Hall of Fame
Roger Penske ($458,850)
Tom Ford ($24,550)
Jann Wenner ($189,654)
Gayle King ($8,300)
Suze Orman ($39,500)
Branford Marsalis ($7,000)
John Rich ($15,200)
Martin Sheen ($7,500)
Holly Hunter ($5,000)
Billy Mayfair ($550)
Oliver Stone ($39,200)
John R Hall ($750)
Joe Flanigan ($2,300)
Eric Roberts ($375)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Clarence Avant ($510,138)
Andrew Tobias ($1,120,629)
Chris Noth ($450)
Kinky Friedman ($250)
Al Davis ($19,000)
Milos Forman ($26,950)
Nora Dunn ($500)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Carl Reiner ($7,500)
Angie Dickinson ($2,000)
Richard Lewis ($6,000)
Dino De Laurentiis ($5,500)
Jeffrey Wright ($9,900)
John Astin ($1,000)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
Mansoor Ijaz ($85,800)
Yoko Ono ($2,000)
Fred Wilpon ($128,465)
Dale Jarrett ($6,200)
Larry David ($194,100)
Moby ($12,500)
Samuel Jackson ($3,300)
Loretta Lynn ($4,300)
Raymond Floyd ($7,200)
Jason Alexander ($35,100)
Lainie Kazan ($1,500)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Monty Hall ($3,800)
Sela Ward ($625)
Julia Roberts ($2,000)
Noam Chomsky ($2,450)
Billy Joel ($13,550)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Jimmy Buffett ($37,100)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Michael Sears
former Boeing cfo; corporate criminal
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
451
Election Picks: 8 wins, 4 losses
$11,000 Republican $3,500 Democrat $630 special interest total: $15,130
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Sears, Michael Mr. Mark, IL 61340 Triple R. Equipment Services Inc/Pr NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $300 primary 10/28/05
SEARS, MICHAEL LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 BOEING CORPChristopher (Kit) Bond (R) Senate - MO MISSOURIANS FOR KIT BONDWon $500 general 09/09/03
SEARS, MICHAEL LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 BOEING CORPChristopher (Kit) Bond (R) Senate - MO MISSOURIANS FOR KIT BONDWon $500 primary 09/09/03
SEARS, MICHAEL LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 MCDONNELL DOUGLASChristopher (Kit) Bond (R) Senate - MO MISSOURIANS FOR KIT BONDWon $1,500 primary 03/25/03
SEARS, MICHAEL OAKLAND, MO 63122 BOEING/PRES MIL ACFT & MISSILE SYS BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE - $210 primary 01/26/02
SEARS, MICHAEL OAKLAND, MO 63122 BOEING/PRES MIL ACFT & MISSILE SYS BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE - $210 primary 12/22/01
SEARS, MICHAEL OAKLAND, MO 63122 BOEING/PRES MIL ACFT & MISSILE SYS BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE - $210 primary 11/22/01
SEARS, MICHAEL LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 BOEINGTed Stevens (R) Senate - AK STEVENS FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 11/19/01
SEARS, MICHAEL M SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122 BOEINGGORTON, SLADE (R) Senate - WA FRIENDS FOR SLADE GORTONLost $1,000 general 10/18/00
SEARS, MICHAEL SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122 MCDONNELL DOUGLASASHCROFT, JOHN D (R) Senate - MO ASHCROFT 2000Lost $1,000 general 09/01/00
SEARS, MICHAEL KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 BOELINGNorm Dicks (D) House (WA District: 06) NORM DICKS FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 05/11/00
SEARS, MICHAEL M OAKLAND, MO 63122 George W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Won $1,000 primary 06/24/99
SEARS, MICHAEL M SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122 BOEINGRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) DEMOCRATIC LEADER'S VICTORY FUND 2000Won $1,000 primary 06/15/99
Sears, Michael M. Mr. Oakland, MO 63122 The Boeing CompanyJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 05/28/99
SEARS, MICHAEL M SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122 BOEINGRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) DEMOCRATIC LEADER'S VICTORY FUND 1998Lost $1,000 primary 05/06/98
SEARS, MICHAEL ST LOUIS, MO 63122 MCDONNELL AIRCRAFT &TALENT, JAMES M (R) House (MO District: 02) TALENT FOR GOVERNOR INC (FKA TALENT FOR U S CONGRESS)Won $1,000 primary 11/20/97
SEARS, MICHAEL M SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122 MCDONNELL DOUGLASRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) DEMOCRATIC LEADER'S VICTORY FUND 1998Lost $500 primary 06/12/97
SEARS, MICHAEL M KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 MCDONNELL DOUGLASChristopher (Kit) Bond (R) Senate - MO MISSOURIANS FOR KIT BONDWon $1,000 primary 03/07/97
SEARS, MICHAEL M KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 MCDONNELL DOUGLASChristopher (Kit) Bond (R) Senate - MO MISSOURIANS FOR KIT BONDWon $1,000 general 03/07/97
SEARS, MICHAEL OAKLAND, MO 63122 MCDONNELL DOUGLASTed Stevens (R) Senate - AK STEVENS FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $200 primary 03/01/96
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,559
3,087
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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