Hall of Fame
Andy Griffith ($2,500)
Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez ($4,300)
Patricia Richardson ($10,050)
Jerry Bruckheimer ($32,350)
Patrick Duffy ($3,500)
Wink Martindale ($2,000)
Brian Grazer ($69,000)
Ryan Reynolds ($3,850)
Paul Anka ($2,250)
Sanjay Gupta ($8,200)
Ron Jaworski ($5,000)
Thomas Gibson ($4,300)
Kathy Griffin ($2,000)
Majel Roddenberry ($3,000)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,300)
Zach Braff ($3,300)
Amy Tan ($9,100)
Gabrielle Union ($2,300)
Bob Newhart ($8,750)
Michael Crichton ($9,750)
Brian Urlacher ($1,000)
Sean Hayes ($3,500)
Diane Lane ($1,000)
Tom Werner ($311,400)
Andy Reid ($2,300)
David Cross ($9,600)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Jennifer Garner ($10,600)
Val Kilmer ($2,300)
Andrea Jaeger ($500)
Jon Bon Jovi ($32,980)
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
Rick Mears ($1,000)
Cloris Leachman ($1,000)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Garrison Keillor ($64,853)
Mike Bliss ($1,000)
John MacLeod ($3,000)
Phil Donahue ($162,200)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Rosanna Arquette ($17,300)
Darren Star ($33,600)
Al Michaels ($2,000)
Elie Wiesel ($1,000)
Julie Bowen ($1,000)
Byron Scott ($1,000)
Danny Glover ($8,825)
Alex Trebek ($3,000)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
Gene Wilder ($3,250)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Doug Wead
writer; political aide
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
886
Election Picks: 6 wins, 5 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Wead, Doug Haymarket , VA 20169 Self/Author Sydney Ann Hay (R) House (AZ District: 01) COMMITTEE TO ELECT SYDNEY HAY TO CONGRESS - $1,000 primary 01/20/08
Wead, Douglas Herndon, VA 20170 Wead Enterprises/AuthorDave Weldon (R) House (FL District: 15) FRIENDS OF DAVE WELDONWon $1,000 primary 12/31/01
Wead, Doug Herndon, VA 20170 Self/MarketingSydney Ann Hay (R) House (AZ District: 01) SYDNEY HAY FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 12/25/01
WEAD, DOUG GOLD CANYON, AZ 85219 AUTHOR/SPEAKER ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $300 primary 01/28/97
WEAD, DOUG APACHE JUNCTION, AZ 85219 MARKETING REPRESENTATIVEJ.D. Hayworth (R) House (AZ District: 05) JD HAYWORTH FOR CONGRESSWon $250 primary 05/03/96
WEAD, DOUG GOLD CANYON, AZ 85219 AUTHOR/SPEAKER ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $250 primary 12/20/95
WEAD, DOUG CONSULTANTSALMON, MATT (R) House (AZ District: 01) FRIENDS OF MATT SALMONWon $1,000 primary 11/04/94
WEAD, DOUG SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258 Trent Franks (R) House (AZ District: 02) COMMITTEE TO ELECT TRENT FRANKS TO CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 06/01/94
WEAD, DOUGLAS SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258 AUTHORNORTH, OLIVER LAURENCE (R) Senate - VA OLIVER NORTH FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE INCLost $250 primary 04/04/94
WEAD, DOUG MR PHOENIX, AZ 85022 AUTHOR/SPEAKER ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $250 primary 01/26/94
WEAD, DOUG SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258 AUTHORJon Kyl (R) Senate - AZ JON KYL FOR U S SENATEWon $500 primary 11/16/93
WEAD, DOUG PHOENIX, AZ 85022 AUTHOR/SPEAKER ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $250 primary 04/22/93
WEAD, DOUG PHOENIX, AZ 85022 MCCAIN, JOHN S (R) Senate - AZ JOHN MCCAIN RE-ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 06/01/92
WEAD, DOUG PHOENIX, AZ 85022 SILJANDER, MARK D (R) House (VA District: 11) FRIENDS OF SILJANDERLost $1,000 primary 04/14/92
WEAD, DOUG PHOENIX, AZ 85022 WEAD ENTERPRISES ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $2,500 primary 01/15/92
WEAD, DOUG PHOENIX, AZ 85016 George H W Bush (R) President BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCLost $500 primary 11/29/91
WEAD, DOUG SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 MISSOURI REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE-FEDERAL (R) - $1,000 primary 07/10/85
WEAD, DOUGLAS SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $900 primary 10/19/81
WEAD, DOUG MR SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 WRITERRonald Reagan (R) President REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT (1980 PRIMARY PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE)Won $500 primary 11/08/79
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,000
2,528
GIs Killed in Action
3,375
365
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
780
148
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,495
1,541
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
140,000
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 September 5, 2008
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