Hall of Fame
Bobby Farrelly ($2,000)
Randy Jackson ($2,300)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Edward James Olmos ($2,300)
Andy Borowitz ($20,850)
Jennifer Aniston ($2,300)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Kenny Rogers ($1,000)
Jeff Bridges ($28,350)
Illeana Douglas ($250)
Franco Harris ($39,030)
Pat Boone ($39,985)
Chuck Norris ($35,525)
Deepak Chopra ($17,200)
Mimi Rogers ($5,250)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
James Spader ($300)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Kinky Friedman ($250)
Park Overall ($500)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
Candice Bergen ($81,700)
James 'LL Cool J' Smith ($4,000)
Linda Evans ($3,300)
Marlee Matlin ($300)
Laura Dern ($4,300)
Anna Paquin ($900)
Tom Kite ($2,000)
Rhea Perlman ($75,054)
Geena Davis ($37,450)
Roger Staubach ($145,712)
Bob Newhart ($8,750)
John Leguizamo ($1,000)
Alice Walker ($21,413)
Kevin Nealon ($3,000)
Emmanuel Lewis ($3,450)
Jon Stewart ($2,000)
Seth Green ($2,300)
Sally Field ($25,600)
Natalie Maines ($4,672)
Andrea Jaeger ($500)
Richard Stengel ($1,000)
Chris Berman ($7,749)
Andrew Napolitano ($12,000)
Bette Midler ($149,425)
Ken Burns ($36,500)
Sheryl Crow ($14,000)
Peri Gilpin ($3,000)
Lee Corso ($680)
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Melanie Griffith
actress
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
295
Election Picks: 7 wins, 2 losses
$2,500 Republican $40,750 Democrat total: $43,250
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
posted 08/24/08 Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills , CA 90210 Self employed/Actress Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $1,000 primary 07/10/08
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 CASHMERE PRODUCTIONS INCBarack Obama (D) Senate - IL OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INCWon $1,000 general 09/23/04
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 MAD PRODUCTIONS INCHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $500 primary 03/28/04
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Cashmere Productions/ActressJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 02/27/04
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 MAD PRODUCTIONS INCHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2000Won $1,000 primary 08/31/99
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 ACTRESSBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 03/23/98
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 CASHMERE PRODUCTIONS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,500 primary 08/08/97
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 ACTRESSBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 12/04/95
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 MAD PRODUCTIONS INC DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $5,000 primary 07/26/95
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 MAD PRODUCTIONS INC DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $20,000 primary 07/26/95
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 ACTRESSDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY '94Won $4,000 primary 09/20/94
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 ACTRESSDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY '94Won $1,000 primary 09/20/94
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 ACTRESS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $2,500 primary 10/22/92
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 ACTORDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $250 primary 02/26/92
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 HEATH, JOSEPHINE (D) Senate - CO JOSIE HEATH FOR U S SENATE INCLost $500 general 08/30/90
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,989
2,517
GIs Killed in Action
3,371
363
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
778
148
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,481
1,528
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
140,000
30,000
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Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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