Hall of Fame
Joan Rivers ($6,750)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Sarah Jessica Parker ($26,800)
Christopher Guest ($52,850)
Robert Wright ($314,750)
Tom Werner ($321,100)
Lauren Bacall ($2,000)
Matt Damon ($89,600)
Helen Hunt ($7,550)
Jane Curtin ($14,200)
Grant Hill ($2,300)
Art Linkletter ($2,000)
Bruce Boxleitner ($5,000)
David Westin ($9,000)
Aretha Franklin ($2,000)
Eve Ensler ($13,255)
Park Overall ($500)
Thomas Schlamme ($62,175)
Lorne Michaels ($68,900)
Clarence Avant ($510,138)
Maury Povich ($66,300)
Christine Baranski ($1,500)
Eliza Dushku ($1,000)
Chris Noth ($450)
Edward Norton ($134,109)
Phil Garner ($6,350)
Alex Spanos ($6,774,460)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Mel Karmazin ($226,806)
Laura Dern ($4,300)
Glenn Close ($37,525)
Bobby Farrelly ($2,000)
Sheryl Crow ($16,550)
Amy Holmes ($250)
John Ratzenberger ($9,525)
Patrick Duffy ($3,500)
John Calipari ($6,550)
Bill Belichick ($1,000)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
Roma Downey ($2,000)
Pierce Brosnan ($2,000)
Doyle Brunson ($39,900)
Alan Dershowitz ($22,810)
Donna Mills ($32,425)
Mark Kulkis ($6,100)
will.i.am ($31,800)
Evan Handler ($750)
Tracey Edmonds ($36,475)
Digger Phelps ($1,250)
Tom Cruise ($39,000)
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Wendy Wasserstein
, 1950-2006 (bio ) playwright
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
813
Election Picks: 3 wins, 1 loss
$3,150 Democrat $200 special interest total: $3,350
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
WASSERSTEIN, WENDY J NEW YORK, NY 10023 PLAYWRIGHT DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 08/14/00
WASSERSTEIN, WENDY JOY NEW YORK, NY 10023 PLAYWRIGHTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $500 primary 05/26/00
WASSERSTEIN, WENDY JOY NEW YORK, NY 10023 PLAYWRITEWAITE, RALPH (D) House (CA District: 44) COMMITTEE TO ELECT RALPH WAITE FOR CONGRESSLost $500 03/05/98
WASSERSTEIN, WENDY NEW YORK, NY 10023 AUTHORBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 09/29/95
WASSERSTEIN, WENDY JOY NEW YORK, NY 10003 NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 11/16/92
WASSERSTEIN, WENDY JOY NY, NY 10003 PLAYWRIGHT NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 10/22/92
WASSERSTEIN, WENDY JOY NEW YORK, NY 10003 Bill Clinton (D) President CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INCWon $250 primary 06/24/92
WASSERSTEIN, WENDY NEW YORK, NY 10003 VOTERS FOR CHOICE/FRIENDS OF FAMILY PLANNING - $200 primary 09/15/90
* 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 3/8/10 — 17,477,706 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,555
3,083
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
722
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
906
206
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,930
2,953
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
98,000
68,000
Brookings
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2010)
$791 Bln
$269 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$288 Mil
$82 Mil
casualty status updated March 8, 2010
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 3/8/10
17,477,706 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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