Hall of Fame
Phil Spector ($-87)
John Kasich ($10,826)
Michael Kors ($26,050)
David Pecker ($88,170)
Jim Nantz ($7,300)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
Al Pacino ($4,000)
Hugh Hefner ($132,000)
Stan Lee ($20,000)
Lorne Michaels ($68,650)
David Toms ($2,000)
Wendie Malick ($9,050)
Tony La Russa ($500)
Joe Walsh ($7,250)
Joe Eszterhas ($1,000)
Amy Brenneman ($12,000)
Maury Povich ($64,300)
Kim Cattrall ($500)
Robert Duvall ($1,000)
Patti LuPone ($750)
Bebe Neuwirth ($1,600)
John C Reilly ($3,300)
Bess Armstrong ($750)
Robert Greenwald ($46,761)
Ben Bradlee ($250)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Will Ferrell ($1,000)
Candy Spelling ($17,000)
Steve Brill ($85,140)
Bill Pullman ($1,500)
Judith Regan ($14,500)
Casey Kasem ($77,702)
Mariel Hemingway ($1,750)
Marcia Gay Harden ($1,250)
Frank Oz ($1,200)
Robert Evans ($4,000)
Barry Switzer ($8,000)
Paul Michael Glaser ($1,000)
Jim Gaffigan ($1,250)
Jack Hanna ($10,570)
Anita Baker ($1,000)
John Thompson III ($4,600)
Noah Wyle ($42,000)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
Lauren Bacall ($2,000)
Mike Binder ($7,700)
Veronica Hamel ($9,400)
Drew Carey ($7,300)
Fuzzy Zoeller ($3,600)
Dennis Quaid ($4,200)
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Bill Maher
, 53 (bio ) comedian, political satirist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
757
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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* 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
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
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
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 11/2/09
17,177,929 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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