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 |
| 401 | Sandy Berger former National Security Advisor | $81,125 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 31-24 |
| 402 | Jeff Bezos amazon.com founder | $63,000 | 25% | 3% | 72% | 5-2 |
| 403 | H Edward Hanway CIGNA chairman, ceo | $76,250 | 15% | 65% | 20% | 18-12 |
| 404 | Timothy Rigas Adelphia executive; convicted of corporate fraud | $61,350 | 13% | 33% | 54% | 14-9 |
| 405 | Donna Mills actress | $32,425 | 55% | 0% | 45% | 11-6 |
| 406 | Christopher Ruddy NewsMax founder | $35,700 | 42% | 41% | 17% | 5-3 |
| 407 | Leonardo DiCaprio actor | $41,909 | 97% | 0% | 3% | 1-1 |
| 408 | Jerry Zucker producer, screenwriter | $69,066 | 73% | 5% | 22% | 14-12 |
| 409 | Richard Ben-Veniste attorney, 9/11 commissioner | $30,825 | 95% | 3% | 2% | 18-9 |
| 410 | Neil Diamond singer/songwriter | $32,750 | 97% | 3% | 0% | 11-8 |
| 411 | Tobey Maguire actor | $37,700 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 412 | Arnold Palmer golf champion | $26,850 | 24% | 67% | 9% | 11-7 |
| 413 | Cameron Diaz actress | $26,200 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 414 | Judy Collins singer/songwriter | $22,999 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 9-5 |
| 415 | Al Davis Oakland Raiders owner | $19,000 | 21% | 58% | 21% | 3-1 |
| 416 | Zygi Wilf Minnesota Vikings owner | $198,634 | 81% | 6% | 13% | 23-24 |
| 417 | David E Kelley television producer, screenwriter | $35,800 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| 418 | Carly Simon singer/songwriter | $12,950 | 98% | 0% | 2% | 6-2 |
| 419 | Mary Steenburgen actress | $101,225 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 16-15 |
| 420 | Marc Andreessen Internet pioneer | $430,800 | 90% | 7% | 3% | 12-6 |
| 421 | Wilbur Ross, Jr financier | $45,100 | 82% | 15% | 3% | 13-10 |
| 422 | Kerry Killinger Washington Mutual - Chairman, CEO 1991-2008 | $63,947 | 19% | 24% | 57% | 16-8 |
| 423 | Alan Lacy Sears chairman, ceo | $75,300 | 1% | 61% | 38% | 10-6 |
| 424 | Joel Myers AccuWeather Inc - Founder, Chairman | $53,600 | 10% | 86% | 4% | 14-8 |
| 425 | Karl Rove Deputy Chief of Staff; political consultant | $36,350 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 15-9 |
| 426 | Marla Maples model, actress | $29,800 | 73% | 10% | 17% | 8-3 |
| 427 | Carroll O'Connor actor | $24,500 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 9-6 |
| 428 | Glen Campbell country music entertainer | $8,170 | 12% | 88% | 0% | 5-1 |
| 429 | Michael Stipe rock star | $99,938 | 85% | 0% | 15% | 4-18 |
| 430 | Andrew Card White House Chief of Staff 2001-06 | $82,400 | 2% | 78% | 20% | 32-31 |
| 431 | Lamar Hunt Kansas City Chiefs owner 1960-2006 | $95,366 | 3% | 40% | 57% | 12-15 |
| 432 | Ralph Lauren fashion designer | $63,350 | 63% | 4% | 33% | 7-11 |
| 433 | Martin Scorsese filmmaker | $16,600 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 6-3 |
| 434 | Jamie Foxx actor, comedian, musician | $46,100 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 2-0 |
| 435 | Ry Cooder musician, filmmaker | $13,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-1 |
| 436 | John Menard Menards founder | $163,500 | 9% | 89% | 2% | 41-29 |
| 437 | Amber Valletta model, actress | $34,750 | 99% | 0% | 1% | 3-2 |
| 438 | Joss Whedon writer, director, producer | $34,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| 439 | Rahm Emanuel US Congressman 2003-08 | $14,750 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 9-3 |
| 440 | William Dean Singleton AP - Chairman; MediaNews Group - founder, CEO | $14,000 | 50% | 46% | 4% | 7-2 |
| 441 | J Joe Ricketts Ameritrade founder; Chicago Cubs owner | $129,100 | 0% | 11% | 89% | 4-1 |
| 442 | Renee Zellweger actress | $54,800 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| 443 | Jason Alexander actor | $35,100 | 72% | 0% | 28% | 2-0 |
| 444 | Kenneth Chenault American Express chairman, ceo | $134,642 | 37% | 2% | 61% | 17-15 |
| 445 | Nicole Kidman actress | $25,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-1 |
| 446 | Alex Spanos San Diego Chargers owner; real estate developer | $6,758,260 | 1% | 25% | 74% | 73-70 |
| 447 | Terry McAuliffe DNC chairman 2001-05 | $27,410 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 10-7 |
| 448 | Eliot Spitzer Governor of New York 2007-08 | $88,050 | 96% | 0% | 4% | 22-25 |
| 449 | Karl Malone NBA star | $16,000 | 6% | 63% | 31% | 3-0 |
| 450 | Magic Johnson pro basketball great 1979-2002; entrepreneur | $38,800 | 87% | 0% | 13% | 1-2 |
