Hall of Fame
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ($9,900)
M Night Shyamalan ($8,200)
Marsha Mason ($54,625)
Kenneth Tomlinson ($11,100)
Mike Helton ($55,890)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Hal Sparks ($2,750)
Lou Piniella ($4,000)
Max Wright ($1,500)
Mike Bliss ($1,000)
Richard Linklater ($2,000)
Vince McMahon ($13,000)
Stephen Root ($500)
Steven Soderbergh ($19,600)
Lainie Kazan ($1,500)
Tim Daly ($250)
Ben Stein ($58,900)
Peter Graves ($500)
Mark Richt ($1,000)
Rick Pitino ($2,000)
Martin Sheen ($7,500)
Eddie Sutton ($4,625)
John Astin ($1,000)
Doyle Brunson ($34,400)
Kevin Costner ($24,000)
Chris Berman ($7,749)
Oliver Platt ($2,978)
Sidney Poitier ($9,950)
John Fund ($1,000)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
Rebecca De Mornay ($5,100)
Alanis Morissette ($3,000)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,300)
Stephen King ($205,400)
Marlo Thomas ($411,700)
Michael Chabon ($10,550)
Alec Baldwin ($133,402)
Patricia Arquette ($22,800)
Boomer Esiason ($2,300)
David E Kelley ($7,300)
James Garner ($29,620)
Anthony Pellicano ($500)
Merle Haggard ($1,000)
Samuel Jackson ($3,300)
Tim McCarver ($500)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
Chevy Chase ($214,475)
Sheena Easton ($8,700)
Janeane Garofalo ($10,388)
Sharon Stone ($32,700)
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Dave Matthews
, 41 (bio ) recording artist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
662
Election Picks: 1 win, 0 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
MATTHEWS, DAVID SEATTLE , WA 98103 James H. "Jim," Jr. Webb (D) Senate - VA JAMES WEBB FOR US SENATE - $-2,100 primary 10/18/06
MATTHEWS, DAVID SEATTLE , WA 98103 SELF/MUSICIAN James H. "Jim," Jr. Webb (D) Senate - VA JAMES WEBB FOR US SENATEWon $2,100 primary 09/28/06
MATTHEWS, DAVID SEATTLE , WA 98103 SELF/MUSICIAN James H. "Jim," Jr. Webb (D) Senate - VA JAMES WEBB FOR US SENATEWon $2,100 general 09/28/06
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Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 8/25/08 — 15,501,783 records
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political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,989
2,517
GIs Killed in Action
3,371
363
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
778
148
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,481
1,528
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
140,000
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated August 27, 2008
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 8/25/08
15,501,783 records (election cycles 1980-2008)
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