Hall of Fame
Amy Tan ($6,800)
Toni Morrison ($5,800)
Jerry Zucker ($69,066)
Kevin Johnson ($13,400)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
John Leguizamo ($1,000)
Pat Riley ($4,754)
Mia Farrow ($1,000)
David Letterman ($4,600)
Swoosie Kurtz ($750)
Olivia Wilde ($500)
Corbin Bernsen ($550)
John O'Hurley ($2,300)
Debra Jo Rupp ($1,500)
Jamie Lee Curtis ($55,478)
David Montgomery ($54,200)
Al Franken ($57,653)
Ted Harbert ($52,775)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Gay Talese ($1,300)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Amy Madigan ($52,700)
Spike Lee ($20,500)
Pat Summerall ($3,500)
Andrew Greeley ($8,600)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
Joan Didion ($500)
Bob Weir ($9,092)
Mary Steenburgen ($101,225)
Cedric 'the Entertainer' Kyles ($2,500)
Paul Giamatti ($250)
Brett Ratner ($18,050)
Natalie Maines ($4,672)
Olivia Newton-John ($500)
Charlize Theron ($7,200)
Rush Limbaugh ($2,000)
Shelley Hack ($7,500)
Laura Dern ($4,300)
David Rasche ($6,425)
Tom Hayden ($113,628)
Alan Ruck ($1,250)
José Feliciano ($800)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Taye Diggs ($2,300)
Robert 'Lute' Olson ($104,955)
Jack Nicholson ($24,500)
Gene Washington ($1,250)
Heather Locklear ($1,000)
Dan Jenkins ($5,700)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Sam Brownback
, 53 (bio ) US Senator 1996-present
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
902
Election Picks: 2 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BROWNBACK, SAM TOPEKA, KS 66610 U S SENATORPaul Ryan (R) House (WI District: 01) RYAN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 09/03/98
BROWNBACK, SAM TOPEKA, KS 66610 US SENATORPaul Ryan (R) House (WI District: 01) RYAN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 11/18/97
BROWNBACK, SAM TOPEKA, KS 66614 UNITED STATES OF AMERICANJoe L. Barton (R) House (TX District: 06) CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEE, THEWon $965 primary 04/27/95
BROWNBACK, SAM HON TOPEKA, KS 66614 Bob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 04/18/95
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,444
2,972
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
659
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
891
190
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,877
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 25, 2009
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