Hall of Fame
Mark O'Meara ($2,500)
Anne Sweeney ($25,500)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
Ethan Hawke ($25,000)
Ellen Barkin ($95,500)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Michael Stipe ($99,938)
Lucy Liu ($4,800)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
Les Charles ($319,050)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
John Ratzenberger ($9,525)
Arnold Schwarzenegger ($20,250)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Steve Bing ($8,896,940)
Ricardo Montalban ($250)
Tom Coughlin ($1,126)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Franco Harris ($69,030)
Danny Goldberg ($185,800)
Jessica Alba ($600)
Jerome Bettis ($9,300)
Roma Downey ($2,000)
Sheryl Crow ($16,300)
Dan Rooney ($82,800)
John Rich ($12,800)
Grant Hill ($2,300)
George Karl ($9,900)
Shane Battier ($5,300)
Bill Belichick ($1,000)
Joshua Malina ($3,000)
Bill Maher ($5,850)
Kyra Sedgwick ($12,700)
Dean Koontz ($74,675)
Sharon Stone ($32,700)
Gloria Reuben ($1,700)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Tom Watson ($8,501)
Chris Noth ($450)
will.i.am ($31,800)
Matt Damon ($89,600)
Linda Ronstadt ($14,000)
JoBeth Williams ($8,250)
Al Franken ($57,653)
Jeanie Buss ($5,500)
Charlotte Rae ($7,850)
Janeane Garofalo ($9,888)
Whitney Houston ($789)
Kenny Rogers ($1,000)
Peyton Manning ($8,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Bill Cosby
, 72 (bio ) comedian, actor, author
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
622
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 11/2/09 — 17,177,929 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,425
2,953
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
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 5, 2009
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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 11/2/09
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