Hall of Fame
Seth Green ($2,300)
J J Abrams ($157,400)
Beverly LaHaye ($20,011)
David Zucker ($28,714)
Usher ($250)
Alex Trebek ($3,000)
Betty Thomas ($12,500)
Cameron Crowe ($24,200)
Bess Armstrong ($750)
Ryan Phillippe ($500)
Paul Shaffer ($1,000)
Joe Gibbs ($6,200)
Julia Sweeney ($2,318)
Richard Mellon Scaife ($834,854)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Nora Ephron ($46,050)
Phyllis George ($18,200)
Rob Reiner ($624,083)
Wayne Newton ($25,250)
Sophia Bush ($250)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Nora Dunn ($500)
Kathie Lee Gifford ($3,000)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
Kate Walsh ($3,050)
Pia Zadora ($6,500)
Mark Mays ($233,556)
Alex Spanos ($6,741,260)
Alice Walker ($21,413)
Tobey Maguire ($37,700)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Helen Mirren ($600)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Ridley Scott ($1,200)
Ry Cooder ($13,500)
Jessica Lange ($7,800)
Ozzy Osbourne ($2,000)
Hugh Hefner ($131,000)
Billy Mayfair ($550)
Jeff Bewkes ($120,650)
Alexander Payne ($3,750)
Mavis Leno ($4,300)
Mario Andretti ($46,215)
Rider Strong ($2,500)
James L Brooks ($288,480)
Dick Ebersol ($98,650)
John Ratzenberger ($9,525)
Sean Young ($2,700)
Stockard Channing ($10,000)
Molly Ivins ($1,250)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Sam Seder
, 41 (bio ) writer, comedian, radio talk show host
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,664
Election Picks: 0 wins, 3 losses
$1,850 Democrat $200 special interest total: $2,050
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Seder, Samuel NYC, NY 10016 Self/Writer ACTBLUE - $200 primary 07/25/05
Seder, Samuel New York, NY 10016 Self/directorJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $350 primary 06/30/04
Seder, Samuel New York, NY 10016 Self/directorJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $500 primary 04/29/04
Seder, Samuel L New York, NY 10016 Air America Radio/talk radio hostJeff Seemann (D) House (OH District: 16) FRIENDS OF JEFF SEEMANN FOR CONGRESSLost $250 general 04/14/04
Seder, Samuel New York, NY 10016 Self/directorJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $500 primary 03/18/04
Seder, Samuel New York, NY 10016 Self employed/television writer dirWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $250 primary 12/11/03
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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 12/15/08 — 16,423,650 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,120
2,648
GIs Killed in Action
3,400
406
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
821
153
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,624
1,692
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,000
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 January 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 12/15/08
16,423,650 records (election cycles 1980-2008)
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