Hall of Fame
Patti Smith ($9,979)
Danny Meyer ($220,600)
Jane Bryant Quinn ($4,800)
Joe Watkins ($8,000)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
Neal Boortz ($6,550)
Richard Petty ($23,950)
Drew Curtis ($1,500)
Jasper Johns ($10,000)
Stephanie Zimbalist ($25,500)
Elisabeth Shue ($7,500)
Paul Simon ($56,500)
Lars Ulrich ($2,300)
Ben Silverman ($27,500)
Erica Jong ($7,000)
Jasmine Guy ($3,800)
Hugh Hefner ($132,000)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
Eric Roberts ($375)
Dabney Coleman ($2,500)
Mary Stuart Masterson ($9,375)
Linda Lavin ($3,750)
Teri Hatcher ($2,300)
Ed Begley, Jr ($35,700)
Paul Giamatti ($250)
David Arquette ($4,300)
Jennifer Garner ($10,600)
William Hurt ($5,000)
Dustin Hoffman ($169,950)
Caroline Kennedy ($46,650)
David Mamet ($16,700)
Tom Hanks ($113,050)
Kristi Yamaguchi ($2,300)
Roger Ebert ($1,500)
Lea Thompson ($3,308)
Isaac Mizrahi ($18,765)
Peter Magowan ($84,650)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Ashley Judd ($8,750)
Sylvester Stallone ($78,300)
David Rasche ($5,925)
Ron Jaworski ($5,000)
Patricia Richardson ($13,550)
Sofia Coppola ($3,250)
Noah Wyle ($42,000)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Wayne Newton ($25,250)
Usher ($250)
Phyllis Diller ($4,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Billy Joel , 60 (bio ) songwriter
NEWS MEAT
397
Election Picks: 5 wins, 1 loss
$10,550 Democrat $3,000 special interest total: $13,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Joel, William 11771 Barack Obama (D)Won $2,300 primary 06/19/08 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 01/13/06 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 10/14/05 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 07/20/05 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 04/19/05 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 01/28/05 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 10/18/04 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 07/21/04 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 04/16/04 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 01/22/04 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 10/17/03 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 07/07/03 Joel, William 10601 - $250 primary 04/17/03 JOEL, WILLIAM M 10021 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $3,000 primary 08/31/99 JOEL, WILLIAM M 10021 - $2,000 primary 08/19/98 JOEL, WILLIAM M 10019 Bill Clinton (D)Won $1,000 primary 10/23/95 JOEL, WILLIAM M 11937 HOCHBRUECKNER, GEORGE J (D)Lost $250 general 11/02/94 JOEL, WILLIAM M 11937 HOCHBRUECKNER, GEORGE J (D)Lost $500 primary 06/29/94 JOEL, BILLY 11937 HOCHBRUECKNER, GEORGE J (D)Won $500 general 10/21/92 JOEL, BILLY 11937 HOCHBRUECKNER, GEORGE J (D)Won $1,000 primary 08/25/88 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Billy Joel's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS 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
2,426
2,954
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
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