Hall of Fame
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Jerry Bruckheimer ($68,850)
Sela Ward ($625)
Nora Roberts ($4,300)
Lars Ulrich ($2,300)
Clive Davis ($18,500)
Robert Smigel ($8,100)
Debra Messing ($6,600)
Dan Jenkins ($5,700)
Pamela Reed ($4,725)
Bill Condon ($400)
George Brett ($3,300)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
Neal Boortz ($6,550)
Sam Waterston ($45,927)
Amy Tan ($6,800)
Jalen Rose ($4,300)
James L Brooks ($329,280)
Harvey Keitel ($13,200)
Rosanna Arquette ($17,300)
Toni Morrison ($5,800)
Alicia Silverstone ($900)
John Mellencamp ($28,300)
Marla Maples ($29,800)
Beverly D'Angelo ($2,000)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
Christine Taylor ($3,300)
Tom Werner ($318,700)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Nancy Walls ($10,000)
Joely Fisher ($5,800)
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
Hank Williams, Jr ($5,750)
Alex Haley ($2,000)
Wes Craven ($19,100)
Philip Seymour Hoffman ($10,900)
Enrico Colantoni ($250)
Geena Davis ($37,450)
Marlee Matlin ($300)
Nancy Cartwright ($9,500)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Emmitt Smith ($7,700)
Bill Murray ($6,000)
Robin Williams ($148,600)
Robert Redford ($47,500)
Dennis Green ($9,550)
Rob Lowe ($1,000)
Aaron Sorkin ($201,700)
Bill Romanowski ($250)
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Neil Simon
, 82 (bio ) playwright, screenwriter
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
250
Election Picks: 10 wins, 3 losses
$63,125 Democrat $4,750 special interest total: $67,875
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 WRITER/ACTORBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY '98Won $2,500 primary 02/09/98
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN FUND - $250 primary 10/24/97
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 STARR & COMPANY DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 06/30/97
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 SCREENWRITER EMILY'S LIST - $1,000 primary 01/03/97
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 LIVE MAGAZINE DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 12/30/96
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 DNC NON-FEDERAL UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT (soft-money donation) - $25,000 primary 10/11/96
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 PLAYWRIGHTRick Weiland (D) House (SD District: 01) PEOPLE FOR WEILANDLost $500 general 10/08/96
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $1,000 primary 09/04/96
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 PLAYWRIGHT/SELF DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 05/20/96
SIMON, NEIL MR LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 WRITERBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 GEN ELECTION LEGAL & ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCEWon $500 general 02/06/96
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 WRITERJane Harman (D) House (CA District: 36) FRIENDS OF JANE HARMANWon $500 primary 01/19/96
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 EMILY'S LIST - $2,000 primary 01/11/96
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 07/01/95
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 WRITER HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $1,500 primary 01/06/95
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 WRITERDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY '94Won $250 primary 10/20/94
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 WRITERDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $250 general 10/14/94
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 WRITERDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $250 general 04/06/94
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 WRITERDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $250 general 04/01/94
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 WRITERDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $1,000 primary 03/21/94
SIMON, NEIL NEW YORK, NY 10022 WRITER/PRODUCERRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 12/07/93
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 PLAYWRIGHT DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 11/17/93
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 PLAYWRITE WRITERBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BARBARA BOXER FOR U S SENATEWon $500 general 10/26/92
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 DIRECTOR/PRODUCER DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 10/23/92
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 DIRECTOR/PRODUCER DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 10/23/92
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 Barbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BARBARA BOXER FOR U S SENATEWon $375 general 09/30/92
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 WRITERDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA VOICES FOR CHANGE '92Won $5,000 primary 08/26/92
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 YEAKEL, LYNN HARDY (D) Senate - PA WOMEN . . . FOR A CHANGELost $1,000 primary 07/27/92
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 PLAYWRIGHTBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INCWon $1,000 primary 12/19/91
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 WRITERDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $250 primary 07/08/91
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 WRITERBRADLEY, BILL (D) Senate - NJ BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90Won $250 general 03/22/89
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 WRITERBRADLEY, BILL (D) Senate - NJ BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90Won $1,000 primary 05/04/88
SIMON, NEIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 WRITERBAYH, BIRCH E. JR. (D) Senate - IN BIRCH BAYH FOR SENATOR COMMITTEELost $250 primary 02/14/80
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
casualty status updated November 17, 2009
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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 11/16/09
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