Hall of Fame
Tammy Bruce ($9,100)
Ted Nugent ($1,500)
Todd Bridges ($1,000)
Lou Diamond Phillips ($2,000)
Courteney Cox ($1,500)
Keenen Ivory Wayans ($1,000)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Jon Bon Jovi ($35,280)
Les Moonves ($35,450)
Jerry Bruckheimer ($65,150)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
John Astin ($1,000)
Mike Bliss ($1,000)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Richard Zanuck ($12,500)
John C Reilly ($3,300)
Charles Grodin ($4,000)
Carol Burnett ($14,750)
Garry Trudeau ($118,100)
Robert Kraft ($338,350)
Emmylou Harris ($2,750)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
Herman Wouk ($44,525)
Pat Summerall ($3,500)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Ashley Judd ($8,750)
Ed Begley, Jr ($31,250)
Walid Phares ($1,000)
Courtney B Vance ($250)
Seth Meyers ($4,600)
James Garner ($29,620)
Larry Charles ($2,500)
Steven Soderbergh ($19,600)
Richie Sambora ($2,000)
Jim Cramer ($260,000)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
David Westin ($9,000)
Jason Bateman ($5,125)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
Boyd Tinsley ($82,350)
Dwight Yoakam ($200)
Annabeth Gish ($1,800)
Steve Young ($1,000)
Sam Sheperd ($500)
French Stewart ($1,000)
Al Unser, Jr ($3,500)
Corbin Bernsen ($550)
Robin Leach ($3,500)
Marla Gibbs ($3,900)
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Meryl Streep
, 59 (bio ) actress
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,671
Election Picks: 4 wins, 6 losses
$13,550 Democrat $1,000 special interest total: $14,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Gummer, M S New York, NY 10007 Self employed/ArtistBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $-2,300 primary 03/31/08
Gummer, M S New York, NY 10007 Self employed/ArtistBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $4,600 primary 03/31/08
Gummer, M S Morristown, NJ 07962 self/parentJohn Hall (D) House (NY District: 19) JOHN HALL FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 10/04/06
Gummer, M.S. Morristown, NJ 07960 Self/ActorJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 02/16/04
Gummer, M S New York, NY 10011 Self employed/ArtistWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 12/12/03
GUMMER, M S TACONIC, CT 06079 ACTORJAMES, STEVE (D) House (NY District: 22) JAMES FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 general 10/19/96
GUMMER, M S WESTON, CT 06883 ACTRESSJAMES, STEVE (D) House (NY District: 22) JAMES FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 06/30/96
GUMMER, M S LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 KERREY, J ROBERT (BOB) SENATOR (D) President KERREY FOR PRESIDENTLost $250 primary 09/14/92
GUMMER, MERYL STREEP MRS TACONIC, 06079 ACTRESSWIRTH, TIMOTHY E (D) Senate - CO COMMITTEE FOR TIM WIRTH INCWon $1,000 general 08/28/86
GUMMER, M S NORTHEAST, NY 12546 ACTRESSWOODS, HARRIETT (D) Senate - MO HARRIETT WOODS COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 08/21/86
STREEP, MERYL NEW YORK, NY 12546 ACTRESSEVANS, JOHN VICTOR (D) Senate - ID JOHN EVANS FOR SENATE COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 08/20/86
GUMMER, M S NEW YORK, NY 12546 ACTRESSCRANSTON, ALAN SENATOR (D) Senate - CA CRANSTON FOR SENATE '92 INCWon $1,000 general 08/15/86
STREEP, MERYL NORTH EAST, NY 12546 ACTRESS FUND FOR A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY - $1,000 general 09/19/81
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Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 12/15/08 — 16,423,650 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,120
2,648
GIs Killed in Action
3,400
406
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
821
153
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,624
1,692
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,000
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated January 2, 2009
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 12/15/08
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