Hall of Fame
Annie Leibovitz ($8,300)
Jim Calhoun ($7,300)
Tony La Russa ($500)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Aretha Franklin ($2,000)
Joan Chen ($1,000)
Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson ($42,100)
Ken Burns ($39,050)
Gordie Howe ($1,000)
James Brolin ($3,737)
Paul Anka ($2,250)
Francine Pascal ($3,500)
Matt Groening ($49,650)
Walid Phares ($1,000)
Paul Simon ($55,500)
Joshua Malina ($3,000)
John Lithgow ($4,450)
Teri Garr ($10,625)
Ashley Williams ($250)
John Leguizamo ($1,000)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Mariska Hargitay ($2,400)
Howard Stern ($4,350)
Rick Dees ($2,500)
Tom Seaver ($1,000)
Robert Blake ($3,000)
Oliver Stone ($38,700)
Michelle Bernard ($5,275)
Larry Merchant ($10,050)
Ellen Barkin ($95,500)
Hill Harper ($7,900)
Grant Hill ($2,300)
Donal Logue ($18,000)
Chuck Scarborough ($3,500)
Jerome Bettis ($9,300)
Lawrence Kasdan ($115,015)
Bill Romanowski ($250)
Lee Grant ($1,200)
John McEnroe ($9,600)
Kate O'Beirne ($200)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Markos Moulitsas ($31,250)
J J Abrams ($157,400)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Jeff Bridges ($28,350)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Carol Higgins Clark ($1,000)
M Night Shyamalan ($5,900)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Caspar Weinberger , 1917-2006 (bio ) Secretary of Defense 1981-87
NEWS MEAT
1,418
Election Picks: 2 wins, 3 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
WEINBERGER, CASPAR 20037 George F. Allen (R)Lost $300 primary 06/16/05 WEINBERGER, CASPAR 04660 - $250 primary 11/17/03 WEINBERGER, CASPAR 20037 Elizabeth H. Dole (R)Won $250 primary 11/06/01 WEINBERGER, CASPAR 20037 Steve Forbes (R) - $-100 primary 11/04/99 WEINBERGER, CASPAR 20037 Steve Forbes (R)Lost $1,000 primary 06/04/99 WEINBERGER, CASPAR 20037 Steve Forbes (R)Lost $1,000 primary 05/27/99 WEINBERGER, CASPAR W MR 94105 Ronald Reagan (R)Won $500 primary 01/25/80 WEINBERGER, CASPAR W MR 94105 Ronald Reagan (R)Won $500 primary 03/26/79
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/24/08 — 16,293,404 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,087
2,615
GIs Killed in Action
3,394
404
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
815
152
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,595
1,680
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 December 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 11/24/08
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