Hall of Fame
Alan Alda ($32,600)
James Garner ($29,620)
Aaron Sorkin ($201,700)
Maria Shriver ($19,900)
Joe Flanigan ($2,300)
Max Wright ($1,500)
Arnold Schwarzenegger ($20,250)
Jim Belushi ($5,250)
Jamie Lee Curtis ($55,478)
Troy Aikman ($10,300)
Gene Wilder ($3,250)
Timothy Hutton ($500)
Donal Logue ($19,000)
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
Kristi Yamaguchi ($2,300)
Robert Duvall ($1,000)
Anjelica Huston ($3,000)
Keenen Ivory Wayans ($1,000)
Nancy Sinatra ($87,420)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Dennis Green ($9,550)
Mancow Muller ($6,000)
Herb Alpert ($223,950)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Cris Collinsworth ($6,500)
Amber Valletta ($34,750)
Jerry Springer ($201,340)
Daniel Snyder ($200,500)
Tony Bennett ($8,900)
Lorenzo Lamas ($1,450)
Halle Berry ($3,300)
Denise Austin ($10,000)
Lou Gossett, Jr ($9,850)
Tippi Hedren ($300)
William Dean Singleton ($14,000)
Kurt Busch ($1,000)
Karen Duffy ($4,050)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Bill Bidwell ($2,000)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Owen Wilson ($6,400)
James Iha ($778)
Burt Bacharach ($74,650)
LeVar Burton ($3,400)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Wayne Newton ($25,250)
John Daly ($1,000)
PJ O'Rourke ($14,500)
Leeza Gibbons ($750)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
Joe Paterno
, 82 (bio ) Penn State football coach
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,766
Election Picks: 2 wins, 4 losses
$5,300 Republican $1,250 Democrat $1,000 special interest total: $7,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Paterno, Joseph State College, PA 16803 Penn State University/Football CoacBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $250 primary 02/29/08
Paterno, Joseph V State College, PA 16803 Penn State Univeristy/CoachJohn E. Peterson (R) House (PA District: 05) FRIENDS OF JOHN PETERSONWon $300 general 06/25/04
Paterno, Joseph State College, PA 16801 Penn State University/Football CoacScott Paterno (R) House (PA District: 17) PATERNO FOR CONGRESSLost $2,000 primary 12/01/03
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PENN STATE UNIV 1996 REPUBLICAN HOUSE-SENATE DINNER/AKA THE PRESIDENT'S DINNER - $1,000 primary 05/30/96
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYSPECTER, ARLEN (R) President ARLEN SPECTER '96Lost $1,000 primary 06/15/95
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PENN STATE UNIVALEXANDER, ANDREW LAMAR (R) President ALEXANDER FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 06/07/95
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PENNSYLVANIA STATESANDERS, CHARLES ADDISON (D) Senate - NC SANDERS FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 04/27/95
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PRESIDENTS' DINNER/AKA 1993 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 06/01/93
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,425
2,953
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
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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