Hall of Fame
Alicia Keys ($500)
Al Michaels ($2,000)
Gary Ross ($70,122)
Franco Harris ($69,030)
Doris Kearns Goodwin ($1,400)
Rue McClanahan ($8,975)
William Dean Singleton ($14,000)
Maura Tierney ($45,100)
Joe Watkins ($8,000)
Mark Kulkis ($6,100)
Monica Lewinsky ($250)
Jeff Goldblum ($1,000)
Jimmie Johnson ($4,300)
Rick Pitino ($2,000)
Dave Checketts ($86,900)
Connie Schultz ($4,200)
Dr Keith Ablow ($1,750)
Albert Brooks ($250)
Jacques Pepin ($250)
Paul Michael Glaser ($1,000)
Rita Wilson ($88,150)
Hugh Hefner ($132,000)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
Soon-Yi Previn ($1,000)
Connie Stevens ($7,150)
John Ramsey ($2,000)
Richard Stengel ($1,000)
Chuck Norris ($35,525)
Bucky Dent ($500)
Ally Sheedy ($5,100)
Kevin James ($2,100)
Sharon Gless ($14,800)
Mike Mills ($54,141)
Toby Keith ($4,000)
Beverly D'Angelo ($2,000)
Vicki Lawrence ($1,200)
Kirk Douglas ($20,300)
Dan Reeves ($18,500)
Markie Post ($4,500)
Josh Brolin ($2,000)
Catherine Coulter ($17,000)
Joe Gibbs ($6,200)
Sigourney Weaver ($5,800)
Jamie Lee Curtis ($55,478)
Bobby Valentine ($4,000)
Bruce Vilanch ($8,500)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Danny Devito ($144,700)
Mary Higgins Clark ($61,900)
Alan Ruck ($1,250)
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Joan Didion
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NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,336
Election Picks: 0 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
DUNNE, JOAN DIDION WRITERVIDAL, GORE (D) Senate - CA GORE VIDAL FOR US SENATELost $500 primary 05/19/82
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political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,425
2,953
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
, 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 5, 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 11/2/09
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