Hall of Fame
Tyler Perry ($4,600)
Kathy Hilton ($2,000)
John Mellencamp ($23,600)
Boyd Tinsley ($77,750)
Courteney Cox ($1,500)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Lainie Kazan ($1,500)
Josh Radnor ($1,250)
Byron Allen ($13,400)
Mary Stuart Masterson ($8,625)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Marla Maples ($29,800)
Jeremy Sisto ($1,000)
Maura Tierney ($43,100)
Carly Simon ($9,450)
Catherine Zeta-Jones ($2,000)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Woody Harrelson ($7,800)
Ellen DeGeneres ($3,000)
Tracy Scoggins ($500)
David Stern ($988,560)
Lou Gossett, Jr ($9,850)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Jessica Alba ($600)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
Thomas Gibson ($3,300)
Kate Hudson ($2,000)
Renee Zellweger ($28,600)
Peter Falk ($5,150)
Joshua Malina ($3,000)
Phyllis Schlafly ($10,901)
Jann Wenner ($156,658)
Les Kinsolving ($650)
Berry Gordy ($1,243,450)
James Garner ($29,620)
Toby Keith ($4,000)
Elizabeth Taylor ($10,200)
Steve Young ($1,000)
Denise Rich ($1,161,600)
Tommy Tune ($9,875)
Kenneth Tomlinson ($11,100)
Isaac Mizrahi ($4,165)
Caroline Kennedy ($40,850)
Jaclyn Smith ($3,574)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
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2008 Contributions Status Past Federal Campaign Donors Spent to Date† Cash on Hand† Live Odds*
Bob Barr (LIB)candidate Senate , Congress $312,482
$68,774
off
Hillary Clinton (D)out Senate $206,885,594
$26,046,667
off
Ralph Nader (I) candidate Pres 2000 , Pres 2004 $1,079,447
$431,001
off
John McCain (R)candidate Pres 2000 , Senate , Congress $94,245,262
$26,782,228
7-4
Barack Obama (D)candidate Senate , House $267,506,986
$71,670,323
2-5
Ron Paul (R)candidate Pres 88 , Senate , Congress $30,368,729
$649,625
100-1
* Odds of general election victory published by sportsbook.com on July 21, 2008 Figures reported to the FEC by the campaign committees as of June 30, 2008
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Jeff Carlton, AP NEWS - 46 minutes ago 10 pm
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Pennsylvania Infant Cut From Womb Leaves Hospital 7:57 PM US Military Deaths in Iraq War at 4,124 7:57 PM CHRONOLOGY-Events Leading to the Fannie, Freddie Rescue 7:53 PM Pentagon to Recommend More Troops for Afghanistan 7:53 PM Rice Urges ASEAN to Push Myanmar to Reform 7:52 PM Calif. Woman Attacked by Bear Expected to Recover 7:52 PM Ukraine Jews Want Graves Building Halted 7:52 PM Bin Laden Driver Denied al-Qaida Links 7:49 PM ‘Pantyhose Bandit’ Causes Sheer Annoyance in Mass. 7:29 PM Couple Claim Mysterious Noise Plagues Their House 7:29 PM FACTBOX-Highs and Lows in German-US Relations 7:28 PM NC Police Warned About Woman With 5 Dead Spouses 7:28 PM 117 Cats, Raccoon, and Rabbit Found at Omaha Home 7:28 PM Argentine Cabinet Chief Resigns After Farm Conflict 7:24 PM Product Recalls: Vacuum Attachment Tools 7:20 PM FCC Nearing Approval of Satellite Radio Deal 7:18 PM Ohio Governor Declares Emergency From Wind Damage 7:18 PM UN Council to Take Up Cambodia-Thai Dispute 7:17 PM Obama Tells Israel He’s Committed to Its Security 7:13 PM John Moores Painting Prize Shortlist Announced 7:02 PM 7 pm
