NEWSMEAT Power Rankings
Among the most famous and powerful Americans, whose campaign contributions result most often in victory?
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| Rank |
Donor |
Total |
Dem |
GOP |
Spec Int |
Election
Win/Loss |
| 101 | Craig Barrett Intel chairman; Intel ceo 1998-2005 | $204,916 | 4% | 70% | 26% | 49-33 |
| 102 | James L Brooks producer, director | $329,280 | 95% | 1% | 4% | 31-19 |
| 103 | Bernie Ebbers former WorldCom ceo, convicted of fraud | $86,600 | 38% | 53% | 9% | 36-14 |
| 104 | Henry Paulson US Treasury Secretary 2006-09; Goldman Sachs chairman, CEO 1998-2006; | $661,540 | 3% | 50% | 47% | 39-24 |
| 105 | Gerard Arpey American Airlines - Chairman, CEO | $102,535 | 19% | 7% | 74% | 26-1 |
| 106 | Mitchell Wade MZM founder; convicted of bribing a member of Congress | $87,700 | 2% | 83% | 15% | 25-6 |
| 107 | Richard Grasso NYSE fmr chairman, ceo | $82,375 | 43% | 30% | 27% | 35-15 |
| 108 | Judith Krantz author | $271,064 | 76% | 0% | 24% | 32-22 |
| 109 | James Burrows director, producer | $237,871 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 24-16 |
| 110 | Charles Prince Citigroup chairman and CEO 2002-07 | $195,642 | 51% | 27% | 22% | 38-22 |
| 111 | Richard Kinder Kinder Morgan Energy Partners chairman, ceo | $847,081 | 2% | 95% | 3% | 38-21 |
| 112 | Fred Wilpon NY Mets owner | $128,465 | 32% | 27% | 41% | 30-13 |
| 113 | Ted Olson US Solicitor General 2001-04; attorney | $97,500 | 6% | 85% | 9% | 45-25 |
| 114 | David Axelrod Obama Senior Political Advisor | $74,872 | 95% | 1% | 4% | 39-22 |
| 115 | Mike Ilitch Detroit Tigers owner; Detroit Red Wings owner; Little Caesars Pizza founder | $196,292 | 25% | 56% | 19% | 23-13 |
| 116 | R Allen Stanford Stanford Financial Group - Chairman | $917,100 | 77% | 20% | 3% | 31-6 |
| 117 | Charles K Gifford Bank of America - Chairman 2004-05 | $200,266 | 86% | 5% | 9% | 35-21 |
| 118 | Nancy Sinatra entertainer, producer | $88,420 | 92% | 2% | 6% | 30-10 |
| 119 | Maurice Greenberg former AIG chairman, ceo | $427,800 | 9% | 73% | 18% | 52-26 |
| 120 | Chris Albrecht HBO chairman and chief executive 2002-07 | $256,700 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 24-14 |
| 121 | Ray Irani Occidental Petroleum, chairman, CEO | $378,975 | 21% | 43% | 36% | 57-38 |
| 122 | Dick Cheney US Vice President 2001-2009 | $80,646 | 0% | 56% | 44% | 29-9 |
| 123 | Michael Douglas actor, director | $614,350 | 96% | 1% | 3% | 57-49 |
| 124 | Norman Hsu fashion industry executive; political fundraiser; convicted fraudster | $171,600 | 84% | 0% | 16% | 24-7 |
| 125 | Gary Forsee Sprint chairman, ceo | $68,374 | 40% | 46% | 14% | 26-10 |
| 126 | Rita Wilson actress | $88,150 | 96% | 0% | 4% | 14-7 |
| 127 | Laurie David writer, activist | $308,500 | 87% | 0% | 13% | 43-34 |
| 128 | George Soros financier | $3,577,037 | 27% | 0% | 73% | 83-75 |
| 129 | Alec Baldwin actor, activist | $140,402 | 95% | 0% | 5% | 28-14 |
| 130 | Clark Clifford Secretary of Defense 1968-69; attorney | $110,244 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 41-24 |
| 131 | H Ross Perot Texas billionaire; pres. cand. 1992 & 1996 | $65,380 | 22% | 69% | 9% | 22-9 |
| 132 | Jim Irsay Indianapolis Colts owner | $92,100 | 54% | 34% | 12% | 17-2 |
| 133 | Arthur Ryan Prudential chairman, ceo | $220,000 | 28% | 21% | 51% | 25-12 |
| 134 | Aaron Spelling producer | $116,600 | 92% | 2% | 6% | 29-12 |
