Hall of Fame
Brooke Shields ($2,300)
Errol Morris ($3,200)
Marlo Thomas ($424,400)
Dwight Yoakam ($200)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Hugh Hefner ($132,000)
Denise Rich ($1,161,600)
Lawrence Kasdan ($123,515)
Tom Seaver ($1,000)
Treat Williams ($1,000)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Mario Lemieux ($2,800)
Kenny G ($2,000)
Kevin Bacon ($36,000)
J J Abrams ($182,000)
Norman Lear ($1,029,555)
Lorraine Bracco ($1,000)
Tony Danza ($2,300)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Linda Evans ($3,300)
Diedrich Bader ($3,000)
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
Berry Gordy ($1,282,550)
Kyle Chandler ($500)
Sandra Bernhard ($3,039)
Justine Bateman ($1,300)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
Jack Hanna ($10,570)
Lily Tomlin ($20,142)
Alanis Morissette ($3,000)
Benicio Del Toro ($500)
Seth Green ($2,300)
Brad Garrett ($250)
Dick Van Patten ($3,815)
Larry Brown ($1,000)
Michael Chabon ($13,705)
Joan Jett ($7,550)
Lucy Liu ($4,800)
Laura San Giacomo ($1,500)
Kevin Sorbo ($1,500)
Adam Yauch ($3,300)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Edward Norton ($134,109)
Al Pacino ($4,000)
Kirk Hammett ($6,000)
John C Reilly ($3,300)
Sofia Coppola ($3,250)
Fuzzy Zoeller ($3,600)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Jim Koch
Boston Beer Co founder and brewer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,064
Election Picks: 3 wins, 2 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
KOCH, JAMES Mr. NEWTON, MA 02458 BOSTON BEER COMPANY/BREWERStephen F. Lynch (D) House (MA District: 09) STEPHEN F. LYNCH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 03/31/06
KOCH, JAMES NEWTON, MA 02458 BOSTON BEER COMPANY/BREWERStephen F. Lynch (D) House (MA District: 09) STEPHEN F. LYNCH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $250 general 10/12/04
Koch, James Newton, MA 02158 BOSTON BEER COMPANY THE/ExecutiveRoger Kahn (D) House (GA District: 11) FRIENDS OF ROGER KAHN INCLost $1,000 general 10/25/02
KOCH, JAMES CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 BOSTON BREWERYMOAKLEY, JOHN JOSEPH (D) House (MA District: 09) RE-ELECT CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH MOAKLEY COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 08/19/91
KOCH, JAMES CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 BOSTON BEER COMPANYJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $500 general 11/06/90
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US WAR SHEET
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
AP
, AP
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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