)
Camryn Manheim ($1,300)
Tracey Edmonds ($36,475)
James Cromwell ($7,058)
Dan Reeves ($18,500)
Herman Wouk ($44,525)
Kenneth Tomlinson ($11,600)
Diane English ($9,750)
Billy Mayfair ($550)
Michael Chabon ($13,705)
Garrison Keillor ($84,461)
Mandy Patinkin ($3,211)
Christie Brinkley ($107,210)
Robin Wright Penn ($8,650)
Jane Kaczmarek ($39,750)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Tavis Smiley
, 45 (bio ) talk show host; commentator
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
599
Election Picks: 3 wins, 0 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Smiley, Tavis Los Angeles, CA 90036 Self-employed/Talk Show HostJulia M. Carson (D) House (IN District: 07) JULIA CARSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 general 10/26/04
SMILEY, TAVIS LOS ANGELES, CA 90008 THE SMILEY GROUPJesse L., Jr. Jackson (D) House (IL District: 02) JESSE JACKSON JR FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 11/03/00
SMILEY, TAVIS LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TVJulia M. Carson (D) House (IN District: 07) JULIA CARSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 10/10/00
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
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 17, 2009
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