Hall of Fame
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
Mark Mays ($272,128)
Jami Gertz ($65,750)
Ally Walker ($2,800)
Kevin Harvick ($1,000)
Paul Simon ($56,500)
Diane Lane ($1,500)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
Bernie Kosar ($72,800)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
Bruce Springsteen ($12,000)
Scarlett Johansson ($2,300)
Tia Carrere ($2,250)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($443,903)
Andy Garcia ($500)
Thomas Gibson ($6,300)
Patrick Duffy ($3,500)
Gwyneth Paltrow ($32,450)
Whoopi Goldberg ($9,000)
Jeff Garlin ($250)
Tracy Chapman ($37,800)
John MacLeod ($3,000)
Alexander Payne ($4,750)
Jann Wenner ($189,654)
Howard Hesseman ($4,375)
Pat O'Brien ($3,000)
Will Smith ($34,600)
Timothy Hutton ($500)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
Jim Caviezel ($2,100)
Stephen Root ($1,000)
Brian France ($145,200)
David Talbot ($2,450)
David Mamet ($16,700)
Ben Silverman ($27,500)
Josh Hartnett ($2,000)
Robert Smigel ($8,100)
Julius Peppers ($2,000)
Clive Davis ($18,500)
Lindsay Wagner ($2,100)
Larry Gatlin ($15,490)
Sofia Coppola ($3,250)
Vince McMahon ($13,000)
Julianne Moore ($7,250)
Jerome Armstrong ($3,150)
Al Jarreau ($500)
Greg Biffle ($3,500)
Tom Selleck ($10,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Glenn Close
, 62 (bio ) actress
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,059
Election Picks: 8 wins, 7 losses
$29,950 Democrat $7,575 special interest total: $37,525
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Close, Glenn New York, NY 10106 R2 Holdings IT LTD/ActressBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $5,000 primary 10/03/08
Close, Glenn New Canaan, CT 06840 Self Employed/ActressPINGREE, CHELLIE M (D) House (ME District: 01) PINGREE FOR CONGRESSWon $2,300 general 09/03/08
Close, Glenn New Canaan, CT 06840 self/actressCOTE, ADAM ROLAND (D) House (ME District: 01) COTE FOR CONGRESSLost $2,300 primary 03/18/08
Close, Glenn new canaan, CT 06840 BZ Holdings, Inc./ActressBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $1,000 primary 02/21/08
Close, Glenn new canaan, CT 06840 BZ Holdings, Inc./ActressBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $1,000 primary 02/21/08
Close, Glenn new canaan, CT 06840 BZ Holdings, Inc./ActressBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $300 primary 02/21/08
Close, Glenn New Canaan, CT 06840 Self/ActressHillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTLost $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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Afghanistan
Days
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2,966
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
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AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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