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Siegfried Fischbacher ($41,450)
Gayle King ($8,300)
Lindsay Wagner ($2,100)
Ryan Reynolds ($4,700)
Caroline Kennedy ($46,650)
Mike Bliss ($1,000)
Quincy Jones ($248,475)
Rachael Ray ($2,300)
Patti Smith ($9,979)
Kelsey Grammer ($15,600)
Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson ($59,400)
Leonardo DiCaprio ($41,909)
Al Pacino ($4,000)
Kenny G ($2,000)
David Montgomery ($54,200)
James 'LL Cool J' Smith ($4,000)
Alex Trebek ($3,000)
Gabrielle Union ($2,300)
Leigh Steinberg ($204,950)
Bill Cunningham ($10,550)
Topher Grace ($6,600)
Abigail Van Buren ($70,438)
Brendan Fraser ($27,000)
Sidney Poitier ($9,950)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
Steve Guttenberg ($4,000)
C Vivian Stringer ($1,750)
Edie Falco ($2,800)
Dana Gould ($8,925)
Christie Hefner ($201,382)
Tony Shalhoub ($3,700)
Laura Dern ($4,300)
Keith Hernandez ($7,750)
Vin Scully ($12,900)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Ridley Scott ($1,200)
Kevin James ($2,100)
Marcia Gay Harden ($1,250)
Jeffrey Lurie ($68,300)
Ozzy Osbourne ($2,000)
Jim Kelly ($4,000)
Dennis Hopper ($5,000)
Daniel 'Lemony Snicket' Handler ($40,800)
John MacLeod ($3,000)
Phil Garner ($6,350)
John Fogerty ($3,000)
Richard Mellon Scaife ($844,654)
Ben Harper ($2,000)
William Dean Singleton ($14,000)
Forest Whitaker ($7,100)
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Andre Balazs
(bio ) hotelier
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,706
Election Picks: 4 wins, 4 losses
$22,000 Democrat $20,000 special interest total: $42,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BALAZS, ANDRE NEW YORK, NY 10003 SELF-EMPLOYED/HOTELIERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $500 primary 08/01/08
Balazs, Andre New York, NY 10003 Self/Hotelier DEMOCRATIC WHITE HOUSE VICTORY FUND - $10,000 primary 06/30/08
Balazs, Andre New York, NY 10003 Self/Hotelier ACTBLUE - $10,000 primary 06/30/08
BALAZS, ANDRE NEW YORK, NY 10012 SELF-EMPLOYED/HOTELIER DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $10,000 primary 10/31/05
Balazs, Andre New York, NY 10012 Self/HotelierJoe Driscoll (D) House (PA District: 15) DRISCOLL FOR CONRGRESSLost $2,000 general 10/22/04
Balazs, Andre New York, NY 10012 Self employed/HotelierJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 05/27/04
Balazs, Andre New York, NY 10012 Self/HotelierJoe Driscoll (D) House (PA District: 15) DRISCOLL FOR CONRGRESSLost $2,000 primary 04/07/04
Balazs, Andre New York, NY 10012 Self employed/HotelierWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 12/18/03
BALAZS, ANDRE T NEW YORK, NY 10012 HOTELIERCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 primary 04/06/01
BALAZS, ANDRE NEW YORK, NY 10012 COMPTROLLERGREEN, MARK (D) Senate - NY GREEN FOR UNITED STATES SENATELost $500 primary 06/20/97
BALAZS, ANDRE T NEW YORK, NY 10012 CHATEAU MARMONTBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 10/20/95
BALAZS, ANDRE T NEW YORK, NY 10012 PRINCE ACQUISITION ASSOCIATESBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INCWon $1,000 primary 06/24/92
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,426
2,954
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
casualty status updated November 5, 2009
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