Hall of Fame
Paul Giamatti ($250)
Dana Gould ($8,925)
Tim Matheson ($1,900)
Robert Forster ($500)
Bill Bidwell ($2,000)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Kevin Spacey ($42,000)
Tim Gunn ($1,000)
Jim Kelly ($4,000)
John Kasich ($10,826)
Jasper Johns ($10,000)
John Thompson III ($4,600)
Roseanne Barr ($27,139)
Joan Rivers ($6,750)
Jacques Pepin ($250)
Lynn Swann ($10,800)
Quincy Jones ($248,475)
Judy Collins ($22,999)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Kirk Douglas ($20,300)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,800)
Paul Simon ($56,500)
Carol Leifer ($8,250)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Pamela Reed ($4,725)
Howie Mandel ($5,000)
Robert Blake ($3,000)
David Cross ($11,600)
Kelsey Grammer ($15,600)
Amber Tamblyn ($4,300)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Alonzo Mourning ($63,500)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Fran Tarkenton ($11,600)
Traci Lords ($300)
Mark Green ($5,910)
Tyler Perry ($35,000)
Andrew Napolitano ($12,000)
Olivia Newton-John ($500)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Digger Phelps ($1,250)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Gary Collins ($2,250)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Paula Poundstone ($7,500)
Pat Sajak ($23,000)
Josh Radnor ($2,250)
Susan Sarandon ($68,694)
Jerry Springer ($201,340)
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China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in concessional loans to African nations over the next three years and said Beijing would cancel the government debts of some of the poorest of those countries, as the Asian powerhouse looked to deflect criticism that its investments in the continent were motivated purely by greed.
Historic Health Care Bill Clears Senate Hurdle Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.
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Staff, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago Police: Ohio Suspect May Have Eaten Evidence Police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser.
Staff, AP NEWS - 45 minutes ago Motown Caps 50th Anniversary With Hometown Gala Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.
Jeff Karoub, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago 4 Injured in San Francisco Cable Car Accident Authorities say four people were hurt when one of San Francisco’s historic cable cars jarred to a sudden stop while traveling through downtown.
Staff, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago Chavez Praises Alleged Terrorist Carlos the Jackal President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a “revolutionary fighter” and not a terrorist.
Ian James, AP NEWS - 54 minutes ago Death Toll in China Mine Disaster Rises to 87: Media The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China has risen to 87, with 21 other miners still trapped, state media reported Sunday.
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Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 57 minutes ago Johnson Proud Despite All Blacks Defeat England manager Martin Johnson believes his team can look forward to the Six Nations with “pride” after a gutsy display against New Zealand here at Twickenham ended in a 19-6 loss.
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Baby Can Wait as Expectant Dad Finishes Spacewalk 8:59 PM Senate Roll Vote: Health Care 8:53 PM Fort Hood Suspect Ordered Held Until Court-Martial 8:27 PM AP NewsAlert 8:23 PM Historic Health Care Bill Clears Senate Hurdle 8:20 PM Obama Trumpets Asia Trip as Boost to US Economy 8:14 PM Jacko ‘Moonwalk’ Glove Sells for 350,000 Dollars 8:10 PM Cuba: Military Exercise Braces Island for US Attack 8:10 PM Sarandon Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at Stockholm Film Fest 8:10 PM Shots Fired at N.Ireland Police: Report 8:10 PM Poll Boost for Beleaguered Brown 8:10 PM Health Care Bill Clears First Senate Hurdle 8:09 PM Ex-Air Force Nurse Acquitted of Killing Patients 8:07 PM 8 pm
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Italian Police Arrest 2 Linked to Mumbai Attacks 12:48 PM ‘New Moon’ Takes Record $72.7M Box Office Bite 12:42 PM Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk of Mission 12:41 PM NC Man Gets Life in Prison for Woman’s Fatal Scare 12:40 PM Losing Winfrey Would Be Big Blow for Second City 12:38 PM Sri Lanka to Release 136,000 Tamil War Refugees 12:34 PM Mental Health Cases Tax Police, Emergency Workers 12:33 PM Azerbaijan Threatens Force Over Nagorno-Karabakh 12:22 PM LyondellBasell Gets Buyout Offer From Reliance 12:11 PM Atlantis Astronauts Begin Second Spacewalk 12:10 PM Tree-Eating Bugs Threaten Monarch Butterfly in Mexico 12:10 PM Women Run in Style in Paris Stiletto Race 12:10 PM Space Station Alarm Delays Atlantis Crew Spacewalk 12:10 PM Anglican Leader, Pope Meet Amid Tensions 12:10 PM Emotion as Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy 12:10 PM Emotion as Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy 12:10 PM Trafigura Waste Victims Waiting for Compensation 12:10 PM Madagascar Foes to Meet Over Stalled Unity Govt 12:10 PM Anglican Leader Meets Pope Amid Tensions 12:10 PM Brown Visits Scene of Massive Floods 12:10 PM Wales Cruise to Rugby Victory Over Argentina 12:10 PM Govt Probes Transmission of Drug-Resistant Flu 12:10 PM US Experts to Visit Pyongyang Before Envoy: Yonhap 12:10 PM McGrady Eager to Play, Rockets Say Slow Down 12:10 PM Bucks' Bogut to Miss Up to Four Weeks 12:10 PM Japan Rugby Team Beat Canada 27-6 12:10 PM Health Care Bill Faces a Crucial Senate Vote 12:07 PM Mali: Drought Resistant Maize 12:04 PM Hijack Ship Crew Home in Spain 12:02 PM Report Finds Wide Disparities in Gifted Education 12:02 PM Riots Over Intel Sabbath Work 12:01 PM Hawaii Anxiously Watching Year-End Tuna Supply 12:01 PM 12 pm
Saudi: 4 Pilgrims Die of Swine Flu Before Hajj 11:55 AM Report Finds Wide Disparities in Gifted Education 11:50 AM Chavez Praises Alleged Terrorist Carlos the Jackal 11:43 AM Coal Mine Blast Kills 42 in China, 66 Trapped 11:39 AM Ukraine’s ‘Hot Air’ Bedevils Global Climate Deal 11:38 AM Azerbaijan Threatens Force Over Nagorno-Karabakh 11:31 AM German Auction House Pulls Disputed Painting 11:31 AM LyondellBasell Gets Buyout Offer From Reliance 11:29 AM Health Care Bill Faces a Crucial Senate Vote 11:18 AM Saudi: 4 Pilgrims Die of Swine Flu Before Hajj 11:16 AM ‘Four Injured’ in Rocket Attack in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM Iraqi MPs to Meet Sunday on Election Wrangle 11:10 AM ‘Four Injured’ in Rocket Attack in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM Sri Lanka ‘to Free All War-Displaced Civilians’ 11:10 AM Putin Backs Medvedev’s Call for Russia Modernization 11:10 AM Liverpool and City Inflict Mutual Damage 11:10 AM Obama Touts Asia Trade to Create Jobs 11:10 AM Rocket Hits Outside Luxury Hotel in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM 11 am
Mubarak Vows Not to Tolerate Attacks on Egyptians 10:50 AM AP Reporter Caught Up in Stalin Family’s Agony 10:47 AM Quick Restart of Big Bang Machine Stuns Scientists 10:42 AM Reports: 101-Yr-Old Brazil Architect Back at Work 10:32 AM Elderly US Couple Pleads Guilty in Cuba Spy Case 10:10 AM Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy Murder Trial 10:10 AM Liverpool and City Inflict Mutual Damage 10:10 AM Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk of Mission 10:08 AM Iraqi Parliament Seeks to End Election Crisis 10:07 AM
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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
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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