Hall of Fame
Alex Trebek ($3,000)
Michael Waltrip ($4,800)
Don Criqui ($1,700)
Amy Heckerling ($750)
Cheryl Hines ($2,000)
Mike Shanahan ($1,000)
Sharon Stone ($32,700)
Dana Gould ($8,925)
Toby Keith ($4,000)
Lily Tomlin ($20,142)
Marci Klein ($45,900)
Rick Hilton ($9,300)
James Iha ($778)
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
Paul Reiser ($38,950)
John Smoltz ($9,800)
Denise Austin ($10,000)
James Taylor ($32,550)
Amber Valletta ($34,750)
Kevin Harvick ($1,000)
Laura San Giacomo ($1,500)
Rosie O'Donnell ($198,600)
Stevie Wonder ($2,000)
Pat Summerall ($3,500)
Teri Hatcher ($2,300)
Sigourney Weaver ($5,800)
Carol Leifer ($8,250)
Jared Kushner ($117,700)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Candice Bergen ($87,200)
Art Linkletter ($2,000)
Gore Vidal ($2,000)
Mary Steenburgen ($101,225)
Joss Whedon ($34,500)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
Susanna Hoffs ($2,300)
Eddie Vedder ($5,208)
LeRoy Neiman ($250)
John Elway ($46,600)
Blair Brown ($12,500)
Troy Aikman ($10,300)
Rosanna Arquette ($17,300)
Annabeth Gish ($1,800)
Art Rooney II ($93,815)
Dennis Haysbert ($8,600)
Thomas Gibson ($6,300)
Susan Sarandon ($68,694)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
Helen Reddy ($10,000)
Pierce Brosnan ($2,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Orion Samuelson
(bio ) WGN radio host
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,180
Election Picks: 2 wins, 2 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
SAMUELSON, ORION NORTHBROOK, IL 60062 WGN RADIOPat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR U S SENATE INCWon $500 primary 03/16/01
SAMUELSON, ORION CHICAGO, IL 60611 WGN RADIOPat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR U S SENATE INCWon $1,000 primary 05/30/96
SAMUELSON, ORION C MR CHICAGO, IL 60611 WGN RADIO/TVWHITMAN, CHRISTINE TODD (R) Senate - NJ REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990-91Lost $250 primary 10/26/90
SAMUELSON, ORION C CHICAGO, IL 60611 TRIBUNE COMARTIN, LYNN (R) Senate - IL NEW AMERICAN CENTURY FUND INC (FKA LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE)Lost $1,000 general 06/01/90
SAMUELSON, ORION C MR CHICAGO, IL 60611 WGN RADIO/TV REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 (R) - $1,000 primary 05/08/90
SAMUELSON, ORION C MR CHICAGO, IL 60611 WGN RADIO/TV REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 (R) - $285 primary 05/08/90
SAMUELSON, ORION C CHICAGO, IL 60618 SELF-EMPLOYED NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $1,000 primary 03/13/85
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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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