Hall of Fame
Nick Saban ($250)
David McCullough ($9,000)
John Ratzenberger ($9,525)
Howard Stern ($4,350)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
Brad Grey ($150,550)
Blythe Danner ($29,900)
Leeza Gibbons ($750)
Bud Selig ($101,150)
Merle Haggard ($1,000)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
Carrie Fisher ($13,500)
Vera Wang ($37,120)
Alan Dershowitz ($21,810)
Mary Higgins Clark ($61,900)
Jeffrey Wright ($8,900)
Peter Chernin ($235,313)
Mark Burnett ($2,300)
Gloria Steinem ($55,515)
David Caruso ($6,000)
Fran Drescher ($7,050)
Sammy Hagar ($8,800)
Arnold Palmer ($26,850)
Woody Allen ($12,750)
David Soul ($500)
Norah Jones ($4,550)
Judy Blume ($35,250)
Kate Hudson ($17,000)
Jane Kaczmarek ($39,750)
Joan Chen ($1,000)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Chris Parnell ($3,000)
Paul Reiser ($38,950)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
Robert DeNiro ($70,500)
Calvin Klein ($280,550)
Robert Smigel ($8,100)
Regis Philbin ($1,000)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
Illeana Douglas ($250)
Wendie Malick ($9,050)
Andy Borowitz ($22,850)
Ivana Trump ($10,000)
Tim Robbins ($38,210)
Dennis Haysbert ($8,600)
Dixie Carter ($4,000)
Meredith Baxter ($55,250)
Jim Abrahams ($16,550)
Mancow Muller ($6,000)
Elizabeth Taylor ($7,900)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Paul Simon
, 67 (bio ) singer/songwriter
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
518
Election Picks: 8 wins, 6 losses
$46,500 Democrat $1,000 Independent $8,000 special interest total: $55,500
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 FRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE - $-100 general 09/13/08
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 SELF EMPLOYED/SINGER/SONGWRITERChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD- $2,300 general 09/08/08
Simon, Paul New York, NY 10019 self/singer/songwriterEric J. Massa (D) House (NY District: 29) MASSA FOR CONGRESSWon $2,300 general 06/30/08
Simon, Paul New York, NY 10019 self/singer/songwriterEric J. Massa (D) House (NY District: 29) MASSA FOR CONGRESSWon $2,300 primary 06/30/08
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 SELF-EMPLOYED/MUSICIAN/SONGWRITERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEpending $2,300 general 03/05/08
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 SELF-EMPLOYED/MUSICIAN/SONGWRITERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEpending $2,300 primary 03/05/08
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 SELF/SINGERTom Harkin (D) Senate - IA CITIZENS FOR HARKINWon $1,000 primary 09/21/07
Simon, Paul Mr. New York, NY 10019 Self Employed/Singer/SongwriterChris Dodd (D) President CHRIS DODD FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,300 general 03/23/07
Simon, Paul Mr. New York, NY 10019 Self Employed/Singer/SongwriterChris Dodd (D) President CHRIS DODD FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,900 primary 03/23/07
Simon, Paul Mr. New York, NY 10019 Self Employed/Singer/SongwriterChris Dodd (D) President CHRIS DODD FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $400 primary 03/14/07
Simon, Paul New York, NY 10019 Self Employed/Musician CITIZENS FOR HOPE RESPONSIBILITY INDEPENDENCE & SERVICE PAC (CHRIS PAC) - $5,000 primary 06/29/06
Simon, Paul New York, NY 10019 Self-Employed/MusicianTimothy H. Bishop (D) House (NY District: 01) TIM BISHOP FOR CONGRESSWon $2,000 primary 09/02/05
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 SINGER/SONGWRITERChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $2,000 general 05/19/04
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 SONGWRITERHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 general 10/31/00
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 SINGER/SONGWRITERChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $1,000 primary 06/21/00
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 SONGWRITER/MUSICIAN BROADCAST MUSIC INC LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR AUTHORS COMPOSERS & PUBLISHERS - $1,000 primary 09/10/98
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 ARTISTChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT 98 FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $1,000 general 12/22/97
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 ARTISTChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT 98 FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $1,000 primary 12/22/97
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10023 DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $10,000 primary 10/22/92
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 CHARING CROSS MUSIC IHOLLINGS, ERNEST F (D) Senate - SC HOLLINGS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 06/25/90
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 CHARING CROSS MUSIC IHOLLINGS, ERNEST F (D) Senate - SC HOLLINGS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 general 06/25/90
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 MUSCIAL ARTISTMichael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS/BENTSEN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUND (GELAC) - $-1,000 general 09/06/88
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 MUSICAL ARTISTMichael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS/BENTSEN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUND (GELAC)Lost $1,000 general 09/06/88
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10019 MUSICAL ARTISTMichael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, INCLost $1,000 primary 09/06/88
SIMON, PAUL MR NEW YORK, NY 10022 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/15/86
SIMON, PAUL MUSICIAN - $1,000 primary 10/14/86
SIMON, PAUL - $1,000 general 10/14/86
SIMON, PAUL N Y, NY 10019 SINGER COMPOSERABZUG, BELLA S (D) House (NY District: 20) BELLA ABZUG FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 09/19/86
SIMON, PAUL MR NEW YORK, NY ENTERTAINERBOND, JULIAN (D) House (GA District: 05) JULIAN BOND TO CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 09/02/86
SIMON, PAUL MR ENTERTAINERBOND, JULIAN (D) House (GA District: 05) JULIAN BOND TO CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 06/27/86
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 10021 ANDERSON, JOHN B (IND) President NATIONAL UNITY CAMPAIGN FOR JOHN ANDERSONLost $1,000 general 07/14/80
SIMON, PAUL NEW YORK, NY 00000 ENTERTAINERGREEN, MARK J (D) House (NY District: 18) MARK GREEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 06/26/80
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* 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 6/22/09 — 16,836,301 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,299
2,827
GIs Killed in Action
3,454
468
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
862
166
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,802
1,939
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
135,000
38,000
AP
, Reuters
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated June 19, 2009
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• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
• Sports Stars
• Media
• Business Executives
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
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