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
1,695
Election Picks: 2 wins, 9 losses
$41,720 Democrat $13,050 special interest total: $54,770
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
posted 08/24/08 BLECKNER, ROSS 10011 - $10,000 primary 06/30/08 posted 08/24/08 BLECKNER, ROSS 10022 FRANKEN, AL (DFL) - $250 primary 02/26/08 BLECKNER, ROSS 10011 NEAL, JIM (D) - $1,000 primary 02/04/08 Bleckner, Ross 10022 Hillary Clinton (D) - $500 primary 07/25/07 posted 08/24/08 BLECKNER, ROSS 10022 FRANKEN, AL (DFL) - $500 primary 07/24/07 Bleckner, Ross 10011 - $250 primary 08/31/06 BLECKNER, ROSS 10011 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $900 general 03/23/06 BLECKNER, ROSS 10011 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $1,100 primary 03/23/06 BLECKNER, ROSS 10011 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $1,000 primary 08/06/05 Bleckner, Ross 10013 John Kerry (D)Lost $3,000 primary 07/20/04 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 Tom Daschle (D)Lost $1,000 general 07/09/04 Bleckner, Ross 10013 - $1,000 primary 05/04/04 Bleckner, Ross 10013 John Kerry (D)Lost $2,000 primary 03/26/04 Bleckner, Ross 10013 Wesley Clark (D)Lost $2,000 primary 11/04/03 Bleckner, Ross 10013 Howard Dean (D)Lost $500 primary 07/23/03 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 - $600 primary 10/29/02 Bleckner, Ross 10013 - $1,200 primary 10/29/02 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 - $15,000 primary 10/19/00 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 - $5,000 primary 04/26/00 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 FERRARO, GERALDINE A (D)Lost $1,000 primary 08/25/98 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 Tom Daschle (D)Won $1,000 primary 03/17/98 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 FERRARO, GERALDINE A (D)Lost $5,000 primary 09/09/92 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) - $-300 general 03/15/91 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) - $-30 primary 03/15/91 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D)Lost $300 general 10/09/90 BLECKNER, ROSS 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D)Lost $1,000 general 09/12/90 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Ross Bleckner's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 8/25/08 — 15,501,783 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
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
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 August 29, 2008
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 8/25/08
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