Hall of Fame
Jim Caviezel ($2,100)
Mike Myers ($16,600)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Suzanne Vega ($3,200)
Isaiah Washington ($4,550)
Jamie Farr ($4,300)
Kim Basinger ($5,500)
Tom Wolfe ($250)
Angela Bassett ($2,300)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ($9,900)
Tavis Smiley ($2,500)
Herb Alpert ($162,650)
Ted Allen ($250)
Greg Kinnear ($1,000)
Susan Saint James ($35,300)
Arnold Palmer ($23,850)
Moby ($6,500)
Bradley Whitford ($132,150)
Peter Ueberroth ($34,700)
Bill Maher ($3,250)
Mario Andretti ($44,215)
John Daly ($1,000)
Alan Tudyk ($250)
Patton Oswalt ($225)
Jerry Doyle ($1,000)
Jim Irsay ($78,600)
Pat O'Brien ($3,000)
Donal Logue ($18,000)
Alfre Woodard ($12,675)
Jeffrey Lurie ($59,200)
Evander Holyfield ($6,000)
John MacLeod ($3,000)
Jasmine Guy ($3,800)
Melanie Griffith ($42,250)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
Ken Burns ($36,500)
Mia Farrow ($1,000)
Kirk Douglas ($20,300)
Mary Tyler Moore ($18,500)
Tobey Maguire ($6,900)
Jada Pinkett Smith ($6,600)
Andrea Jaeger ($500)
Kevin Costner ($24,000)
Casey Kasem ($72,902)
Isiah Thomas ($3,000)
Cynthia Nixon ($500)
Milos Forman ($19,800)
Kate Spade ($445)
Stephanie Zimbalist ($25,500)
Sela Ward ($625)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Paul Begala political consultant, commentator
NEWS MEAT
1,642
Election Picks: 2 wins, 8 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Begala, Paul 22102 COTE, ADAM ROLAND (D) - $1,000 primary 02/04/08 Begala, Paul E 22101 Judy M. Feder (D) - $1,000 primary 09/07/07 Begala, Paul 22101 Hillary Clinton (D) - $2,300 general 03/22/07 Begala, Paul 22101 Hillary Clinton (D) - $2,300 primary 03/22/07 BEGALA, PAUL 22102 FRANKEN, AL (DFL) - $1,000 primary 02/23/07 Begala, Paul E 22101 Judy M. Feder (D)Lost $1,000 general 10/14/06 BEGALA, PAUL 22102 Bob, Jr. Casey (D)Won $2,100 general 10/05/06 Begala, Paul 22101 Jon P. Jennings (D)Lost $1,000 primary 06/24/03 Begala, Paul 22101 Fred Duval (D)Lost $500 primary 08/30/02 Begala, Paul E 22101 Dan Wofford (D)Lost $1,000 general 06/29/02 Begala, Paul E 22101 Dan Wofford (D)Lost $1,000 primary 03/28/02 Begala, Paul E. 22101 Rahm Emanuel (D)Won $1,000 primary 11/10/01 BEGALA, PAUL 22101 CASEY, PATRICK RAYMOND (D)Lost $1,000 general 06/22/00 BEGALA, PAUL E 20500 CASEY, PATRICK RAYMOND (D)Lost $250 primary 05/19/98 BEGALA, PAUL E 78733 CULLEN, J JOSEPH (D)Lost $1,000 general 06/28/96 BEGALA, PAUL 78701 - $250 primary 12/06/95 BEGALA, PAUL 22305 WILHELM, DAVID C (D) - $-90 primary 11/30/95 BEGALA, PAUL E 22305 WILHELM, DAVID C (D)Lost $1,000 primary 06/29/95 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Paul Begala's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of — records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 07/19/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,949
2,477
GIs Killed in Action
3,357
335
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
764
141
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,508
1,380
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 16, 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 7/14/08
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