Hall of Fame
Michael Kors ($26,050)
Susan Saint James ($44,800)
Karl Malone ($16,000)
John Mellencamp ($28,300)
Phyllis Diller ($4,500)
Cheryl Tiegs ($7,250)
Ally Walker ($2,800)
Eve Ensler ($13,255)
Tony Robbins ($32,290)
Morgan Freeman ($7,400)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Ethan Hawke ($25,000)
Doyle Brunson ($39,900)
Alice Walker ($21,413)
Bert Blyleven ($250)
Regis Philbin ($1,000)
Tim Gunn ($1,000)
Salma Hayek ($3,300)
Alex Trebek ($3,000)
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Sharon Stone ($33,700)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Kris Kristofferson ($17,000)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Kevin Johnson ($15,800)
Traci Lords ($300)
Mark Green ($5,910)
Bonnie Raitt ($220,604)
Anita Baker ($1,000)
Ryan Reynolds ($4,700)
Woody Harrelson ($7,800)
Marsha Mason ($58,125)
Michael Smerconish ($23,350)
Tyne Daly ($12,050)
Rob Reiner ($678,383)
George Foreman ($1,000)
Andy Griffith ($2,500)
Ozzy Osbourne ($2,000)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Norah Jones ($4,550)
Ed Koch ($28,192)
Brad Pitt ($28,500)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Jennifer Lopez ($4,200)
Scott Wolf ($2,000)
Gary Cole ($2,800)
Jay Chandrasekhar ($1,200)
Leonard Nimoy ($40,700)
Will Smith ($34,600)
Alicia Silverstone ($900)
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Lawrence Welk , 1903-1992 (bio ) musician, band leader
NEWS MEAT
1,309
Election Picks: 0 wins, 1 loss
$500 Republican $1,100 special interest total: $1,600
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
WELK, LAWRENCE KASTEN, ROBERT W JR (R)Lost $500 primary 05/13/91 WELK, LAWRENCE L 90401 - $500 primary 06/30/89 WELK, LAWRENCE L 90265 - $600 primary 08/10/87
* 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
2,559
3,087
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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