Hall of Fame
Arianna Huffington ($5,389)
Harvey Fierstein ($4,750)
Sharon Lawrence ($18,450)
Mike Shanahan ($1,000)
Dennis Quaid ($4,200)
Judd Apatow ($17,500)
Brian De Palma ($2,000)
Jeanne Tripplehorn ($3,500)
Ryan O'Neal ($500)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Kevin Costner ($24,000)
Steve Tisch ($477,650)
Wayne Newton ($25,250)
Mark Peel ($5,453)
Julia Sweeney ($1,218)
Al Unser, Jr ($3,300)
Lorraine Bracco ($1,000)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
Danny Ainge ($3,550)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving ($2,300)
Marlon Wayans ($2,500)
Felicity Huffman ($2,750)
Hale Irwin ($1,000)
Jim Lampley ($5,125)
David Blaine ($1,000)
Marg Helgenberger ($23,750)
Meryl Streep ($14,550)
Bonnie Hunt ($4,000)
Roy Horn ($30,450)
Judith Regan ($14,500)
Billy Joel ($13,550)
Rona Barrett ($8,250)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
John O'Hurley ($2,300)
Michael Tucker ($20,550)
Monty Hall ($3,800)
Kevin Sorbo ($1,500)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Ted McGinley ($500)
Martina Navratilova ($25,000)
Jamie Lee Curtis ($26,978)
James Taylor ($1,750)
David Arquette ($2,000)
Michael Moore ($25,500)
Ron Insana ($29,900)
Al Franken ($57,653)
Diane von Furstenberg ($101,500)
Joan Allen ($1,250)
Jules Asner ($2,000)
Oliver North ($5,300)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
Jack Buck
, 1924-2002 (bio ) sportscaster
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
772
Election Picks: 1 win, 0 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Buck, Jack Mr. Saint Louis, MO 63124 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $250 primary 07/25/02
BUCK, JOHN F ST LOUIS, MO 63124 KMOX RADIOTodd Akin (R) House (MO District: 02) TODD AKIN FOR CONGRESSWon $600 general 09/28/00
BUCK, JOHN F SAINT LOUIS, MO 63124 KMOX RADIOTodd Akin (R) House (MO District: 02) TODD AKIN FOR CONGRESSWon $200 primary 07/17/00
BUCK, JOHN F SAINT LOUIS, MO 63124 KMOX RADIOTodd Akin (R) House (MO District: 02) TODD AKIN FOR CONGRESSWon $300 primary 06/08/00
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 10/6/08 — 15,706,073 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,035
2,563
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
15,706,073 records (election cycles 1980-2008)
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