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Second Commissioner Votes ‘No’ on XM-Sirius Deal 2:58 PM Iraqi President Rejects Election Law 2:45 PM Video Prompts Canadian Soul-Searching 2:30 PM Karadzic’s Capture Signals Big Shift for Serbia 2:29 PM Iran Official to Meet IAEA Chief in Vienna - Report 2:29 PM Fed Beige Book-Price Pressures Elevated or Rising 2:28 PM Correction: Mick Jones Story 2:23 PM US Talks With Iraq Could Stretch Years 2:22 PM House Backs $8 Billion for Highway Trust Fund 2:17 PM Columnist Issued Citation After Hitting Pedestrian 2:17 PM Next President to Decide on Afghan Troop Levels 2:16 PM German Motorist Crashes Gate Where Obama to Speak 2:14 PM Madame Tussauds in London Unveils Wax Winehouse 2:14 PM Iran to Get New Russian Air Defences by '09 -Israel 2:13 PM Karadzic Lived the Good Life With Wine, Song 2:10 PM Herseth Sandlin Expecting First Child in December 2:09 PM Grown-Up P.E. Class Has Adults Reliving Childhood 2:04 PM Fed Beige Book-Price Pressures Elevated or Rising 2:01 PM US Abruptly Cancels Planned Meeting With Syrians 2:00 PM Dolly Lashes Texas Coast as Category 2 Hurricane 2:00 PM 2 pm
Hurricane Dolly Makes Landfall in South Texas 1:57 PM AP NewsAlert 1:56 PM AP NewsAlert 1:54 PM Suspicion, Terrain Are Foes for US in Afghan Surge 1:54 PM Obama Calls Holocaust Memorial ‘A Place of Hope’ 1:54 PM Chrysler to Cut 1,000 Jobs, Liquidity ‘Unchanged’ 1:49 PM Method for AP-Ipsos Poll on Top National Problems 1:48 PM Poll: Economy Top Issue; Energy Worries Grow Most 1:46 PM Survey: Gas and Violence Among Hurricane Worries 1:40 PM Afghan Troop Surge Up to ‘Next Administration’ 1:38 PM Karadzic to Run Own Defence, Gets Shave, Haircut 1:30 PM Only 2 Texas High Schoolers Positive for Steroids 1:29 PM US Turns Down Syrian Request 1:29 PM EU Freezes Aid to Bulgaria, Citing Corruption 1:29 PM Kid Rock Gets Probation in Waffle House Fight 1:29 PM US, Poland Take Step Forward on Missile Defense 1:28 PM Swiss: Libya Retaliating for Gadhafi Son’s Arrest 1:28 PM Lawmakers Press Labor Dept on Worker Exposure Rule 1:26 PM Bloomberg, Gates Pledge $375 Mln Against Tobacco 1:20 PM Justice Dept Called Uncooperative on Voting Rights 1:14 PM Obama in His Own Words 1:13 PM McCain in His Own Words 1:13 PM FACTBOX-Bananas Dispute at the World Trade Organisation 1:10 PM NY Prohibits Smoking in Addiction Recovery Centers 1:08 PM Canada Opposition Leader Still Coy on Election 1:04 PM 1 pm
NY Judge Upholds Charge of Stalking ‘SNL’ Producer 12:57 PM Bashir Offers Peace, Aid in Defiant Darfur Tour 12:53 PM Libya Protesters Target Swiss Banks Over Arrest 12:52 PM Reports: Starving Bears Eat 2 Men in Russia 12:50 PM Magnitude 6.8 Quake Hits off Northern Japan Coast 12:49 PM EU Executive Tries to Limit Cruelty of Seal Hunts 12:47 PM Venezuela Leader in Belarus Decries ‘US Imperialism’ 12:36 PM Oil Slips Amid Worries Over US Demand 12:35 PM FACTBOX-Possible US Republican Vice Presidential Candidates 12:35 PM Islamist Takes Over Somali Opposition 12:30 PM Pakistan Vows Not to Allow Militants to Plot Attacks 12:29 PM Obama Daughters Keep Hectic Schedules of Their Own 12:27 PM Dolly Lashes Texas Coast as Category 2 Hurricane 12:24 PM Storm Delays Rescue of Himalayan Climbers 12:19 PM Mexican Soldiers Help as Hurricane Hits 12:18 PM African Cotton Farmers Hope for Trade Breakthrough 12:18 PM WRAPUP 2-White House Says Bush Will Sign Housing Bill 12:17 PM Magnitude 6.8 Quake Hits off Northern Japan Coast 12:17 PM Jewish Group Asks Protection of Ukraine Mass Grave 12:17 PM Beijing Olympics Broadcasting