Hall of Fame
Ben Bradlee ($250)
James Caan ($4,200)
Rob Reiner ($678,383)
Melvin Van Peebles ($750)
Bud Selig ($115,550)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Ally Sheedy ($5,100)
Mia Farrow ($1,000)
Gloria Vanderbilt ($6,900)
Jane Bryant Quinn ($4,800)
Dean Koontz ($79,475)
David Rasche ($7,675)
Scott Glenn ($250)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Dr Phil McGraw ($1,000)
Paul Weitz ($2,750)
Jeffrey Wright ($9,900)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving ($2,300)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Kirstie Alley ($1,000)
Robert Guillaume ($9,600)
Courtney B Vance ($250)
George Steinbrenner ($264,400)
Bob Griese ($500)
George Bodenheimer ($75,480)
Mark Kulkis ($6,100)
Albert Brooks ($250)
Quincy Jones ($248,475)
Bill Condon ($400)
Robert Evans ($4,000)
Katey Sagal ($1,000)
Sigourney Weaver ($5,800)
Randy Travis ($3,545)
Anne Rice ($89,583)
Whitney Houston ($789)
David Koepp ($67,400)
Kyra Sedgwick ($13,100)
Dean Cain ($3,000)
Tom Ricketts ($77,000)
David Stern ($1,125,760)
Tom Freston ($140,345)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
Annabeth Gish ($1,800)
David Soul ($500)
Carol Burnett ($14,750)
William Hurt ($5,000)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
Tammy Bruce ($14,450)
Tyne Daly ($12,050)
Heather Locklear ($1,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
William 'Hootie' Johnson
, 79 (bio ) Augusta National Golf Club - Chairman 1998-2006
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
584
Election Picks: 4 wins, 2 losses
$9,000* Republican $5,000 Democrat $949 special interest total: $14,949
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
JOHNSON, WILLIAM COLUMBIA, SC 29202 Pete Coors (R) Senate - CO PETE COORS FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 05/12/04
Johnson, William W Columbia, SC 29202 Not employed/RetiredWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $1,000 primary 12/23/03
JOHNSON, WILLIAM W MR. COLUMBIA, SC 29223 RETIREDGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 07/28/03
JOHNSON, WILLIAM W COLUMBIA, SC 29202 NATIONS BANK REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $5,000 primary 09/18/00
JOHNSON, WILLIAM W COLUMBIA, SC 29202 NATIONS BANK RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE (soft-money donation) - $1,000 primary 02/27/96
JOHNSON, WILLIAM W COLUMBIA, SC 29223 NCNBHOLLINGS, ERNEST F (D) Senate - SC HOLLINGS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 10/19/95
JOHNSON, WILLIAM W MR COLUMBIA, SC 29204 NCNBHOLLINGS, ERNEST F (D) Senate - SC HOLLINGS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 general 10/06/92
JOHNSON, WILLIAM W COLUMBIA, SC 29204 NCNBHOLLINGS, ERNEST F (D) Senate - SC HOLLINGS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 04/23/91
JOHNSON, WILLIAM W COLUMBIA, SC 29206 BANKER'S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA NCNB SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $700 primary 06/19/81
JOHNSON, WILLIAM W COLUMBIA, SC 29204 BANKERS TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA NCNB SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $249 primary 03/31/80
JOHNSON, WILLIAM WOODARD COLUMBIA, SC 29204 BANKER TRUST OF SCHOLLINGS, ERNEST F (D) Senate - SC HOLLINGS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 03/12/79
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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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