Hall of Fame
Stuart Sternberg ($46,585)
Scott Glenn ($250)
Brad Grey ($205,150)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Charlie Daniels ($500)
Brian De Palma ($2,000)
Sally Kirkland ($1,300)
Merril Hoge ($1,000)
Judy Blume ($35,750)
Branford Marsalis ($7,000)
Don Shula ($18,734)
Kate Hudson ($17,000)
Joaquin Phoenix ($2,000)
Pat Benatar ($2,375)
Kirk Douglas ($20,300)
George Clooney ($57,700)
Jennifer Garner ($10,600)
Arnold Palmer ($27,350)
Jerome Bettis ($9,300)
Liev Schreiber ($1,500)
Tammy Bruce ($14,450)
Ryan Reynolds ($4,700)
Jeri Ryan ($250)
Yoko Ono ($2,000)
Ian Gomez ($250)
Fran Drescher ($7,050)
Ernest Borgnine ($2,500)
Harrison Ford ($51,550)
Sharon Gless ($14,800)
Marvin Hamlisch ($7,250)
Christian Slater ($6,550)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
David Ogden Stiers ($10,650)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Garth Brooks ($1,000)
Mark Brunell ($5,000)
Tom Benson ($174,298)
Walid Phares ($1,000)
Julia Sweeney ($2,318)
Steve Bing ($8,901,740)
Phyllis George ($18,200)
Hill Harper ($7,900)
Jeanne Tripplehorn ($3,760)
Ric Flair ($2,000)
James Spader ($300)
Edie Falco ($2,800)
Roger Ebert ($1,500)
Robert Kraft ($366,150)
Ed Koch ($28,192)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
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James Michener , 1907-1997 (bio ) author
NEWS MEAT
667
Election Picks: 5 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
MICHENER, JAMES 78703 Bill Clinton (D)Won $250 primary 05/05/95 MICHENER, JAMES A 78713 YEAKEL, LYNN HARDY (D)Lost $500 general 08/25/92 MICHENER, JAMES A 78713 YEAKEL, LYNN HARDY (D)Lost $500 general 06/30/92 MICHENER, JAMES A 33146 KOSTMAYER, PETER H (D)Won $500 general 09/01/88 MICHENER, JAMES MR 21663 WIRTH, TIMOTHY E (D)Won $500 general 10/17/86 MICHENER, JAMES A MR 78712 Barbara A. Mikulski (D)Won $500 general 10/16/86 MICHENER, JAMES A 78712 KOSTMAYER, PETER H (D)Won $500 general 10/15/86
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 3/15/10 — 17,488,084 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,557
3,085
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
722
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
906
206
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,930
2,953
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
98,000
68,000
Brookings
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2010)
$791 Bln
$269 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$288 Mil
$82 Mil
casualty status updated March 8, 2010
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 3/15/10
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