Hall of Fame
Tracy Scoggins ($500)
Joan Didion ($500)
Jon Bon Jovi ($30,680)
Billie Jean King ($21,100)
Griffin Dunne ($3,650)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Scott Wolf ($2,000)
Alan Arkin ($250)
Tyler Perry ($4,600)
Samuel Jackson ($3,300)
Dweezil Zappa ($6,500)
Adam Sandler ($2,100)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Gary Cole ($2,800)
Isaac Mizrahi ($4,165)
Peter Graves ($500)
Chris Tucker ($4,000)
Dwight Yoakam ($200)
Amy Holmes ($250)
Albert Brooks ($250)
Jim Belushi ($4,250)
Tony Stewart ($4,000)
Monica Lewinsky ($250)
Angela Bassett ($2,300)
Carson Kressley ($250)
Peter Chernin ($187,263)
Park Overall ($500)
Darrell Waltrip ($60,425)
Bob Weinstein ($115,500)
Stephanie Zimbalist ($25,500)
Jeffrey Lurie ($59,200)
Jack Nicholson ($24,500)
Amy Tan ($9,100)
Mandy Patinkin ($2,011)
James Cromwell ($6,550)
Meryl Streep ($15,700)
Paul Giamatti ($250)
Richard Stengel ($1,000)
Alex Spanos ($6,741,260)
Pat Bowlen ($33,250)
Mark Peel ($4,553)
Drew Carey ($7,300)
Chevy Chase ($214,475)
Tony Bennett ($6,600)
Cher ($11,400)
Randy Jackson ($2,300)
Larry Merchant ($7,750)
Donal Logue ($18,000)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Greg Norman ($6,000)
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Glenn Close
actress
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,143
Election Picks: 6 wins, 5 losses
$22,650 Democrat $7,575 special interest total: $30,225
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Close, Glenn New Canaan , CT 06840 self/actress COTE, ADAM ROLAND (D) House (ME District: 01) COTE FOR CONGRESS - $2,300 primary 03/18/08
Close, Glenn new canaan , CT 06840 BZ Holdings, Inc./Actress Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $1,000 primary 02/21/08
Close, Glenn new canaan , CT 06840 BZ Holdings, Inc./Actress Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $1,000 primary 02/21/08
Close, Glenn new canaan , CT 06840 BZ Holdings, Inc./Actress Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $300 primary 02/21/08
Close, Glenn New Canaan , CT 06840 Self/Actress Hillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT - $2,300 primary 12/07/07
Close, Glenn Bedford, NY 10506 Self Employed/Actress/ProducerHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $1,000 primary 12/26/03
Close, Glenn Bedford, NY 10506 Self Employed/Actress/ProducerHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $1,000 primary 08/30/03
Close, Glenn Bedford, NY 10506 Self employed/Actress/ProducerJohn Edwards (D) President EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENTLost $500 primary 06/11/03
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507 ACTORHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 09/13/99
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD, NY 10505 ACTORCAMMERMEYER, MARGARETHE PHD DR (D) House (WA District: 02) CAMMERMEYER 2 CONGRESSLost $1,000 general 09/30/98
CLOSE, GLENN NEW YORK, NY 10036 ACTRESSPatrick J. Kennedy (D) House (RI District: 01) FRIENDS OF PATRICK J. KENNEDY INC.Won $500 primary 05/08/98
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD, NY 10506 ACTRESSCAMMERMEYER, MARGARETHE PHD DR (D) House (WA District: 02) CAMMERMEYER 2 CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 11/22/97
CLOSE, GLENN NEW YORK, NY 10022 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,500 primary 10/24/96
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507 THE REALLY USEFUL CO VOTERS FOR CHOICE/FRIENDS OF FAMILY PLANNING - $1,000 primary 04/10/96
CLOSE, GLENN MS NEW YORK, NY 10022 ACTRESSBarbara A. Mikulski (D) Senate - MD MIKULSKI FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 12/18/95
CLOSE, GLENN NEW YORK, NY 10022 ACTRESS EMILY'S LIST - $1,000 primary 09/18/95
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507 THE REALLY USEFUL CO VOTERS FOR CHOICE/FRIENDS OF FAMILY PLANNING - $500 primary 04/11/95
CLOSE, GLENN NEW YORK, NY 10022 ACTRESS EMILY'S LIST - $1,000 primary 10/21/94
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD, NY 10506 ACTRESS/PRODUCERFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 general 10/15/94
CLOSE, GLENN NEW YORK, NY 10022 ACTRESSDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $250 general 09/12/94
CLOSE, GLENN NEW YORK, NY 10022 ACTRESS DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 08/30/94
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD, NY 10506 ACTRESS/PRODUCERFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 08/27/94
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507 ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $750 primary 03/08/94
CLOSE, GLENN NEW YORK, NY 10022 SUNSET WEST COMPANY DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $2,000 primary 11/29/93
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507 TRILLIUM PRODUCTIONS INCEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)Won $500 primary 11/04/93
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507 ACTRESS VOTERS FOR CHOICE/FRIENDS OF FAMILY PLANNING - $500 primary 08/31/93
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507 ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $700 primary 05/25/93
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507 ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $750 primary 12/31/92
CLOSE, GLENN NEW YORK, NY 10022 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 10/03/92
CLOSE, GLENN MS NEW YORK, NY 10022 ACTRESSYEAKEL, LYNN HARDY (D) Senate - PA FACES OF CHANGE/U S SENATE (FOCUS)Lost $1,000 primary 07/10/92
CLOSE, GLENN NEW YORK, NY 10022 ENTERTAINMT TRADESBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BARBARA BOXER FOR U S SENATEWon $500 primary 04/27/92
CLOSE, GLENN BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507 ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $750 primary 02/10/92
CLOSE, GLENN ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $375 primary 08/19/91
CLOSE, GLENN ACTOR HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $250 primary 06/28/91
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,982
2,510
GIs Killed in Action
3,370
361
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
777
146
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,479
1,506
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
145,000
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 19, 2008
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• Billionaires
• Sports Stars
• Media
• Business Executives
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
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