Hall of Fame
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Marisa Tomei ($2,400)
Madonna ($12,500)
Mansoor Ijaz ($85,800)
Henry Winkler ($35,000)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
George Strait ($240)
Monica Lewinsky ($250)
Pat Boone ($39,985)
Bruce Hornsby ($10,070)
George Steinbrenner ($254,600)
Randy Jackson ($2,300)
Steven Soderbergh ($19,600)
Stephen Root ($500)
Dixie Carter ($4,000)
Andrew Greeley ($8,600)
Merle Haggard ($1,000)
Bruce Boxleitner ($5,000)
Larry Gatlin ($12,490)
Harrison Ford ($20,500)
Veronica Hamel ($9,400)
Milos Forman ($23,050)
Ric Flair ($2,000)
Melissa Boyle Mahle ($500)
Kathie Lee Gifford ($3,000)
John Fogerty ($3,000)
Dave Matthews ($2,100)
John Smoltz ($8,800)
Jane Smiley ($11,125)
Matt LeBlanc ($4,000)
Hector Elizondo ($700)
Mike McCaskey ($10,500)
Norman Lear ($1,004,155)
Eddie Vedder ($5,208)
Chris Tucker ($4,000)
Doyle Brunson ($34,400)
Alicia Keys ($500)
Dana Delany ($32,250)
Lindsay Wagner ($2,100)
Kyle MacLachlan ($1,000)
Stan Lee ($20,000)
Topher Grace ($4,600)
Rush Limbaugh ($2,000)
Kal Penn ($2,654)
James Lipton ($1,300)
Dean Cain ($2,000)
Billy Dee Williams ($1,000)
Jack Nicholson ($24,500)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
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Ross Bleckner
artist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,695
Election Picks: 2 wins, 9 losses
$41,720 Democrat $13,050 special interest total: $54,770
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
posted 08/24/08 BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK , NY 10011 Self/Artist DEMOCRATIC WHITE HOUSE VICTORY FUND - $10,000 primary 06/30/08
posted 08/24/08 BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK , NY 10022 SELF-EMPLOYED/ARTIST FRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE - $250 primary 02/26/08
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK , NY 10011 SELF/ARTIST NEAL, JIM (D) Senate - NC JIM NEAL FOR SENATE INC - $1,000 primary 02/04/08
Bleckner, Ross New York , NY 10022 Self employed/Artist Hillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT - $500 primary 07/25/07
posted 08/24/08 BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK , NY 10022 SELF-EMPLOYED/ARTIST FRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE - $500 primary 07/24/07
Bleckner, Ross New York , NY 10011 Self-Employed/Artist WESPAC - SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE - $250 primary 08/31/06
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $900 general 03/23/06
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,100 primary 03/23/06
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,000 primary 08/06/05
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self/ArtistJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY VICTORY 2004Lost $3,000 primary 07/20/04
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACLost $1,000 general 07/09/04
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self-Employed/Artist WESPAC - SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE - $1,000 primary 05/04/04
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self/ArtistJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 03/26/04
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 ArtistWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 11/04/03
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self employed/ArtistHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $500 primary 07/23/03
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTIST ARTS PAC - $600 primary 10/29/02
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self-Employed/Artist ART 2002 - $1,200 primary 10/29/02
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTIST DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $15,000 primary 10/19/00
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTIST DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $5,000 primary 04/26/00
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTFERRARO, GERALDINE A (D) Senate - NY FERRARO FOR SENATE '98Lost $1,000 primary 08/25/98
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACWon $1,000 primary 03/17/98
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTFERRARO, GERALDINE A (D) Senate - NY FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION '92Lost $5,000 primary 09/09/92
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - $-300 general 03/15/91
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - $-30 primary 03/15/91
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $300 general 10/09/90
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 09/12/90
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,991
2,519
GIs Killed in Action
3,371
364
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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$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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