Hall of Fame
Alan Dershowitz ($21,810)
Bob Weir ($9,092)
Lou Piniella ($4,000)
Christie Hefner ($201,382)
Steven Soderbergh ($44,600)
Dennis Haysbert ($8,600)
Adam Yauch ($3,300)
Margot Kidder ($7,250)
Joss Whedon ($34,500)
Gore Vidal ($2,000)
Mariska Hargitay ($2,400)
Meg Ryan ($10,300)
Bill Condon ($400)
Stephen Root ($1,000)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Harry Thomason ($40,850)
Lance Burton ($1,000)
Lee Greenwood ($17,350)
Burt Bacharach ($74,650)
Howard Stern ($4,350)
Andy Williams ($52,350)
Peter Falk ($6,900)
Gary Ross ($70,122)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Drew Carey ($7,300)
Tommy Lee Jones ($12,300)
Roger Goodell ($18,300)
Bianca Jagger ($250)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Jim Calhoun ($7,550)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
Ryan Phillippe ($500)
Martina Navratilova ($27,800)
Emmitt Smith ($7,700)
Wink Martindale ($2,000)
David Mamet ($16,700)
Phil Garner ($6,350)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
John Astin ($1,000)
Shirley Temple Black ($4,900)
Kathy Hilton ($4,300)
Bradley Whitford ($154,250)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Milos Forman ($26,950)
Hale Irwin ($1,000)
John Lithgow ($4,450)
Helen Mirren ($600)
Tom Robbins ($4,250)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Ben Affleck
, 37 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
669
Election Picks: 3 wins, 2 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Affleck, Ben Santa Monica, CA 90405 Self/ActorPatrick J. Murphy (D) House (PA District: 08) PATRICK MURPHY FOR CONGRESSWon $2,300 general 10/06/08
Affleck, Ben Santa Monica, CA 90405 Self employed/ActorBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 general 12/27/07
Affleck, Ben Santa Monica, CA 90405 Self employed/ActorBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $4,600 primary 12/27/07
Affleck, Ben Santa Monica, CA 90405 Self employed/ActorBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $-2,300 primary 12/27/07
Affleck, Ben Santa Monica, CA 90405 ActorWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 12/04/03
Affleck, Ben Santa Monica, CA 90405 McGuire Productions/WriterDennis Kucinich (D) President KUCINICH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $1,000 primary 04/16/03
Ben Affleck Santa Monica, CA 90405 Self - Employed/ActorRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 09/30/02
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
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 17, 2009
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• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
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• Media
• Business Executives
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