Hall of Fame
Helen Hunt ($7,550)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Taylor Hackford ($28,900)
Les Kinsolving ($650)
Pat Bowlen ($38,250)
Usher ($250)
Jack Klugman ($7,866)
Sigourney Weaver ($5,800)
Ben Bradlee ($250)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Jeff Bridges ($28,350)
Ashley Williams ($250)
Bill Murray ($6,000)
Markos Moulitsas ($37,050)
Carrie Fisher ($13,500)
Woody Allen ($12,750)
Peyton Manning ($8,500)
Samantha Mathis ($3,375)
Sarah Jessica Parker ($26,800)
Chris Rock ($39,700)
Mario Lemieux ($2,800)
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
John Daly ($1,000)
Les Charles ($319,050)
Tom Skerritt ($14,525)
Art Modell ($251,750)
Herb Alpert ($223,950)
Garrison Keillor ($84,461)
Gary Collins ($2,250)
David Arquette ($4,300)
Elisabeth Shue ($7,500)
Lainie Kazan ($1,500)
Greg Norman ($6,000)
Bruce Vilanch ($8,500)
Kristen Johnston ($3,250)
Christine Taylor ($3,300)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ($9,900)
Christie Hefner ($201,382)
Linda Fiorentino ($1,000)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
John C Reilly ($3,300)
Joan Rivers ($6,750)
Phyllis Schlafly ($10,901)
Danny Meyer ($220,600)
Linda Evans ($3,300)
Joe Walsh ($7,250)
Malcolm Glazer ($26,000)
Marsha Mason ($57,875)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
David Westin
ABC News president
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
874
Election Picks: 5 wins, 3 losses
$2,000 Republican $3,500 Democrat $3,500 special interest total: $9,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 ABC INC REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND - $1,000 primary 12/09/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 ABCJ. Dennis Hastert (R) House (IL District: 14) HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $250 general 10/22/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 ABC EMPIRE MAJORITY LEADERSHIP FUND - $500 primary 09/13/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCSCHUMER, CHARLES E (D) House (NY District: 09) FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $500 primary 04/30/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCFIELDS, JACK M JR (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS FOR FIELDS (FIELDS FOR SENATE)Lost $1,000 general 03/16/95
WESTIN, DAVID L NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATEWon $1,000 primary 06/30/93
WESTIN, DAVID WASHINGTON, DC 20037 CAPITOL CITIES/ABC INCLEHMAN, RICHARD H (D) House (CA District: 19) LEHMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 general 08/24/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAP CITIES/ABC INC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) - $1,000 primary 08/14/92
WESTIN, DAVID WASHINGTON, DC 20037 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCLEHMAN, RICHARD H (D) House (CA District: 19) LEHMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 03/30/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES ABCCAMPBELL, TOM (R) Senate - CA CAMPBELL FOR U S SENATELost $500 primary 03/25/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCKOSTMAYER, PETER H (D) House (PA District: 08) KOSTMAYER 1990 COMMITTEELost $500 primary 03/17/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABCDaniel K. Inouye (D) Senate - HI DANIEL K INOUYE IN '92Won $500 primary 03/06/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES ABCCAMPBELL, TOM (R) Senate - CA CAMPBELL FOR U S SENATELost $250 primary 06/12/91
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) - $1,000 primary 06/05/91
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* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/2/09 — 17,177,929 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,425
2,953
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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individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
Political donations made by the powerful, rich, and famous.
• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
• Sports Stars
• Media
• Business Executives
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/2/09
17,177,929 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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