Center Evacuated 12:15 PM Argentine President Replaces Cabinet Chief 12:15 PM Serb’s Fugitive Life Had Mistress, Bogus Family 12:12 PM UN Council to Take Up Cambodia-Thai Dispute-Diplomats 12:10 PM Iraq to Give Baghdad $3 Billion Facelift 12:09 PM UN Peace Mission to Nepal Extended to Aid Stability 12:07 PM EU: No Decision Yet on Serbia Trade Despite Arrest 12:06 PM US Mulling WTO Offer on Key India Services Demand 12:03 PM New Hamptons Guide Additions: The Clam Bar, Hampton Coffee Company 12:01 PM The Black List: Cho Time! 12:01 PM Editor’s Letter: The Art of the Matter 12:01 PM 12 pm
AP NewsAlert 11:58 AM Olympics-EU Says Safe to Eat During Games, Despite Concerns 11:55 AM FACTBOX-Possible US Democratic Vice Presidential Candidates 11:54 AM France’s First Lady Also First in Record Sales 11:47 AM Argentina Replaces Cabinet Chief - Media 11:44 AM EXCLUSIVE-Cuba Promises Farmers Resources to Back Reform 11:41 AM Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Japan’s Honshu - USGS 11:40 AM McCain and Obama Hit Crunch Time in Hunt for No. 2 11:37 AM MAGNITUDE 6.9 QUAKE HITS JAPAN’S MAIN ISLAND OF HONSHU - USGS 11:34 AM Iran to Get New Russian Air Defences by '09 -Israel 11:34 AM Stretch of NY Highway Named for Russert 11:33 AM EARTHQUAKE SHAKES NORTHERN JAPAN - TV 11:33 AM Ship Collision Shuts Miss. River at New Orleans 11:32 AM President Bush Drops Opposition to Housing Bill 11:32 AM Obama’s Great-Uncle Recalls Liberating Nazi Camp 11:31 AM Texas Grand Jury Indicts Polygamist Sect Members 11:30 AM Woman Charged in Sweden With Murdering Toddlers 11:29 AM Marvin Sapp Song Continues to Break Records 11:29 AM X-Ray Shows Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ Is Not in Danger 11:29 AM Zimbabwe Talks Are Starting at Secret Location 11:27 AM Sudanese President Is Defiant in Darfur Visit 11:26 AM Germany Plans Customs Test for Would-Be Citizens 11:25 AM FCC Vote Trickling in on XM-Sirius Merger 11:25 AM IRA Dissidents Threaten to Target Civil Servants 11:25 AM Guantanamo Prisoners Reportedly Not Told of Rights 11:24 AM Reporter Held for Trial in Pa. Courthouse Gun Case 11:22 AM EU Upset Over Slow Progress on US Visas 11:21 AM Relocation for China’s Three Gorges Dam Finished 11:20 AM Zimbabwe Rivals to Start Full Talks on Thursday 11:19 AM Dolly Lashes Texas Coast as Category 2 Hurricane 11:19 AM Just 2 Texas High Schoolers Positive for Steroids 11:18 AM McCain Credits Bush for Drop in Oil Price 11:17 AM Obama Tries to Reassure Israelis and Palestinians 11:17 AM Gene Tied to Muscle Weakness From Cholesterol Drugs 11:10 AM Iraqi President Rejects Election Law 11:03 AM “Wall Street Got Drunk” - Bush at Private Event 11:02 AM Obama Says Nuclear Iran Poses “Grave Threat” 11:02 AM AP NewsAlert 11:00 AM 11 am
Merkel to Tell Obama Germany Has Afghanistan Limits 10:59 AM Argentine Cabinet Chief Tenders Resignation-Source 10:55 AM Iran Sees US Respect But Says No Nuclear Retreat 10:52 AM Collision Closes Mississippi River at New Orleans 10:50 AM
2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 07/23/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,953
2,481
GIs Killed in Action
3,360
345
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
767
143
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,507
1,413
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
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