Hall of Fame
Denise Rich ($1,161,600)
Jon Miller ($6,000)
Bobby Farrelly ($2,000)
Suzanne Vega ($3,200)
LeRoy Neiman ($250)
Dabney Coleman ($2,500)
Lili Zanuck ($15,500)
Jeri Ryan ($250)
Al Pacino ($4,000)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Seth MacFarlane ($51,800)
John Fund ($1,000)
Pat Riley ($4,754)
Mia Farrow ($1,000)
Peter Falk ($5,150)
Allison Janney ($1,000)
Christine Taylor ($3,300)
John C Reilly ($1,000)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($416,353)
Sean Hannity ($2,100)
Kathy Griffin ($2,000)
Phil Jackson ($7,755)
Nora Roberts ($1,500)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Ken Burns ($36,500)
Milos Forman ($23,050)
Chris Rock ($11,200)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Jim Irsay ($78,600)
James Whitmore ($32,970)
Valerie Harper ($12,500)
Marc Andreessen ($435,400)
Lawrence Kudlow ($41,077)
Raymond Floyd ($6,100)
Aretha Franklin ($2,000)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ($9,900)
Stevie Nicks ($8,000)
Jonathan Franzen ($6,800)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Christopher Guest ($26,650)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
Melvin Van Peebles ($750)
Ivan Reitman ($16,800)
Marla Maples ($29,800)
Gene Wilder ($3,250)
Chris Albrecht ($198,000)
Bob Odenkirk ($4,500)
Soon-Yi Previn ($1,000)
John Lithgow ($4,450)
Dr Keith Ablow ($1,750)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Bill Cosby
, 71 (bio ) comedian, actor, author
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
493
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 (D) 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 8/18/08 — 15,422,862 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,982
2,510
GIs Killed in Action
3,370
361
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
777
146
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,479
1,506
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
145,000
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 August 19, 2008
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 8/18/08
15,422,862 records (election cycles 1980-2008)
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