Hall of Fame
Gregg Popovich ($2,000)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
Talia Shire ($5,500)
Leigh Steinberg ($204,950)
Denise Austin ($10,000)
Ally Sheedy ($5,100)
Majel Roddenberry ($3,000)
Byron Scott ($1,000)
Eve Ensler ($12,755)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Zygi Wilf ($134,034)
Harrison Ford ($20,500)
David Toms ($2,000)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
Jerry Rice ($1,000)
Olivia Newton-John ($500)
Haim Saban ($10,981,128)
Judd Apatow ($17,500)
Charles Barkley ($2,000)
John C Reilly ($1,000)
Eli Wallach ($700)
Tim Robbins ($37,960)
Susan Saint James ($36,300)
Burt Bacharach ($69,050)
Victoria Principal ($11,700)
Gay Talese ($1,000)
Jason Bateman ($2,825)
Cash Warren ($3,100)
Charles Grodin ($4,000)
Toni Morrison ($2,500)
Dr Phil McGraw ($1,000)
Brian Urlacher ($1,000)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Jim Calhoun ($7,300)
Jerry Zucker ($61,966)
Pat Benatar ($2,375)
Andy Borowitz ($20,850)
Greg Biffle ($3,500)
John Fogerty ($3,000)
Jeff Bridges ($28,350)
Bob Odenkirk ($4,500)
Marla Maples ($29,800)
Kelsey Grammer ($16,600)
Elmore Leonard ($3,950)
Carol Kane ($250)
Tom Hayden ($111,128)
Sean Young ($2,700)
Suzanne Somers ($1,000)
Mike Mills ($43,341)
Rose McGowan ($800)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Sam Brownback
, 52 (bio ) US Senator 1996-present
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
726
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
2,033
2,561
GIs Killed in Action
3,385
389
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
796
151
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,530
1,616
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 October 11, 2008
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• Billionaires
• Sports Stars
• Media
• Business Executives
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
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