Hall of Fame
Mike Ditka ($22,588)
Griffin Dunne ($6,950)
Joe Flanigan ($2,300)
Andrew Shue ($4,750)
Christina Ricci ($1,000)
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Connie Stevens ($7,150)
Dick Ebersol ($106,150)
Hugh Hefner ($131,000)
John Fogerty ($3,000)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
Julie Taymor ($28,000)
Campbell Scott ($250)
Art Spiegelman ($2,000)
John Ratzenberger ($9,525)
John Wells ($179,250)
Scarlett Johansson ($2,300)
Byron Allen ($15,700)
Brad Faxon ($1,250)
Enrico Colantoni ($250)
Susanna Hoffs ($2,300)
Joan Jett ($7,550)
Bruce Springsteen ($12,000)
Jerry Buss ($52,550)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Roma Downey ($2,000)
Ina Garten ($5,800)
Michael Tucker ($20,550)
Ozzy Osbourne ($2,000)
Matthew Lillard ($250)
Tyne Daly ($12,050)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
Melissa Etheridge ($7,000)
Tom Watson ($8,501)
Alexander Payne ($3,750)
Garry Trudeau ($119,100)
Camryn Manheim ($1,300)
Cameron Diaz ($26,200)
Elizabeth Taylor ($7,900)
John Cleese ($2,300)
Samuel Jackson ($3,300)
Sela Ward ($625)
George Strait ($240)
Al Unser, Jr ($3,500)
Katrina vanden Heuvel ($196,500)
Tucker Carlson ($1,000)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
Harvey Weinstein ($482,367)
Keenen Ivory Wayans ($1,000)
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Bill Maher
, 53 (bio ) comedian, political satirist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
939
Election Picks: 1 win, 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 SENATEpending $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 SENATEpending $1,000 primary 06/30/07
MAHER, BILL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SELF-EMPLOYED/COMEDIANFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEpending $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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* 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 6/22/09 — 16,836,301 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,299
2,827
GIs Killed in Action
3,454
468
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
862
166
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,802
1,939
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
135,000
38,000
AP
, Reuters
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated June 19, 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 6/22/09
16,836,301 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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