Hall of Fame
William 'Hootie' Johnson ($14,949)
Barry Switzer ($8,000)
Donald Fehr ($18,756)
Kathy Najimy ($16,650)
Robin Williams ($148,600)
Lauren Hutton ($4,000)
Fred Wilpon ($128,465)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Sarah Vowell ($500)
Maya Angelou ($25,050)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Don King ($284,300)
Stockard Channing ($10,000)
Bill Condon ($400)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Martin Sheen ($7,500)
Matt Groening ($59,450)
Julie Bowen ($1,000)
Seth MacFarlane ($73,100)
Ted McGinley ($500)
Jon Bon Jovi ($35,280)
Suze Orman ($39,500)
Phil Donahue ($162,200)
Pia Zadora ($6,500)
Sanjay Gupta ($8,200)
Woody Allen ($12,750)
Josh Hartnett ($2,000)
Murray Waas ($250)
Olivia Wilde ($500)
John Smoltz ($9,800)
Lars Ulrich ($2,300)
Ryan O'Neal ($500)
Danny Goldberg ($185,800)
John Daly ($1,000)
Amber Tamblyn ($4,300)
Diane English ($10,750)
David Soul ($500)
Dennis Green ($9,550)
Phyllis George ($18,200)
Emmanuel Lewis ($3,450)
David Caruso ($6,000)
Christine Taylor ($3,300)
Maria Bello ($4,300)
Treat Williams ($1,000)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Mark Kulkis ($6,100)
George Steinbrenner ($264,400)
Madonna ($41,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Leonard Bernstein
, 1918-1990 (bio ) composer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,753
Election Picks: 0 wins, 3 losses
$3,500 Democrat $2,000 special interest total: $5,500
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BERNSTEIN, LEONARD NEW YORK, NY 10019 HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND - $2,000 primary 01/03/89
BERNSTEIN, LEONARD NEW YORK, NY 10019 MUSICIANFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) WESTCHESTER FRIENDS OF HAMILTON FISHLost $1,000 primary 12/21/87
BERNSTEIN, LEONARD NEW YORK, NY 10019 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 03/17/86
BERNSTEIN, LEONARD NEW YORK, NY 10019 CONDUCTORHOLTZMAN, ELIZABETH (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF LIZ HOLTZMAN INC '80Lost $500 general 11/24/80
BERNSTEIN, LEONARD NEW YORK, NY 10019 KENNEDY, EDWARD M. (D) President KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 12/13/79
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS 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
2,558
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
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
17,488,084 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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