Hall of Fame
Harvey Fierstein ($4,750)
Maya Angelou ($25,050)
Christopher Lloyd ($5,300)
Valerie Bertinelli ($2,800)
Greg Kinnear ($1,000)
Tim Gunn ($1,000)
Cameron Crowe ($41,900)
John Fund ($1,000)
Michael Bolton ($1,500)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Judy Blume ($35,750)
Tony Sirico ($1,000)
Valerie Harper ($13,450)
Olivia Newton-John ($500)
Don Johnson ($6,000)
Kate O'Beirne ($200)
Isaiah Washington ($4,450)
Al Jarreau ($500)
Tom Cruise ($39,000)
Tyne Daly ($12,050)
Al Pacino ($4,000)
Nancy Walls ($10,000)
Jennifer Garner ($10,600)
Andrew Greeley ($8,600)
Maria Shriver ($19,900)
Mimi Rogers ($5,250)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
Joan Rivers ($6,750)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,800)
Jimmy Buffett ($37,100)
Rona Barrett ($8,250)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($40,800)
Marc Andreessen ($455,800)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Jill Eikenberry ($6,000)
John O'Hurley ($2,300)
Hank Azaria ($41,800)
Richard Zanuck ($12,500)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Helen Hunt ($7,550)
Bucky Dent ($500)
James Woods ($1,500)
Adam Yauch ($3,300)
Gay Talese ($1,300)
Mike Bliss ($1,000)
Ed Begley, Jr ($36,200)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
John R Hall ($750)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
Kathryn Bigelow ($800)
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Bill Maher
, 54 (bio ) comedian, political satirist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
760
Election Picks: 2 wins, 2 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Maher, Bill Mr Los Angeles, CA 90067 Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 general 09/17/08
MAHER, BILL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SELF-EMPLOYED/COMEDIANFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $300 primary 06/23/08
Maher, Bill Los Angeles, CA 90067 Self employed/ActorJohn Edwards (D) President JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENTLost $1,000 primary 12/06/07
MAHER, BILL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SELF-EMPLOYED/COMEDIANFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 06/30/07
MAHER, BILL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SELF-EMPLOYED/COMEDIANFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 03/19/07
Maher, Bill Los Angeles, CA 90067 John Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $250 primary 06/30/04
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Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 3/15/10 — 17,488,084 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,557
3,085
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
722
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
906
206
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,930
2,953
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
98,000
68,000
Brookings
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2010)
$791 Bln
$269 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$288 Mil
$82 Mil
casualty status updated March 8, 2010
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 3/15/10
17,488,084 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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