Hall of Fame
James B Stewart ($2,000)
Robert Scheer ($2,500)
Gay Talese ($1,300)
Marlo Thomas ($424,400)
Matthew Broderick ($18,700)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Jon Miller ($14,000)
Alexander Payne ($4,750)
Sammy Hagar ($8,800)
Leeza Gibbons ($750)
Terry McMillan ($5,750)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Chris Noth ($450)
Julianne Moore ($7,250)
Peter Farrelly ($90,900)
Kate Walsh ($3,050)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Moby ($12,500)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck ($1,000)
Drayton McLane Jr ($386,494)
Jerry Jones ($24,667)
Russell Simmons ($81,000)
Sam Simon ($65,300)
Michelle Bernard ($5,275)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
Judith Light ($12,450)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Ed Helms ($250)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Laurie David ($308,500)
Treat Williams ($1,000)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Richard Petty ($23,950)
Jeanne Tripplehorn ($3,760)
Boyd Tinsley ($84,650)
Peter Buck ($12,092)
Ryan Reynolds ($4,700)
Paul Azinger ($4,700)
Beverly LaHaye ($20,011)
Maria Shriver ($19,900)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Jennifer Garner ($10,600)
Randy Travis ($3,545)
Lili Zanuck ($16,700)
Mike Francesa ($1,000)
James Whitmore ($34,270)
Dan Rooney ($82,800)
Margot Kidder ($7,250)
Cybill Shepherd ($23,500)
Martin Scorsese ($16,600)
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Ry Cooder
, 62 (bio ) musician, filmmaker
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
435
Election Picks: 3 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Cooder, Ryland Santa Monica, CA 90402 SELF/PHOTOGRAPHERJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY VICTORY 2004Lost $1,000 primary 07/28/04
COODER, RYLAND LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 MUSICIANDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATEWon $500 general 10/26/00
COODER, RYLAND LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 MUSICIANHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $10,000 primary 09/12/00
COODER, RYLAND LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 MUSICIANBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY 1998Won $2,000 primary 10/29/98
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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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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)
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