Hall of Fame
Mike Farrell ($9,700)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving ($2,300)
Sean Hannity ($2,100)
Cheryl Hines ($2,000)
Jim Irsay ($83,600)
Michael Kors ($11,450)
Neal Boortz ($3,250)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Barry Levinson ($52,950)
Ellen Burstyn ($1,000)
Jeff Burton ($3,000)
Les Kinsolving ($650)
Jim Kelly ($4,000)
Russell Simmons ($74,700)
Noam Chomsky ($2,450)
Betty White ($9,750)
Jerry Rice ($1,000)
Suze Orman ($39,500)
Bob Weinstein ($113,200)
Matt LeBlanc ($4,000)
Joe Watkins ($8,000)
Boomer Esiason ($2,300)
Hector Elizondo ($700)
John McEnroe ($9,600)
Gary Cole ($2,800)
Mike Mills ($43,341)
Marla Gibbs ($3,900)
Adam Savage ($4,300)
James Garner ($29,620)
Dan Castellaneta ($1,000)
Blake Edwards ($8,500)
Kate Spade ($445)
John Chaney ($450)
Dan Reeves ($17,000)
Charles Grodin ($4,000)
Mel Karmazin ($217,306)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Linda Fiorentino ($1,000)
Melanie Griffith ($44,550)
Kyra Sedgwick ($8,400)
Michael Jordan ($22,400)
Pat Boone ($39,985)
Stuart Sternberg ($36,785)
Christie Brinkley ($96,560)
Catherine Zeta-Jones ($2,000)
Alexandra Paul ($5,675)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($21,200)
Farid Suleman ($26,800)
Bill Condon ($400)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
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Art Rooney, Sr , 1901-1988 (bio ) Pittsburgh Steelers founder
NEWS MEAT
248
Election Picks: 12 wins, 3 losses
$4,000 Republican $10,500 Democrat total: $14,500
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
ROONEY, ARTHUR J SR 15233 COYNE, WILLIAM J (D)Won $500 general 06/13/88 ROONEY, ARTHUR J SR 15243 HEINZ, HENRY JOHN III (R)Won $1,000 primary 04/26/88 ROONEY, ARTHUR J MR 15212 George H W Bush (R)Won $1,000 primary 11/16/87 ROONEY, ART 15212 TOWNSEND, KATHLEEN KENNEDY (D)Lost $1,000 primary 04/17/86 ROONEY, ARTHUR J MR PRESIDENT 15212 CONLAN, JOHN B (R)Lost $500 primary 04/16/86 ROONEY, ARTHUR J MR 15212 KENNEDY, JOSEPH P II (D)Won $500 primary 04/15/86 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15233 KEMP, JACK FRENCH (R)Won $1,000 primary 12/12/85 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15233 COYNE, WILLIAM J (D)Won $500 primary 08/22/85 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15212 GARVEY, EDWARD R (D)Lost $500 primary 04/23/85 ROONEY, ART J 15219 - $1,000 primary 10/22/84 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15233 COYNE, WILLIAM J (D)Won $500 general 08/06/84 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15243 - $1,000 primary 05/01/84 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15212 GAYDOS, JOSEPH M (D)Won $500 primary 04/02/84 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15243 - $1,000 primary 06/16/83 ROONEY, ARTHUR J SR 15212 O'NEILL, THOMAS P JR (D)Won $500 primary 05/03/83 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15233 COYNE, WILLIAM J (D)Won $1,000 general 05/19/82 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15212 HEINZ, HENRY JOHN III (R)Won $500 primary 01/19/82 ROONEY, ARTHUR J SR 15212 COYNE, WILLIAM J (D)Won $1,000 general 09/23/80 ROONEY, ARTHUR J 15233 COYNE, WILLIAM J (D)Won $1,000 primary 02/05/80
* 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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political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,034
2,562
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
NEWSMEAT HALL OF FAME
individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
Political donations made by the powerful, rich, and famous.
Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons) Billionaires Sports Stars Media Business Executives Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 10/6/08
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