Hall of Fame
Judy Blume ($35,750)
Donald Sterling ($6,000)
Patricia Cornwell ($210,400)
Isaiah Washington ($4,450)
Gary Collins ($2,250)
Chuck Barris ($16,500)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
Jacques Pepin ($250)
James Ellroy ($500)
Bob Odenkirk ($4,500)
Michelle Pfeiffer ($3,500)
Joe Dumars ($1,000)
Ellen Barkin ($95,500)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Omar Epps ($2,300)
Helen Reddy ($10,000)
Hal Sparks ($4,218)
David Koepp ($67,400)
Eddie Sutton ($4,625)
Ric Flair ($2,000)
Benicio Del Toro ($500)
Danny Ainge ($3,550)
Uma Thurman ($28,000)
Jeff Foxworthy ($4,000)
Art Linkletter ($2,000)
Linda Fiorentino ($1,000)
Jeff Zucker ($10,000)
Timothy Dalton ($250)
Richard Zanuck ($12,500)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($24,200)
Val Kilmer ($6,900)
Christine Lahti ($19,050)
Kurt Busch ($1,000)
Ally Walker ($2,800)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,800)
Laura Innes ($3,800)
Lou Dobbs ($1,000)
Margot Kidder ($7,250)
Phil Jackson ($7,755)
Isaac Mizrahi ($18,765)
Scarlett Johansson ($2,300)
Jennifer Aniston ($30,800)
Bradley Whitford ($154,250)
Moby ($12,500)
Ben Silverman ($27,500)
Marc Cherry ($10,150)
Cher ($11,400)
Mike Mills ($54,141)
Julie Taymor ($30,500)
Jonathan Franzen ($9,100)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
LeVar Burton
, 53 (bio ) actor, director
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
683
Election Picks: 2 wins, 0 losses
$2,300 Democrat $1,100 special interest total: $3,400
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Burton, Levar Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Self employed/Actor/DirectorBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $300 primary 03/02/08
BURTON, LEVAR LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 ACTORBarack Obama (D) Senate - IL OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INCWon $2,000 general 09/16/04
Burton, Levar Los Angeles, CA 90036 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $600 primary 08/28/02
BURTON, LEVAR LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $500 primary 08/11/99
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,558
3,086
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
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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 3/15/10
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