Hall of Fame
Robert Greenwald ($46,761)
Blake Edwards ($8,500)
Bill Bidwell ($2,000)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($443,903)
Fran Drescher ($7,050)
Blair Brown ($12,500)
Maureen McGovern ($6,300)
Billy Joel ($13,550)
Eddie Izzard ($46,400)
Sandra Bernhard ($3,039)
Meredith Baxter ($55,250)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Marlo Thomas ($424,400)
Patti Smith ($9,979)
George Bodenheimer ($73,080)
Bob Weir ($9,092)
Marina Sirtis ($5,100)
William H Macy ($1,500)
Curtis Martin ($2,300)
Isiah Thomas ($13,000)
Tony La Russa ($500)
Robert Blake ($3,000)
Merril Hoge ($1,000)
Tim McCarver ($500)
Lou Piniella ($4,000)
Robert Guillaume ($9,600)
Star Jones ($1,250)
Murray Waas ($250)
Ozzy Osbourne ($2,000)
Jane Fonda ($204,296)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Randy Newman ($29,300)
Dustin Hoffman ($169,950)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Stevie Wonder ($2,000)
Denise Rich ($1,161,600)
Cathy Guisewite ($5,525)
Seth Green ($2,300)
Jean Louisa Kelly ($500)
Gloria Steinem ($55,515)
Nancy Sinatra ($87,420)
Lynn Swann ($10,800)
Nora Dunn ($500)
Teri Hatcher ($2,300)
Ed Asner ($33,575)
Suzanne Vega ($3,200)
Lynn Redgrave ($4,600)
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Alanis Morissette ($3,000)
Kate Capshaw ($227,275)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
Larry Merchant
(bio ) boxing commentator
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,087
Election Picks: 5 wins, 5 losses
$9,300 Democrat $750 special interest total: $10,050
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Merchant, Larry Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self employed/BroadcasterBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 general 09/13/08
Merchant, Larry Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self employed/Sport CommentatorHillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTLost $2,300 primary 01/31/08
Merchant, Larry Mr. Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self/SportscasterJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY VICTORY 2004Lost $500 primary 07/21/04
Merchant, Larry Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self/Writer HILL PAC - $500 primary 10/14/02
Merchant, Larry Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self/Writer HILL PAC - $250 primary 09/09/02
MERCHANT, LARRY SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 08/27/02
Merchant, Larry Mr. Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self employed/SportscasterAl Gore (D) President GORE/LIEBERMAN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUNDLost $1,000 general 10/02/00
MERCHANT, LARRY SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 SELF-EMPLOYEDGEJDENSON, SAM (D) House (CT District: 02) GEJDENSON REELECTION COMMITTEELost $200 general 08/15/00
MERCHANT, LARRY SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 BROADCASTER/WRITERHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 02/22/00
Merchant, Larry Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self employed/SportscasterAl Gore (D) President GORE 2000 INCLost $500 primary 03/09/99
MERCHANT, LARRY SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 BROADCASTER & WRITERBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 general 09/23/98
MERCHANT, LARRY SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 Bill Clinton (D) President CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INC - $-250 primary 01/26/93
MERCHANT, LARRY SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 Bill Clinton (D) President CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INCWon $250 primary 10/23/92
MERCHANT, LARRY SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 Bill Clinton (D) President CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INC - $-250 primary 10/23/92
MERCHANT, LARRY SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 FREELANCEBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BARBARA BOXER FOR U S SENATEWon $500 general 10/17/92
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Days
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640
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193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
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