Hall of Fame
Timothy Dalton ($250)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Brian France ($140,600)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
John Lithgow ($4,450)
Walter Cronkite ($2,000)
Aaron Sorkin ($171,300)
Phil Donahue ($162,200)
Pia Zadora ($6,500)
Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez ($4,300)
Nancy Walls ($10,000)
Harvey Keitel ($13,200)
Dweezil Zappa ($6,500)
Laura San Giacomo ($1,500)
Jack Abernethy ($5,800)
Steve Martin ($15,900)
Danny Ainge ($3,550)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
Mary Steenburgen ($98,225)
Steve Tisch ($477,650)
Jay Chandrasekhar ($1,200)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
Janel Moloney ($1,700)
Stockard Channing ($10,000)
Mark Mays ($265,148)
George Strait ($240)
Danny Goldberg ($185,800)
Robert Wright ($295,550)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
Eric Roberts ($375)
Mark Wahlberg ($3,000)
Ashley Williams ($250)
Mariel Hemingway ($1,750)
Al Michaels ($2,000)
Bill Maher ($5,850)
Dave Matthews ($2,100)
Tom Hanks ($106,850)
Marg Helgenberger ($28,750)
Mandy Patinkin ($3,211)
Oliver Platt ($7,930)
Amy Madigan ($47,400)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Andrew Tobias ($1,060,529)
Donna Mills ($32,425)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Pat Riley ($4,754)
Annie Potts ($2,300)
Kim Cattrall ($500)
Ivan Boesky ($105,950)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Tom Cruise
, 46 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
362
Election Picks: 5 wins, 2 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTORBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 03/31/03
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTORHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $5,000 primary 06/30/00
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTORHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $5,000 primary 12/27/99
CRUISE, TOM BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 ACTOR MAJORITY 2000 (D) - $10,000 primary 09/02/99
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTOR LEADERSHIP '02 (FKA FRIENDS OF ALBERT GORE JR INC) (D) - $2,500 primary 11/06/98
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90038 CRUISE/WARNER PRODUCTIONS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 05/19/98
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTORBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 05/12/98
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTORTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACWon $1,000 primary 03/04/98
CRUISE, THOMAS LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/11/96
CRUISE, TOM STUDIO CITY, CA 91604 ACTORJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 05/22/96
CRUISE, TOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ENTERTAINMENTBRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D) Senate - IL CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN FOR US SENATE 1998 INCLost $1,000 general 04/29/94
CRUISE, THOMAS LOS ANGELES, CA 90038 MCLEOD PRODUCTIONS INCMRAZEK, ROBERT J (D) Senate - NY PEOPLE FOR MRAZEK SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 05/23/90
CRUISE, THOMAS LOS ANGELES, CA 90038 MCLEOD PRODUCTIONS INCMRAZEK, ROBERT J (D) Senate - NY PEOPLE FOR MRAZEK SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 05/23/90
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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
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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)
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