Hall of Fame
Joaquin Phoenix ($2,000)
Alex Haley ($2,000)
Wayne Newton ($25,250)
Holly Hunter ($5,000)
Gayle King ($8,300)
Dr Phil McGraw ($1,000)
Alan Arkin ($250)
Jim Cramer ($261,000)
Steve Guttenberg ($4,000)
Julie Andrews ($3,000)
Rick Mears ($1,000)
Jane Kaczmarek ($39,750)
John Fund ($1,000)
John W Henry ($1,105,750)
Bobby Knight ($2,000)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
LeVar Burton ($3,400)
Andrea Jaeger ($500)
Frank Oz ($1,200)
Nora Roberts ($4,300)
Charlie Daniels ($500)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
James 'LL Cool J' Smith ($4,000)
Alec Baldwin ($140,402)
George Karl ($9,900)
Chris Weitz ($24,838)
Alan Tudyk ($250)
Tony La Russa ($500)
James Burrows ($237,871)
Christine Taylor ($3,300)
Jonathan Demme ($9,050)
Kevin Harvick ($1,000)
Jerry Buss ($52,550)
Fuzzy Zoeller ($3,600)
Enrico Colantoni ($250)
Clint Eastwood ($4,750)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Jared Kushner ($117,700)
Armen Keteyian ($250)
Billy Bush ($450)
Kathie Lee Gifford ($3,000)
Deborah Norville ($1,000)
Reba McEntire ($2,500)
Neil Cavuto ($1,000)
Kathleen Turner ($35,500)
Jeffrey Wright ($9,900)
Tommy Maddox ($2,000)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Carol Leifer ($8,250)
Bruce Hornsby ($10,320)
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Hall of Fame ► Sports
Tom Ricketts
Chicago Cubs owner
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,932
Election Picks: 1 win, 6 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
RICKETTS, THOMAS MR. WILMETTE, IL 60091 RAM INVESTMENT/PRESIDENTJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN-PALIN VICTORY 2008Lost $25,000 primary 09/16/08
RICKETTS, THOMAS MR. WILMETTE, IL 60091 RAM INVESTMENT/PRESIDENTJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN VICTORY 2008Lost $25,000 primary 07/23/08
Ricketts, Thomas Wilmette, IL 60091 InCapital/InvestmentsJOHANNS, MICHAEL O (R) Senate - NE JOHANNS VICTORY 2008 COMMITTEEWon $5,000 primary 12/05/07
Ricketts, Thomas Wilmette, IL 60091 Capitol Building/Banker NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $10,000 primary 09/08/06
RICKETTS, THOMAS WILMETTE, IL 60091 INCAPITAL/INVESTMENT BANKERNorm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08Lost $2,100 primary 06/27/06
RICKETTS, THOMAS WILMETTE, IL 60091 IN CAPITAL/INVESTMENT BANKERMark Kennedy (R) Senate - MN MARK KENNEDY 06Lost $2,100 primary 12/31/05
RICKETTS, THOMAS WILMETTE, IL 60091 IN CAPITAL/INVESTMENT BANKERMark Kennedy (R) Senate - MN MARK KENNEDY 06Lost $2,100 general 12/31/05
Ricketts, Thomas Wilmette, IL 60091 Incapital/BankerBARTELS, TERESA HALL (R) House (IL District: 08) BARTELS FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 12/29/05
RICKETTS, THOMAS WILMETTE, IL 60091 INCAPITAL/BANKERPete Ricketts (R) Senate - NE NEBRASKA FAMILIES FOR PETE RICKETTS INCLost $2,100 primary 09/23/05
RICKETTS, THOMAS WILMETTE, IL 60091 INCAPITAL/BANKERPete Ricketts (R) Senate - NE NEBRASKA FAMILIES FOR PETE RICKETTS INCLost $2,100 general 09/23/05
RICKETTS, THOMAS WILMETTE, IL 60091 Jack Ryan (R) Senate - IL JACK RYAN FOR US SENATELost $250 general 07/01/04
RICKETTS, THOMAS S WILMETTE, IL 60091 ABN AMRO INC KASICH 2000 (R) - $250 primary 04/20/99
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
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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• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
• Sports Stars
• Media
• Business Executives
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Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/16/09
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