| 135 | Jack Welch GE ceo 1981-2001 | $166,000 | 11% | 21% | 68% | 28-9 |
| 136 | Ken Lay former Enron chairman, ceo; convicted of securities fraud | $752,950 | 8% | 85% | 7% | 72-63 |
| 137 | Liz Claiborne fashion designer | $432,850 | 76% | 0% | 24% | 88-78 |
| 138 | Marlo Thomas actress, philanthropist | $424,400 | 77% | 0% | 23% | 54-44 |
| 139 | Herb Alpert musician, producer | $223,950 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 18-14 |
| 140 | Robert Zemeckis director | $113,225 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 11-3 |
| 141 | Gary Ross filmmaker, actor | $70,122 | 99% | 0% | 1% | 22-11 |
| 142 | W James McNerney Boeing CEO; 3M CEO 2001-05 | $117,250 | 2% | 44% | 54% | 20-4 |
| 143 | Leigh Steinberg sports agent | $204,950 | 95% | 0% | 5% | 17-13 |
| 144 | Jerry Richardson Carolina Panthers owner; Spartan Foods founder | $76,150 | 30% | 56% | 14% | 30-12 |
| 145 | John Morgridge Cisco chairman | $369,530 | 77% | 5% | 18% | 36-26 |
| 146 | Howard Stringer Sony chairman, ceo | $207,753 | 81% | 1% | 18% | 21-13 |
| 147 | Herman Wouk author | $44,525 | 58% | 10% | 32% | 37-14 |
| 148 | Ronald Sugar Northrop Grumman chairman, ceo | $65,098 | 39% | 18% | 43% | 17-4 |
| 149 | Rick Wagoner GM - Chairman, CEO 2000-09 | $113,248 | 17% | 15% | 68% | 25-7 |
| 150 | Sheila Crump Johnson BET co-founder; philanthropist | $354,300 | 96% | 1% | 3% | 35-20 |
| 151 | Charles Koch Koch Industries chairman, ceo | $317,970 | 0% | 59% | 41% | 40-24 |
| 152 | John Mack Morgan Stanley chairman, CEO 2005-present | $247,646 | 22% | 49% | 29% | 39-26 |
| 153 | John Rigas Adelphia Cable founder; convicted of corporate fraud | $179,754 | 22% | 46% | 32% | 42-28 |
| 154 | Andrew Tobias financial columnist, investor | $1,075,329 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 105-90 |
| 155 | Danny Devito actor | $144,700 | 98% | 0% | 2% | 16-8 |
| 156 | William H Swanson Raytheon chairman, CEO | $33,204 | 51% | 2% | 47% | 18-2 |
| 157 | Sandy Weill Citigroup chairman | $122,164 | 41% | 13% | 46% | 28-15 |
| 158 | Henry Kissinger Sec. of State 1973-77 | $62,700 | 3% | 80% | 17% | 27-15 |
| 159 | Richard Syron Freddie Mac - Chairman, CEO 2003-08 | $94,100 | 51% | 26% | 23% | 25-8 |
| 160 | Alan Mulally Ford CEO | $30,452 | 51% | 34% | 15% | 16-3 |
| 161 | Abigail Van Buren advice columnist | $70,438 | 87% | 5% | 8% | 24-14 |
| 162 | Pierre Omidyar eBay founder, chairman | $213,100 | 68% | 2% | 30% | 20-11 |
| 163 | Thomas Ryan CVS chairman, ceo | $91,358 | 29% | 7% | 64% | 23-9 |
| 164 | Daniel Mudd Fannie Mae - President and CEO 2005-08 | $81,000 | 9% | 34% | 57% | 21-6 |
| 165 | Steve Wynn Las Vegas casino mogul | $551,647 | 26% | 67% | 7% | 41-33 |
| 166 | Christie Hefner Playboy Enterprises - Chairman, CEO 1988-2008 | $201,382 | 76% | 1% | 23% | 66-57 |
| 167 | G Kennedy Thompson Wachovia chairman, ceo | $64,350 | 24% | 59% | 17% | 15-5 |
| 168 | Melanie Griffith actress | $129,422 | 78% | 2% | 20% | 8-2 |
| 169 | Denise Rich songwriter | $1,161,600 | 99% | 0% | 1% | 20-9 |
| 170 | Larry Ellison Oracle chairman and ceo | $358,574 | 38% | 42% | 20% | 22-11 |
| 171 | John W Thompson Symantec - Chairman, CEO; Golden State Warriors co-owner | $182,260 | 72% | 7% | 21% | 23-12 |
| 172 | Craig Newmark craigslist.org founder | $85,770 | 82% | 0% | 18% | 18-12 |
| 173 | Samuel Palmisano IBM Chairman, CEO | $19,500 | 41% | 54% | 5% | 14-1 |
| 174 | Johnnie Cochran attorney | $89,850 | 90% | 1% | 9% | 35-20 |
