Hall of Fame
Mary Higgins Clark ($61,900)
Lucy Lawless ($4,000)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
George Takei ($18,304)
Quincy Jones ($248,475)
Fred Wilpon ($128,465)
Malcolm Glazer ($26,000)
Chevy Chase ($226,375)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
Lynda Carter ($14,400)
Tim LaHaye ($10,300)
Eddie Vedder ($5,208)
Art Spiegelman ($2,000)
Melissa Boyle Mahle ($500)
Randy Jackson ($3,300)
Norah Jones ($4,550)
Jerry Buss ($52,550)
Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez ($4,300)
Dwight Yoakam ($200)
Hank Williams, Jr ($5,750)
Cedric 'the Entertainer' Kyles ($2,500)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Dan Jenkins ($5,700)
Clyde Drexler ($2,000)
Brandon Routh ($250)
Tom Watson ($8,501)
Joan Jett ($7,550)
Mike Farrell ($10,700)
Maria Shriver ($19,900)
Bud Selig ($103,550)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Greg Kinnear ($1,000)
Mike McCaskey ($10,500)
Gene Wilder ($3,250)
Laura Linney ($2,300)
Lee Corso ($680)
Michael Jordan ($22,400)
Farid Suleman ($26,800)
Lou Gossett, Jr ($9,850)
Andrew Shue ($4,750)
Joe Watkins ($8,000)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Nancy Sinatra ($88,420)
Tim McGraw ($7,500)
Jacques Pepin ($250)
Meg Ryan ($10,300)
Leeza Gibbons ($750)
Mariel Hemingway ($1,750)
Andy Garcia ($500)
Nicole Miller ($33,500)
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Jim Abrahams
, 65 (bio ) director, screenwriter
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,088
Election Picks: 2 wins, 2 losses
$14,550 Democrat $2,000 special interest total: $16,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Abrahams, James Mr. Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self-employed/WriterBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $300 general 10/31/08
Abrahams, James Mr. Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self-employedBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $1,000 primary 06/23/08
Abrahams, James Mr. Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self-employedBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $500 primary 04/14/08
Abrahams, James S. Santa Monica, CA 90403 Sellf/Film DirectorLORD, ROBERT JAMES (D) House (AZ District: 03) BOB LORD FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 03/11/08
ABRAHAMS, JAMES SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 09/25/06
ABRAHAMS, JAMES SANTA MONICA, CA 90403 FILM DIRECTOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - $2,000 primary 10/14/98
ABRAHAMS, JIM SANTA MONICA, CA 90403 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/23/92
ABRAHAMS, JIM SANTA MONICA, CA 90403 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/23/92
ABRAHAMS, JAMES S SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 LEVINE, MEL (D) Senate - CA LEVINE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $500 primary 12/04/91
ABRAHAMS, JAMES S SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 DIRECTORLEVINE, MEL (D) Senate - CA LEVINE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $250 primary 04/11/91
ABRAHAMS, JIM SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 ABRAHAMS BOY INCJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 06/30/89
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
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
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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
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