Hall of Fame
Jim Calhoun ($7,550)
Cheryl Hines ($2,000)
Billy Bob Thornton ($1,500)
Jim Irsay ($101,500)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Jerry Doyle ($1,000)
Alfre Woodard ($12,675)
Larry Charles ($2,500)
Gabrielle Union ($2,300)
Boomer Esiason ($2,300)
Jamie Lee Curtis ($55,478)
Bobby Knight ($2,000)
Kenny G ($2,000)
James Garner ($29,620)
William Dean Singleton ($14,000)
Russell Simmons ($81,000)
Alicia Keys ($500)
Erica Jong ($7,000)
Danny Goldberg ($185,800)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Deepak Chopra ($14,900)
Chuck Norris ($40,525)
Marisa Tomei ($5,400)
Ron Insana ($33,200)
Lili Zanuck ($16,700)
Larry Gatlin ($15,490)
Kim Cattrall ($500)
Dikembe Mutombo ($18,500)
Halle Berry ($3,300)
Andy Borowitz ($22,850)
Ally Sheedy ($5,100)
Nora Roberts ($4,300)
Rose McGowan ($800)
Dennis Haysbert ($8,600)
Dave Duerson ($2,500)
Ken Burns ($41,050)
Queen Latifah ($500)
Glenn Frey ($75,098)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
Monty Hall ($3,800)
Tim LaHaye ($10,300)
John Grisham ($224,525)
Katey Sagal ($1,000)
Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez ($4,300)
Robert Greenwald ($46,761)
Frank McCourt ($106,287)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving ($2,300)
Patricia Richardson ($13,550)
Thomas Gibson ($7,700)
Gloria Vanderbilt ($6,900)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Joe Watkins radio talk show host; lobbyist; minister
NEWS MEAT
663
Election Picks: 3 wins, 1 loss
$6,500 Republican $1,500 Democrat total: $8,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
WATKINS, JOSEPH 19151 Jim Talent (R)Lost $1,000 primary 06/30/06 WATKINS, JOSEPH 19151 Arlen Specter (D)Won $500 general 08/03/04 WATKINS, JOSEPH P MR. 19151 George W Bush (R)Won $2,000 primary 11/10/03 WATKINS, JOSEPH 19151 Arlen Specter (D)Won $500 primary 09/29/03 WATKINS, JOSEPH 19151 - $1,000 primary 05/10/99 WATKINS, JOSEPH 19151 - $2,500 primary 04/09/98 WATKINS, JOSEPH 19151 Arlen Specter (D)Won $500 primary 03/12/97 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Joe Watkins's report.
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycleNEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 3/15/10 — 17,488,084 records
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,558
3,086
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
NEWSMEAT HALL OF FAME
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 3/15/10
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