Hall of Fame
Julia Sweeney ($1,218)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
Merle Haggard ($1,000)
Fisher Stevens ($3,500)
Adam Sandler ($2,100)
Jerry Richardson ($73,150)
Spike Jonze ($6,500)
Robert Kraft ($308,350)
Martin Sheen ($7,500)
Laura Innes ($1,250)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Clyde Drexler ($2,000)
Cris Collinsworth ($6,500)
Neal Boortz ($3,250)
Tracy Chapman ($7,000)
David Caruso ($6,000)
Sidney Poitier ($9,950)
Walter Cronkite ($2,000)
Stephen King ($205,400)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Jay Roach ($8,200)
Heather Graham ($2,300)
Roger Penske ($427,300)
Erica Jong ($7,000)
Neil Simon ($67,875)
David Limbaugh ($8,850)
Marlee Matlin ($300)
Denise Rich ($1,161,600)
Jann Wenner ($157,658)
Jim Cramer ($260,000)
Kevin Bacon ($26,000)
David Westin ($9,000)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Julie Bowen ($1,000)
Bette Midler ($149,425)
Robert Duvall ($1,000)
Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez ($4,300)
Tony Stewart ($4,000)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Jason Segel ($250)
Noah Wyle ($5,000)
Randy Newman ($18,300)
Kenny Loggins ($12,250)
Jim Belushi ($4,250)
George Foreman ($1,000)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
Chuck Scarborough ($3,500)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ($9,900)
Larry Mize ($2,250)
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Sidney Poitier actor
NEWS MEAT
340
Election Picks: 6 wins, 0 losses
$1,000 Republican $7,850 Democrat $1,100 special interest total: $9,950
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Poitier, Sidney 90046 Barack Obama (D) - $2,300 general 09/06/07 Poitier, Sidney 90046 Barack Obama (D) - $4,600 primary 09/06/07 Poitier, Sidney 90046 Barack Obama (D) - $-2,300 primary 09/06/07 Poitier, Sidney 90046 - $250 primary 11/01/04 POITIER, SIDNEY 90046 John, Jr. Conyers (D)Won $1,000 primary 10/23/01 POITIER, SIDNEY 90212 BEILENSON, ANTHONY C (D)Won $250 primary 05/29/92 POITIER, SIDNEY 90212 Dianne Feinstein (D)Won $1,000 primary 01/26/92 POITIER, SIDNEY 90212 BEILENSON, ANTHONY C (D)Won $250 primary 11/29/89 POITIER, SIDNEY 90212 - $600 primary 03/07/88 POITIER, SIDNEY 90212 BEILENSON, ANTHONY C (D)Won $500 general 09/02/86 POITIER, SIDNEY 90210 COHEN, WILLIAM (R)Won $1,000 primary 11/03/83 POITIER, SIDNEY 90210 - $500 primary 10/25/79 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Sidney Poitier'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
1,989
2,517
GIs Killed in Action
3,371
363
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 27, 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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