Hall of Fame
Larry Charles ($2,500)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
Mario Lemieux ($2,800)
Robin Wright Penn ($8,650)
Heather Thomas ($201,014)
Michael Crichton ($9,750)
William Hurt ($3,000)
Robert Blake ($3,000)
Harry Connick, Jr ($4,600)
Helen Reddy ($10,000)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
Jeff Garlin ($250)
James Lipton ($1,300)
Mike McCaskey ($5,500)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Kate O'Beirne ($200)
Tatum O'Neal ($1,500)
Stephen Sondheim ($16,372)
Andrew Shue ($4,750)
David Cross ($9,600)
Gary Bettman ($2,000)
Arnold Palmer ($23,850)
Burt Bacharach ($64,450)
Lorraine Bracco ($1,000)
Drew Curtis ($1,500)
Kathleen Turner ($35,500)
Dikembe Mutombo ($3,000)
Christopher Guest ($26,650)
PJ O'Rourke ($14,500)
Samuel Jackson ($3,300)
Jimmy Buffett ($32,500)
Al Davis ($19,000)
Andy Griffith ($2,500)
Marcia Gay Harden ($250)
Suzanne Somers ($1,000)
Marc Andreessen ($435,400)
Jim Lampley ($2,525)
Paul Newman ($281,400)
Joe Dumars ($1,000)
Holly Robinson Peete ($34,890)
Peri Gilpin ($3,000)
Sally Kirkland ($1,300)
Kate Hudson ($2,000)
LeVar Burton ($3,400)
Seth Green ($2,300)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving ($2,300)
Michael Moore ($25,500)
Carly Simon ($9,450)
Lauren Bacall ($2,000)
Crystal Bernard ($1,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
Tom Watson
, 58 (bio ) pro golfer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,453
Election Picks: 1 win, 3 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Watson, Tom Mr. Stilwell, KS 66085 Self-employed/Professional Golfer REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,001 primary 10/11/06
Watson, Tom Mr. Stilwell, KS 66085 Self-employed/Professional Golfer REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 08/10/04
Watson, Tom Mr. Stilwell, KS 66085 Self-employed RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE (soft-money donation) - $1,000 primary 09/05/02
WATSON, THOMAS SHAWNEE MISSION, KS 66205 TOM WATSON DESIGNJim Talent (R) Senate - MO TALENT VICTORY COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 06/11/02
WATSON, TOM STILLWELL, KS 66085 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 10/31/00
WATSON, THOMAS WESTWOOD, KS 66205 LAZIO, RICK A (R) Senate - NY LAZIO 2000 INCLost $1,000 general 09/29/00
WATSON, TOM SHAWNEE MISSION, KS 66205 WATSON DESIGNKLINE, PHILL D (R) House (KS District: 03) FRIENDS OF PHILLLost $500 primary 09/26/00
WATSON, TOM SHAWNEE MISSION, KS 66205 WATSON DESIGNKLINE, PHILL D (R) House (KS District: 03) FRIENDS OF PHILLLost $500 general 09/26/00
WATSON, TOM WESTWOOD, KS 66205 GOLF PROFESSIONALGeorge H W Bush (R) President BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 01/21/92
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political donations of today's newsmakers
2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 07/04/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,934
2,462
GIs Killed in Action
3,353
331
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
763
137
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,476
1,354
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,500
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 July 1, 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 6/30/08
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