Hall of Fame
Robert Forster ($500)
Phil Spector ($-87)
Merril Hoge ($1,000)
Darrell Waltrip ($64,025)
Ellen Barkin ($95,500)
Nichelle Nichols ($250)
Eddie Vedder ($5,208)
David McCullough ($9,000)
Sally Kirkland ($1,300)
Jamie Lee Curtis ($55,478)
Brian De Palma ($2,000)
Larry David ($194,100)
Al Jarreau ($500)
Alanis Morissette ($3,000)
Terry McMillan ($5,750)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Gloria Reuben ($1,700)
Sean Penn ($6,600)
Norman Jewison ($16,550)
Mario Lemieux ($2,800)
Martin Sheen ($7,500)
Ivan Boesky ($105,950)
Jeff Foxworthy ($4,000)
Stevie Wonder ($2,000)
Ellen Burstyn ($1,000)
Tim Robbins ($38,210)
Mark Brunell ($5,000)
Steve Brill ($85,140)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ($5,700)
Ian Gomez ($250)
Michael Waltrip ($4,800)
Michael Tucker ($20,550)
Carol Kane ($250)
Sophia Bush ($250)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Spike Lee ($20,500)
Anita Baker ($1,000)
Gloria Vanderbilt ($6,900)
Morgan Fairchild ($21,375)
Ben Crenshaw ($9,173)
John Davidson ($550)
Mike Francesa ($1,000)
Tucker Carlson ($1,000)
Jerry Richardson ($76,150)
Timothy Hutton ($500)
Gene Wilder ($3,250)
Danny Ainge ($3,550)
Marci Klein ($45,900)
Christian Slater ($6,550)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
Joe Paterno
, 82 (bio ) Penn State football coach
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,768
Election Picks: 2 wins, 4 losses
$5,300 Republican $1,250 Democrat $1,000 special interest total: $7,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Paterno, Joseph State College, PA 16803 Penn State University/Football CoacBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $250 primary 02/29/08
Paterno, Joseph V State College, PA 16803 Penn State Univeristy/CoachJohn E. Peterson (R) House (PA District: 05) FRIENDS OF JOHN PETERSONWon $300 general 06/25/04
Paterno, Joseph State College, PA 16801 Penn State University/Football CoacScott Paterno (R) House (PA District: 17) PATERNO FOR CONGRESSLost $2,000 primary 12/01/03
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PENN STATE UNIV 1996 REPUBLICAN HOUSE-SENATE DINNER/AKA THE PRESIDENT'S DINNER - $1,000 primary 05/30/96
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYSPECTER, ARLEN (R) President ARLEN SPECTER '96Lost $1,000 primary 06/15/95
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PENN STATE UNIVALEXANDER, ANDREW LAMAR (R) President ALEXANDER FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 06/07/95
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PENNSYLVANIA STATESANDERS, CHARLES ADDISON (D) Senate - NC SANDERS FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 04/27/95
PATERNO, JOSEPH V STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803 PRESIDENTS' DINNER/AKA 1993 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 06/01/93
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,438
2,966
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
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 17, 2009
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