Hall of Fame
Phylicia Rashad ($1,500)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Neil Diamond ($32,750)
Armen Keteyian ($250)
Barry Switzer ($8,000)
Jennifer Aniston ($30,800)
Barry Diller ($464,278)
Dick Ebersol ($111,250)
Annie Potts ($2,300)
Ned Beatty ($250)
David Pecker ($88,170)
Mary Higgins Clark ($61,900)
Seth MacFarlane ($53,100)
Tracy Scoggins ($500)
James 'LL Cool J' Smith ($4,000)
Wanda Sykes ($4,600)
Rita Wilson ($88,150)
Reba McEntire ($2,500)
Martin Sheen ($7,500)
Camryn Manheim ($1,300)
Frank McCourt ($98,887)
Shirley MacLaine ($2,000)
Rocco DiSpirito ($1,000)
Laura San Giacomo ($1,500)
Carol Higgins Clark ($1,000)
Jeffrey Wright ($9,900)
Haim Saban ($11,065,028)
Lars Ulrich ($2,300)
Paula Poundstone ($7,500)
George Clooney ($57,700)
Joan Allen ($1,250)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Tom Seaver ($1,000)
Michael Bolton ($1,500)
Charles Barkley ($2,000)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
Art Linkletter ($2,000)
Mel Karmazin ($219,706)
Barbra Streisand ($679,275)
John Hinderaker ($18,912)
Nichelle Nichols ($250)
Chris Noth ($450)
Kirk Douglas ($20,300)
Sylvester Stallone ($78,300)
Bob Goldthwait ($250)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
David Fincher ($5,900)
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
Michael Stipe ($99,938)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Sam Brownback
, 53 (bio ) US Senator 1996-present
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
902
Election Picks: 2 wins, 1 loss
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BROWNBACK, SAM TOPEKA, KS 66610 U S SENATORPaul Ryan (R) House (WI District: 01) RYAN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 09/03/98
BROWNBACK, SAM TOPEKA, KS 66610 US SENATORPaul Ryan (R) House (WI District: 01) RYAN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 11/18/97
BROWNBACK, SAM TOPEKA, KS 66614 UNITED STATES OF AMERICANJoe L. Barton (R) House (TX District: 06) CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEE, THEWon $965 primary 04/27/95
BROWNBACK, SAM HON TOPEKA, KS 66614 Bob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 04/18/95
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,440
2,968
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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