Hall of Fame
Christopher Ruddy ($35,700)
Daniel Snyder ($200,500)
Arthur Blank ($285,800)
Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez ($4,300)
Eliza Dushku ($1,000)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
John Fogerty ($3,000)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
Blair Brown ($12,500)
Halle Berry ($3,300)
Olivia Newton-John ($500)
John Hinderaker ($18,912)
Jada Pinkett Smith ($36,600)
Ted Nugent ($1,500)
Chuck Close ($56,600)
Erica Jong ($7,000)
Sean McManus ($1,250)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
David Soul ($500)
Bob Weir ($9,092)
Markie Post ($4,500)
Alexander Payne ($4,750)
Alex Haley ($2,000)
Patricia Cornwell ($210,400)
Jodie Foster ($43,850)
Harold Ramis ($29,550)
Rosie O'Donnell ($198,600)
Lance Burton ($1,000)
Larry David ($194,100)
Eddie Vedder ($5,208)
Roy Horn ($40,450)
Berry Gordy ($1,282,550)
Barry Bostwick ($250)
Tom Clancy ($237,050)
Julianne Moore ($7,250)
Sandra Bernhard ($3,039)
Bud Selig ($103,550)
William 'Hootie' Johnson ($14,949)
Keith Hernandez ($7,750)
Andy Garcia ($500)
Bill Kristol ($8,500)
Dweezil Zappa ($6,500)
Tim LaHaye ($10,300)
Ben Silverman ($27,500)
Cher ($11,400)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Scarlett Johansson ($2,300)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Walid Phares ($1,000)
Annie Leibovitz ($8,300)
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Jim Abrahams
, 65 (bio ) director, screenwriter
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,086
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
2,426
2,954
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
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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 5, 2009
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