Hall of Fame
Gretchen Wilson ($2,300)
Tom Bergeron ($8,800)
Robert Greenwald ($46,761)
Charlotte Rae ($7,850)
Calvin Klein ($310,950)
Billy Bush ($450)
Alan Horn ($886,765)
Harry Connick, Jr ($33,100)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Barry Diller ($474,678)
Mike McCaskey ($10,500)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
David Blaine ($1,000)
Woody Harrelson ($7,800)
Evan Handler ($750)
Warren Littlefield ($9,620)
Ed Koch ($28,192)
Mimi Rogers ($5,250)
Bill Kristol ($8,500)
Jimmie Johnson ($4,300)
Ted Nugent ($1,500)
Angie Dickinson ($2,000)
Rose McGowan ($800)
Spike Feresten ($2,550)
Big Kenny Alphin ($3,300)
Bill Romanowski ($250)
John Thompson III ($4,600)
Amy Holmes ($250)
Emmylou Harris ($4,050)
Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Lowry Mays ($534,790)
Adrien Brody ($2,000)
G Gordon Liddy ($5,000)
Carol Leifer ($8,250)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
Kate Walsh ($3,050)
Jean Louisa Kelly ($500)
Matt Groening ($59,450)
Stephen Root ($1,000)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Peri Gilpin ($3,000)
Tavis Smiley ($2,500)
Phil Donahue ($162,200)
Don Shula ($18,734)
Helen Reddy ($10,000)
William Hurt ($5,000)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Abigail Van Buren ($70,438)
Edie Falco ($2,800)
Tammy Bruce ($14,450)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Edward Zander
Motorola chairman, ceo
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
907
Election Picks: 3 wins, 1 loss
$6,100 Republican $2,200 Democrat $40,000 special interest total: $48,300
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
ZANDER, EDWARD J. MR. CARMELL, CA 93923 MOTOROLA CORP./CHAIRMANJohn McCain (R) President JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.Lost $4,600 primary 03/19/08
Zander, Edward J. Chicago, IL 60614 Motorola, Inc./Chief Executive Offi MOTOROLA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 11/09/07
Zander, Edward J Mr Chicago, IL 60611 Monorola/CEOBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,200 primary 06/30/07
Zander, Edward J. Mr. Schaumburg, IL 60196 Motorola/CEO STRAIGHT TALK AMERICA - $5,000 primary 09/26/06
Zander, Edward Chicago, IL 60614 Motorola Inc./Chief Executive Offic MOTOROLA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 05/08/06
Zander, Edward Saratoga, CA 95070 Motorola Inc./CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFIC MOTOROLA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 03/11/05
Zander, Edward Palo Alto, CA 94306 Motorola/Chairman of the BoardJ. Dennis Hastert (R) House (IL District: 14) HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 07/22/04
Zander, Edward Motorola Inc./CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFIC MOTOROLA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 03/15/04
ZANDER, EDWARD J SARATOGA, CA 95070 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 06/03/00
ZANDER, EDWARD J SARATOGA, CA 95070 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 10/12/99
ZANDER, EDWARD J LOS GATOS, CA 95032 SUN MICROSYSTEMSConrad Burns (R) Senate - MT FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS - 2000Won $500 general 01/29/99
ZANDER, EDWARD J LOS GATOS, CA 95032 SUN MICROSYSTEMS ORRINPAC - $5,000 primary 09/11/98
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,557
3,085
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
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