| 175 | Helen Walton Wal-Mart billionaire | $88,501 | 10% | 47% | 43% | 28-15 |
| 176 | Richard Dreyfuss actor | $39,200 | 88% | 0% | 12% | 39-20 |
| 177 | Tom Hanks actor | $113,050 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 10-6 |
| 178 | Robert Murray Murray Energy Corp CEO | $362,847 | 1% | 73% | 26% | 65-52 |
| 179 | Bradley Whitford actor | $154,250 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 19-12 |
| 180 | Larry Glasscock Wellpoint Health Networks chairman, CEO 2001-07 | $63,907 | 14% | 81% | 5% | 22-7 |
| 181 | Brad Grey Paramount Pictures chairman, CEO | $190,550 | 78% | 7% | 15% | 25-18 |
| 182 | Dick DeGuerin attorney, Tom DeLay's counsel | $39,900 | 57% | 36% | 7% | 15-5 |
| 183 | Frank McCourt LA Dodgers owner; real estate developer | $98,887 | 85% | 4% | 11% | 27-14 |
| 184 | Greg Mathis TV judge; Michigan superior court judge | $50,800 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 8-3 |
| 185 | Calvin Klein fashion designer | $310,950 | 82% | 0% | 18% | 9-4 |
| 186 | Frederick Smith FedEx chairman, ceo | $233,064 | 25% | 70% | 5% | 24-15 |
| 187 | William Lauder Estee Lauder Companies - CEO | $184,100 | 77% | 12% | 11% | 38-31 |
| 188 | Richard Scrushy HealthSouth founder; convicted of bribery | $59,350 | 29% | 40% | 31% | 20-11 |
| 189 | Quincy Jones musician, producer | $248,475 | 89% | 2% | 9% | 34-29 |
| 190 | Duane Acklie businessman | $351,600 | 0% | 76% | 24% | 40-25 |
| 191 | Don King fight promotor | $279,500 | 21% | 70% | 9% | 17-8 |
| 192 | Donald Rumsfeld Sec. of Defense 1975-77, 2001-06 | $356,500 | 1% | 83% | 16% | 81-69 |
| 193 | William McGuire UnitedHealth Group chairman, CEO 1992-2006 | $148,967 | 3% | 79% | 18% | 27-14 |
| 194 | Bob Dole US Senator 1969-96 | $330,050 | 0% | 86% | 14% | 70-59 |
| 195 | Abigail Johnson Fidelity Investments majority owner | $79,050 | 26% | 57% | 17% | 16-8 |
| 196 | Henry Cisneros HUD Secretary 1993-97 | $64,600 | 89% | 0% | 11% | 27-12 |
| 197 | Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson professional poker player | $59,400 | 46% | 34% | 20% | 7-1 |
| 198 | Tommy Hilfiger Tommy Hilfiger Inc founder | $104,250 | 25% | 0% | 75% | 11-2 |
| 199 | Ann Richards Governor of Texas 1991-95 | $73,733 | 59% | 0% | 41% | 24-11 |
| 200 | Danny Goldberg Air America ceo 2005-06; record producer | $185,800 | 85% | 0% | 15% | 56-43 |
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political donations of today's newsmakers
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| US WAR SHEET |
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Iraq |
Afghanistan |
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Days |
2,442 |
2,970 |
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GIs Killed in Action |
3,476 |
650 |
DoD |
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Non-Hostile GI Deaths |
891 |
192 |
DoD |
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GIs Severely Wounded |
13,883 |
2,678 |
DoD |
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Current Troop Deployment |
124,000 |
68,000 |
AP
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009) |
$711 Bln |
$219 Bln |
AP |
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Cost Per Day (Avg) |
$298 Mil |
$75.2 Mil |
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casualty status updated November 23, 2009
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