Hall of Fame
Josh Radnor ($2,250)
James Denton ($2,300)
Michael Keaton ($7,000)
Kate Capshaw ($227,275)
David Caruso ($6,000)
Lowry Mays ($488,790)
Krista Allen ($6,682)
Lainie Kazan ($1,500)
French Stewart ($1,000)
Lea Thompson ($3,308)
Frank Oz ($1,200)
Dylan McDermott ($2,000)
Bud Adams ($6,300)
Keenen Ivory Wayans ($1,000)
Andy Borowitz ($22,850)
Janine Turner ($7,500)
Maury Povich ($64,300)
Jeff Garlin ($250)
Leonard Nimoy ($38,300)
Leigh Steinberg ($204,950)
Denny Crum ($2,654)
John Andretti ($750)
Mary Tyler Moore ($18,500)
Anjelica Huston ($3,000)
Kenneth Tomlinson ($11,600)
Jeffrey Lurie ($68,300)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Jamie Foxx ($46,100)
Matt Damon ($89,600)
David Mamet ($16,700)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
Shirley MacLaine ($2,000)
Tom Ricketts ($77,000)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Rene Russo ($12,000)
Jason Sehorn ($2,000)
Matt Groening ($59,450)
Jim Gaffigan ($1,250)
Steve Buscemi ($2,873)
Jenny McCarthy ($1,250)
Kathy Griffin ($4,300)
Christina Applegate ($4,300)
Jamie Farr ($5,300)
Carly Simon ($12,950)
Jim Cramer ($261,000)
David Ogden Stiers ($10,650)
James B Stewart ($2,000)
Dave Checketts ($86,900)
Michael Bidwell ($19,875)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Hal Sparks
, 40 (bio ) actor, comedian
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,359
Election Picks: 1 win, 1 loss
$4,018 Democrat $200 special interest total: $4,218
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Sparks, Hal Venice, CA 90291 B 26 354 Inc/Comedian DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $218 primary 08/13/09
SPARKS, HAL VENICE, CA 90291 SELF-EMPLOYED/COMEDIAN DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 05/09/09
Sparks, Hal Venice, CA 90291 Self employed/FooleBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $500 general 09/09/08
Sparks, Hal Venice, CA 90291 Self employed/FooleBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $500 general 08/28/08
Sparks, Hal Venice, CA 90291 Self employed/FooleBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $300 primary 03/21/08
SPARKS, HAL VENICE, CA 90291 SELF-EMPLOYED/COMEDIAN DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 07/21/07
Sparks, Hal Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Showtime/Actor - Comedian - MusWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $1,000 primary 01/23/04
Sparks, Hal Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Showtime/Actor - Comedian - MusWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $500 primary 12/03/03
Sparks, Hal Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Showtime/Actor - Comedian - MusWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $500 primary 11/14/03
SPARKS, HAL SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91423 SHOWTIME NETWORKS MOVEON.ORG VOTER FUND - $200 primary 10/24/03
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Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/16/09 — 17,204,191 records
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political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,438
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
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 17, 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 11/16/09
17,204,191 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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