Hall of Fame
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Joaquin Phoenix ($2,000)
Keith Hernandez ($7,750)
Renee Zellweger ($54,800)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Rosie O'Donnell ($198,600)
Christie Hefner ($201,082)
Nick Saban ($250)
Sean Hannity ($2,100)
Al Michaels ($2,000)
Donal Logue ($19,000)
Ben Affleck ($10,900)
Eve Ensler ($13,255)
Salma Hayek ($3,300)
Melissa Etheridge ($7,000)
Doyle Brunson ($34,400)
Ed Helms ($250)
Tavis Smiley ($2,500)
Cedric 'the Entertainer' Kyles ($2,500)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Tom Hayden ($113,628)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Lorraine Bracco ($1,000)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Maria Bello ($4,300)
Kate Walsh ($3,050)
Robert Forster ($500)
Ron Howard ($163,792)
David Soul ($500)
Haim Saban ($11,016,828)
Dennis Haysbert ($8,600)
Tim McGraw ($7,500)
Digger Phelps ($1,250)
Rita Wilson ($86,950)
Usher ($250)
Keenen Ivory Wayans ($1,000)
Mariska Hargitay ($2,400)
Krista Allen ($6,682)
Brad Garrett ($250)
Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Christine Baranski ($1,500)
Morgan Spurlock ($5,800)
Steven Soderbergh ($19,600)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
Julia Sweeney ($2,318)
Joely Fisher ($5,800)
Ethan Hawke ($25,000)
Steve Forbes ($7,177,893)
Marcia Gay Harden ($1,250)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
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Sam Raimi
, 49 (bio ) director
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
908
Election Picks: 2 wins, 1 loss
$1,350 Republican $1,000 Democrat $3,600 special interest total: $5,950
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
RAIMI, SAM SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 11/26/07
RAIMI, SAM SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 09/22/05
RAIMI, SAMUEL MR. SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 COLUMBIA PICTURES/MOTION PICTURE DIGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $600 primary 07/08/04
Raimi, Sam Santa Monica, CA 90402 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 03/19/04
RAIMI, SAMUEL MR. SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 COLUMBIA PICTURES/MOTION PICTURE DIGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $300 primary 01/14/04
RAIMI, SAMUEL M SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 SONY PICTURESBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 10/21/02
RAIMI, SAM LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 RENAISSANCE PICTURESSPECTER, ARLEN (R) President ARLEN SPECTER '96Lost $200 primary 10/27/95
RAIMI, SAM LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 RENAISSANCE PICTURESSPECTER, ARLEN (R) President ARLEN SPECTER '96Lost $250 primary 05/16/95
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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
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,299
2,827
GIs Killed in Action
3,456
475
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
865
167
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,830
1,976
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 July 2, 2009
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 6/22/09
16,836,301 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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