| 451 | Michael Sears former Boeing cfo; corporate criminal | $15,130 | 23% | 73% | 4% | 8-4 |
| 452 | G Allen Andreas Archer-Daniels-Midland chairman, ceo | $104,550 | 36% | 20% | 44% | 22-20 |
| 453 | Harriet Miers White House Counsel 2005-07 | $18,070 | 17% | 76% | 7% | 8-5 |
| 454 | Jerome Bettis pro football player 1993-2006; sportscaster | $9,300 | 52% | 22% | 26% | 3-0 |
| 455 | Jeff Bewkes Time Warner - CEO, President | $125,650 | 34% | 3% | 63% | 17-10 |
| 456 | Michael Kors fashion designer | $26,050 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-3 |
| 457 | Milos Forman director, actor, writer | $26,950 | 72% | 8% | 20% | 9-5 |
| 458 | Ivana Trump author, model | $10,000 | 45% | 55% | 0% | 7-3 |
| 459 | Blythe Danner actress | $30,150 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 8-4 |
| 460 | Harold Ramis director, writer, actor | $29,550 | 77% | 0% | 23% | 6-4 |
| 461 | Jonathan Demme filmmaker | $9,050 | 94% | 0% | 6% | 4-1 |
| 462 | Scott Turow author, attorney | $27,500 | 85% | 12% | 3% | 17-11 |
| 463 | Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Sr NY Times publisher 1963-91 | $5,250 | 38% | 62% | 0% | 7-1 |
| 464 | Kent Kresa General Motors - chairman | $55,277 | 32% | 12% | 56% | 10-7 |
| 465 | Richard Linklater filmmaker | $7,800 | 87% | 0% | 13% | 4-0 |
| 466 | Phil Garner baseball player (ret), manager | $6,350 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-0 |
| 467 | Ted Danson actor | $100,300 | 96% | 3% | 1% | 20-21 |
| 468 | Steven Bochco producer, writer | $95,508 | 98% | 0% | 2% | 6-7 |
| 469 | Sharon Stone actress | $32,700 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 6-2 |
| 470 | Diane English television producer | $9,750 | 79% | 0% | 21% | 6-1 |
| 471 | Lawrence Probst EA Sports chairman, ceo | $3,750 | 80% | 20% | 0% | 5-0 |
| 472 | John Grisham author | $224,525 | 97% | 0% | 3% | 19-18 |
| 473 | Maura Tierney actress | $45,100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 6-3 |
| 474 | Gwyneth Paltrow actor | $32,450 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 1-2 |
| 475 | Robert Smigel comedian, writer | $8,100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-1 |
| 476 | Alan Alda actor | $32,600 | 75% | 0% | 25% | 8-6 |
| 477 | Maura Corrigan Michigan Supreme Court Justice | $8,850 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 6-2 |
| 478 | Franco Harris NFL star | $69,030 | 78% | 7% | 15% | 10-8 |
| 479 | Lou Gossett, Jr actor | $9,850 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-1 |
| 480 | Jerry Jones Dallas Cowboys owner | $24,667 | 32% | 68% | 0% | 6-2 |
| 481 | Paul Anderson Duke Energy chairman, ceo | $37,250 | 26% | 38% | 36% | 13-10 |
| 482 | Terry McMillan author | $5,750 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-0 |
| 483 | Gil Cates director, producer | $19,400 | 45% | 0% | 55% | 6-3 |
| 484 | Conan O'Brien late-night tv host | $5,600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-0 |
| 485 | Howard Schultz Starbucks chairman, ceo | $137,000 | 94% | 1% | 5% | 9-9 |
| 486 | Rona Barrett gossip columnist; businesswoman | $8,250 | 79% | 12% | 9% | 9-4 |
| 487 | Stephen J Hemsley UnitedHealth Group - CEO | $98,200 | 15% | 43% | 42% | 14-10 |
| 488 | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis First Lady 1961-1963 | $27,500 | 95% | 0% | 5% | 15-11 |
| 489 | Amy Brenneman actress | $12,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-3 |
| 490 | Steve Brill writer, publisher; Court TV founder | $85,140 | 25% | 6% | 69% | 11-9 |
| 491 | Nancy Cartwright actress | $9,500 | 74% | 24% | 2% | 3-0 |
| 492 | Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds recording artist, producer | $9,900 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 7-3 |
| 493 | Coretta Scott King activist | $9,655 | 87% | 0% | 13% | 12-5 |
| 494 | Stan O'Neal Merrill Lynch - Chairman, CEO 2003-07 | $14,800 | 53% | 34% | 13% | 6-2 |
| 495 | Jane Curtin actress | $14,200 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 3-1 |
| 496 | Bruce Hornsby recording artist | $10,320 | 52% | 0% | 48% | 3-0 |
| 497 | Robert DeNiro actor | $70,500 | 99% | 0% | 1% | 5-7 |
| 498 | Louis Chenevert United Technologies - CEO 2007-present | $57,390 | 34% | 16% | 50% | 6-3 |
| 499 | Lou Pearlman record producer; felon | $20,600 | 10% | 90% | 0% | 4-1 |
| 500 | Stan Lee legendary comic book writer, editor | $20,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-0 |
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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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