Hall of Fame
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Monica Lewinsky ($250)
C Vivian Stringer ($1,750)
Kevin Spacey ($42,000)
Valerie Harper ($12,500)
Eddie Murphy ($30,800)
Jerry Zucker ($61,966)
Glen Campbell ($8,170)
Errol Morris ($3,200)
Mark O'Meara ($2,500)
Jeffrey Katzenberg ($1,388,820)
Frank McCourt ($83,100)
Debra Winger ($3,000)
Bess Armstrong ($750)
Billy Bob Thornton ($1,500)
Gretchen Wilson ($2,300)
Darren Star ($69,900)
Jason Segel ($250)
Tom Cruise ($39,000)
Spike Feresten ($2,550)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($22,200)
Lili Zanuck ($16,700)
Patti Smith ($9,979)
Mariska Hargitay ($2,400)
Jeanie Buss ($5,000)
Jack Nicholson ($24,500)
Chevy Chase ($223,675)
Amber Valletta ($14,850)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ($3,400)
Patricia Cornwell ($208,000)
Heather Graham ($3,300)
Tom Hammond ($2,000)
Tobey Maguire ($37,700)
Tim Robbins ($38,210)
Dick Ebersol ($98,650)
Emmitt Smith ($5,300)
Woody Allen ($12,750)
Alex Karras ($13,950)
Tom Kite ($2,000)
Lance Berkman ($1,000)
Kevin Nealon ($3,000)
Swoosie Kurtz ($750)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
Shirley MacLaine ($2,000)
Kathy Najimy ($16,650)
David Stern ($1,037,760)
Jimmie Johnson ($4,300)
Troy Aikman ($10,300)
Phil Donahue ($162,200)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Bill Cosby
, 71 (bio ) comedian, actor, author
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
581
Election Picks: 6 wins, 4 losses
$11,000 Democrat $9,000 special interest total: $20,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
COSBY, BILL COLUMBIA, SC 29211 ACTOR/COMEDIANDenise L. Majette (D) Senate - GA DENISE MAJETTE FOR SENATELost $1,000 general 10/28/04
Cosby, William H. Jr. Santa Monica, CA 90411 self/actor NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC - $2,500 primary 09/18/02
Cosby Jr., William Dr. Santa Monica, CA 90411 WHC Jr/COC/EntertainmentBarbara Lee (D) House (CA District: 09) BARBARA LEE FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 12/20/01
COSBY, WILLIAM SANTA MONICA, CA 90411 SAH ENTERPRISESJesse L., Jr. Jackson (D) House (IL District: 02) JESSE JACKSON JR FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 05/17/00
COSBY, WILLIAM SANTA MONICA, CA 90411 SAH ENTERPRISESJesse L., Jr. Jackson (D) House (IL District: 02) JESSE JACKSON JR FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 06/29/97
COSBY, WILLIAM SANTA MONICA, CA 90411 SAH ENTERPRISESJesse L., Jr. Jackson (D) House (IL District: 02) JESSE JACKSON JR FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 10/25/96
COSBY, WILLIAM SANTA MONICA, CA 90411 SAM ENTERPRISESJesse L., Jr. Jackson (D) House (IL District: 02) JESSE JACKSON JR FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 11/14/95
COSBY, WILLIAM SANTA MONICA, CA 90411 ENTERTAINER PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE - $2,500 primary 09/05/95
COSBY, WILLIAM H JR SANTA MONICA, CA 90411 ENTERTAINERMaxine Waters (D) House (CA District: 35) CITIZENS FOR WATERSWon $1,000 primary 10/04/91
COSBY, WILLIAM H JR SANTA MONICA, CA 90411 ACTOR PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE - $4,000 primary 10/04/91
COSBY, WILLIAM H JR SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 ACTOREleanor Holmes Norton (Dem) House (DC District: 00) CITIZENS FOR ELEANOR HOLMES NORTONWon $1,000 primary 06/05/90
COSBY, WILLIAM H JR SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 05/17/90
COSBY, WILLIAM O MR SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ENTERTAINERDOUGLASS, JAN (D) House (GA District: 05) COMMITTEE TO ELECT JAN DOUGLASSLost $1,000 general 03/01/88
COSBY, WILLIAM H JR SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR/ENTERTAINERJACKSON, JESSE LOUIS (D) President JESSE JACKSON FOR PRESIDENT '88 COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 11/02/87
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* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 12/15/08 — 16,423,650 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,120
2,648
GIs Killed in Action
3,400
406
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
821
153
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,624
1,692
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,000
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 January 2, 2009
NEWSMEAT HALL OF FAME
individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
Political donations made by the powerful, rich, and famous.
• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
• Sports Stars
• Media
• Business Executives
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 12/15/08
16,423,650 records (election cycles 1980-2008)
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