Hall of Fame
George Brett ($3,300)
Jack Hanna ($10,570)
Kate Spade ($2,945)
Christine Taylor ($3,300)
John Thompson III ($4,600)
Norah Jones ($4,550)
Halle Berry ($3,300)
Gay Talese ($1,300)
Fran Tarkenton ($11,600)
Mark Mays ($272,128)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Emmylou Harris ($4,050)
Mark Cuban ($7,000)
Alan Cumming ($2,300)
Tony La Russa ($500)
Tippi Hedren ($300)
Kirk Hammett ($6,000)
Don Johnson ($6,000)
Kim Basinger ($5,500)
Billie Jean King ($19,800)
Dick Van Patten ($3,815)
John Williams ($10,500)
Edward James Olmos ($2,300)
Jim Caviezel ($2,100)
Seth MacFarlane ($53,100)
Ina Garten ($5,800)
Rick Pitino ($2,000)
Aaron Sorkin ($201,700)
John Andretti ($750)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
Marc Anthony ($4,200)
Maury Povich ($64,300)
Gary Collins ($2,250)
Judd Apatow ($19,800)
Charlize Theron ($7,200)
Bonnie Hunt ($4,000)
Denny Crum ($2,654)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Lou Gossett, Jr ($9,850)
Lynn Swann ($10,800)
Sean Hayes ($3,500)
Jason Bateman ($5,125)
Jerry Seinfeld ($12,000)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($40,800)
James Denton ($2,300)
Laura Dern ($4,300)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Norman Lloyd ($500)
Katrina vanden Heuvel ($196,500)
Patton Oswalt ($225)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
Tom Ricketts Chicago Cubs owner
NEWS MEAT
1,932
Election Picks: 1 win, 6 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
RICKETTS, THOMAS MR. 60091 John McCain (R)Lost $25,000 primary 09/16/08 RICKETTS, THOMAS MR. 60091 John McCain (R)Lost $25,000 primary 07/23/08 Ricketts, Thomas 60091 JOHANNS, MICHAEL O (R)Won $5,000 primary 12/05/07 Ricketts, Thomas 60091 - $10,000 primary 09/08/06 RICKETTS, THOMAS 60091 Norm Coleman (R)Lost $2,100 primary 06/27/06 RICKETTS, THOMAS 60091 Mark Kennedy (R)Lost $2,100 primary 12/31/05 RICKETTS, THOMAS 60091 Mark Kennedy (R)Lost $2,100 general 12/31/05 Ricketts, Thomas 60091 BARTELS, TERESA HALL (R)Lost $1,000 primary 12/29/05 RICKETTS, THOMAS 60091 Pete Ricketts (R)Lost $2,100 primary 09/23/05 RICKETTS, THOMAS 60091 Pete Ricketts (R)Lost $2,100 general 09/23/05 RICKETTS, THOMAS 60091 Jack Ryan (R)Lost $250 general 07/01/04 RICKETTS, THOMAS S 60091 - $250 primary 04/20/99 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Tom Ricketts's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/16/09 — 17,204,191 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
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
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
casualty status updated November 17, 2009
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 11/16/09
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