Hall of Fame
Amy Heckerling ($750)
Diane von Furstenberg ($188,000)
Larry Hagman ($44,449)
George Brett ($3,300)
Tom Freston ($140,345)
Kevin Sorbo ($1,500)
Alan Tudyk ($250)
Rider Strong ($2,500)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
Dan Reeves ($18,500)
Blake Edwards ($8,500)
Courteney Cox ($13,800)
Pierce Brosnan ($2,000)
Marina Sirtis ($5,100)
Gwyneth Paltrow ($32,450)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Barry Switzer ($8,000)
Robert Kraft ($350,350)
John MacLeod ($3,000)
Jill Eikenberry ($6,000)
Kristi Yamaguchi ($2,300)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
John Williams ($10,500)
Lawrence Bender ($61,550)
Natalie Portman ($4,300)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Larry Charles ($2,500)
Hale Irwin ($1,000)
Eric Roberts ($375)
Susan Dey ($1,350)
Mark Ruffalo ($13,650)
Billie Jean King ($19,800)
Mike Helton ($80,690)
Cameron Crowe ($41,400)
Martin Yan ($250)
Robin Leach ($3,500)
Darren Star ($71,900)
Park Overall ($500)
James B Stewart ($2,000)
Jerome Armstrong ($3,150)
Alan Dershowitz ($21,810)
Mike Myers ($12,000)
Michael Smerconish ($22,850)
Alan Ruck ($1,250)
Steven Soderbergh ($44,600)
Edie Falco ($2,800)
Brian France ($145,200)
Al Leiter ($10,000)
Adrian Pasdar ($8,600)
Alfre Woodard ($12,675)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
William Bennett
, 66 (bio ) Sec. of Education 1985-88; author; radio host
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,597
Election Picks: 3 wins, 4 losses
$8,300 Republican $1,500 special interest total: $9,800
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Bennett, William Arlington, VA 22209 self-employed/author VETS FOR FREEDOM PAC (VFF-PAC) - $500 primary 05/30/08
BENNETT, WILLIAM J. MR. ARLINGTON, VA 22209 SELF-EMPLOYED/AUTHORMitt Romney (R) President ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $1,300 primary 02/02/08
BENNETT, WILLIAM J. MR. ARLINGTON, VA 22209 SELF-EMPLOYED/AUTHORMitt Romney (R) President ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $1,000 primary 01/29/08
Bennett, William J Chevy Chase, MD 20815 SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND - $1,000 primary 09/21/04
BENNETT, WILLIAM J MR. WASHINGTON, DC 20006 CLAREMONT INSTITUTE/AUTHORGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 05/18/04
BENNETT, WILLIAM J WASHINGTON, DC 20006 EMPOWER AMERICALAZIO, RICK A (R) Senate - NY LAZIO 2000 INCLost $1,000 general 11/06/00
BENNETT, WILLIAM J CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815 BEST FRIENDS FOUNDATIONGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Won $500 primary 05/20/99
BENNETT, WILLIAM WASHINGTON, DC 20006 E APaul Ryan (R) House (WI District: 01) RYAN FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 12/19/97
BENNETT, WILLIAM J THE HONORABLE WASHINGTON, DC 20006 Bob Dole (R) President DOLE/KEMP '96 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 general 05/21/96
BENNETT, WILLIAM J WASHINGTON, DC 20036 AUTHORFREEMAN, RONALD DEAN (R) House (MO District: 05) RON FREEMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 10/19/94
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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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