Hall of Fame
Leeza Gibbons ($750)
Bette Midler ($159,425)
Frank Gifford ($8,000)
Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez ($4,300)
Larry Brown ($1,000)
Neil Cavuto ($1,000)
Swoosie Kurtz ($750)
Gary Cole ($2,800)
Nora Ephron ($54,700)
Laura Dern ($4,300)
Jann Wenner ($189,654)
Oleg Cassini ($21,250)
Kristen Johnston ($3,250)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Christopher Guest ($52,850)
Katrina vanden Heuvel ($196,500)
Tom Wolfe ($1,200)
Jill Clayburgh ($2,500)
Berry Gordy ($1,287,350)
Tom Freston ($140,345)
Cher ($11,400)
Ted Nugent ($1,500)
Kristi Yamaguchi ($2,300)
Herb Alpert ($226,350)
Yoko Ono ($2,000)
Wolfgang Puck ($1,700)
Jodie Foster ($43,850)
Ernest Borgnine ($2,500)
Jim Lampley ($7,875)
Zygi Wilf ($198,634)
Roger Ebert ($1,500)
Nancy Cartwright ($10,000)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Paul Rodriguez ($2,200)
Ina Garten ($5,800)
Rafael Palmeiro ($4,000)
Bradley Whitford ($154,250)
Al Michaels ($2,000)
Jennifer Lopez ($4,200)
Seth MacFarlane ($73,100)
Tom Skerritt ($14,525)
Philip Glass ($15,888)
Jim Gaffigan ($1,250)
Harvey Keitel ($13,200)
Rosie O'Donnell ($198,600)
Mary Steenburgen ($101,225)
Cheryl Tiegs ($7,250)
Stephanie Zimbalist ($25,500)
Ben Bradlee ($250)
Paul Shaffer ($11,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
Tavis Smiley
, 45 (bio ) talk show host; commentator
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
600
Election Picks: 3 wins, 0 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Smiley, Tavis Los Angeles, CA 90036 Self-employed/Talk Show HostJulia M. Carson (D) House (IN District: 07) JULIA CARSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 general 10/26/04
SMILEY, TAVIS LOS ANGELES, CA 90008 THE SMILEY GROUPJesse L., Jr. Jackson (D) House (IL District: 02) JESSE JACKSON JR FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 11/03/00
SMILEY, TAVIS LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TVJulia M. Carson (D) House (IN District: 07) JULIA CARSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 10/10/00
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,559
3,087
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
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