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Matt Groening ($59,450)
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Diedrich Bader ($3,000)
Dan Rooney ($82,800)
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Alan Horn ($854,365)
John O'Hurley ($2,300)
Kirk Hammett ($6,000)
Sylvester Stallone ($78,300)
Jamie Farr ($5,300)
Rick Dees ($2,500)
Howie Mandel ($5,000)
Griffin Dunne ($6,950)
Shannen Doherty ($240)
Christopher Guest ($52,850)
Donna Mills ($32,425)
Mandy Patinkin ($3,211)
Aaron Sorkin ($201,700)
Jeremy Sisto ($2,000)
Jeff Bewkes ($125,650)
Gwyneth Paltrow ($32,450)
Mike Farrell ($10,700)
Annette Bening ($27,724)
Amy Holmes ($250)
Courtney B Vance ($250)
Anne Sweeney ($25,500)
Diane English ($9,750)
Les Moonves ($40,450)
Robin Leach ($3,500)
Donald Fehr ($18,756)
Arianna Huffington ($5,389)
Wes Craven ($19,100)
Jeanie Buss ($5,500)
Larry Flynt ($49,074)
Al Michaels ($2,000)
Alex Trebek ($3,000)
Bobby Bowden ($15,500)
Connie Stevens ($7,150)
Danny Meyer ($220,600)
Mimi Rogers ($5,250)
Jeff Bridges ($28,350)
Rosie O'Donnell ($198,600)
Tracy Scoggins ($500)
Cloris Leachman ($1,000)
Oscar De La Hoya ($1,000)
Rita Wilson ($88,150)
James Denton ($2,300)
Matt Drudge ($2,358)
Stephen King ($248,500)
Bob Balaban ($2,300)
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Romania: President, Rival in Runoff Election Centrist President Traian Basescu will face a socialist former foreign minister in a Dec. 6 runoff presidential election, partial results showed Monday, in a race key to helping Romania emerge from a political and economic crisis.
Alison Mutler, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago Over 100 Icebergs Drifting to N.Zealand: Official More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.
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Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 36 minutes ago Anger Builds as China Mine Toll Rises to 104 Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as hopes of finding more survivors after China’s worst mining disaster for two years took a blow with the death toll rising to 104.
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Some Doubts About Earrings Tied to Mrs. Lincoln 4:53 PM UK Checks Safety of 1,800 Bridges After Storms 4:48 PM Attorney: Jackson’s Doctor Returning to Work 4:43 PM Senate Democrats at Odds Over Health Care Bill 4:40 PM Beating of SoCal Student May Be Tied to Facebook 4:35 PM Lethal Injection Creator Fine With 1 Drug in Ohio 4:26 PM RI Bishop Asked Kennedy in 2007 to Avoid Communion 4:19 PM Brown Warns Leaders on Climate Change 4:10 PM Iraqi Turkmen Politician Killed at His Mosul Home 4:10 PM Antonio Banderas Plans Hotel at Spanish Vineyard 4:10 PM Israel’s Peres Reports ‘Progress’ in Talks to Free Shalit 4:10 PM Iraq Says October 25 Bombers Came From Syria: Spokesman 4:10 PM Indian PM Presses Pakistan on US Visit 4:10 PM Indian PM Starts First State Visit Under Obama 4:10 PM Iraqi President in Iran Seeking Kurd Execution Halt: Report 4:10 PM Two Hurt as Bulls Flee Tom Cruise Film Set 4:10 PM Sudan Extends Voter Registration by a Week 4:10 PM E.Guinea President Predicts Election Landslide 4:10 PM Guinea Junta Leader’s Candidacy ‘Not Negotiable’: Official 4:10 PM Brown Warns Leaders on Climate Change 4:10 PM Afghanistan, Iran Dominate at New Security Forum 4:10 PM Afghanistan, Iran Dominate at New Security Forum 4:10 PM Chinese Democracy Leaders Appeal to Obama 4:10 PM Bolt and Richards Named Athletes of the Year 4:10 PM Virtue, Moir Nab Skate Canada Ice Dance Crown 4:10 PM Exit Polls: No Clear Winner in Romania’s Election 4:04 PM 4 pm
Thousands of Strange Creatures Found Deep in Ocean 3:52 PM Astronaut’s Baby Daughter Born as He Circles Earth 3:48 PM Mammogram Guidelines Spark Debate Over Health Bill 3:41 PM India’s PM Arrives for State Visit to US 3:38 PM US Military: American Soldier Killed in Iraq 3:20 PM Investors Look to Data-Heavy Week for More Clarity 3:20 PM Iran Wants Nuclear Fuel Guarantees, Warns Against Air Attack 3:10 PM Yemen Official Denies Qaeda Holds Japanese Hostage 3:10 PM Israel’s Peres Reports ‘Progress’ in Talks to Free Shalit 3:10 PM Incumbent, Rival in Romanian Presidential Run-Off: Exit Polls 3:10 PM Somali Pirates Holding 12-Year-Old Hostage: Spanish Skipper 3:10 PM Failed N. Ireland Car Bomb Highlights Terror Threat 3:10 PM Failed N.Ireland Car Bombing Highlights Terror Threat 3:10 PM Clean-Up Underway in Britain After Floods 3:10 PM
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,441
2,969
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
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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 17, 2009
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