Hall of Fame
Rick Hilton ($9,300)
Tom Cruise ($39,000)
Samantha Mathis ($3,375)
David Toms ($2,000)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
Harvey Fierstein ($4,750)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ($1,000)
Katrina Leung ($6,700)
Tim LaHaye ($10,300)
Tom Hanks ($113,050)
Frank Oz ($1,200)
Chuck Norris ($35,525)
Mandy Patinkin ($3,211)
Benicio Del Toro ($500)
JoBeth Williams ($8,250)
Jim Gaffigan ($1,250)
Erica Jong ($7,000)
Patricia Arquette ($22,800)
Ed Helms ($250)
Kal Penn ($4,155)
Tobey Maguire ($37,700)
Tyra Banks ($6,500)
Amy Smart ($250)
Alicia Silverstone ($900)
Gloria Steinem ($55,515)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Christie Hefner ($201,382)
Carol Kane ($250)
Scott Bakula ($3,550)
David Zucker ($28,714)
Denzel Washington ($30,800)
Jane Kaczmarek ($39,750)
Moby ($12,500)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Howard Stern ($4,350)
Whoopi Goldberg ($9,000)
Steve Bing ($8,896,940)
Gary Ross ($70,122)
Haim Saban ($11,060,228)
Faith Hill ($12,500)
Randy Newman ($29,300)
James B Stewart ($2,000)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Peyton Manning ($8,500)
Jodie Foster ($43,850)
Tom Watson ($8,501)
Noah Wyle ($42,000)
Rick Schroder ($1,750)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
Treat Williams ($1,000)
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Ry Cooder
, 62 (bio ) musician, filmmaker
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
434
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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political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,425
2,953
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
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 5, 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 11/2/09
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