Hall of Fame
Gay Talese ($1,300)
Richard Kind ($2,500)
Sarah Jessica Parker ($26,800)
Al Davis ($19,000)
Marisa Tomei ($5,400)
Lou Pearlman ($20,600)
Gabrielle Union ($2,300)
James Lipton ($1,300)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Howard Hesseman ($4,375)
George Wendt ($4,000)
Brad Garrett ($250)
Elie Wiesel ($1,000)
Francine Pascal ($3,500)
Vince McMahon ($13,000)
Bruce Springsteen ($12,000)
Jim Kelly ($4,000)
Jason Bateman ($5,125)
David Toms ($2,000)
Diedrich Bader ($3,000)
Zach Braff ($3,300)
Pat Bowlen ($38,250)
Paul Thomas Anderson ($1,500)
Mark Cuban ($7,000)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Chris Evert ($500)
Tony Bennett ($8,900)
Rue McClanahan ($8,975)
Ross Bleckner ($54,770)
Kim Basinger ($5,500)
Daryl Hannah ($800)
Jonathan Demme ($9,050)
Rob Reiner ($671,783)
Isaiah Washington ($4,450)
Jane Fonda ($204,296)
Kevin Sorbo ($1,500)
John Goodman ($4,000)
Glenn Close ($37,525)
Brian Urlacher ($1,000)
Kenny Loggins ($12,250)
Drayton McLane Jr ($384,094)
Chris Rock ($39,700)
Gregg Popovich ($2,000)
Carol Leifer ($8,250)
Peter Falk ($6,650)
Pierce Brosnan ($2,000)
Anna Paquin ($900)
Haim Saban ($11,060,228)
Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson ($59,400)
Shane Battier ($5,300)
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Hall of Fame ► Media
David Westin
ABC News president
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
874
Election Picks: 5 wins, 3 losses
$2,000 Republican $3,500 Democrat $3,500 special interest total: $9,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 ABC INC REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND - $1,000 primary 12/09/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 ABCJ. Dennis Hastert (R) House (IL District: 14) HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $250 general 10/22/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 ABC EMPIRE MAJORITY LEADERSHIP FUND - $500 primary 09/13/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCSCHUMER, CHARLES E (D) House (NY District: 09) FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $500 primary 04/30/96
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCFIELDS, JACK M JR (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS FOR FIELDS (FIELDS FOR SENATE)Lost $1,000 general 03/16/95
WESTIN, DAVID L NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATEWon $1,000 primary 06/30/93
WESTIN, DAVID WASHINGTON, DC 20037 CAPITOL CITIES/ABC INCLEHMAN, RICHARD H (D) House (CA District: 19) LEHMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 general 08/24/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAP CITIES/ABC INC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) - $1,000 primary 08/14/92
WESTIN, DAVID WASHINGTON, DC 20037 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCLEHMAN, RICHARD H (D) House (CA District: 19) LEHMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 03/30/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES ABCCAMPBELL, TOM (R) Senate - CA CAMPBELL FOR U S SENATELost $500 primary 03/25/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INCKOSTMAYER, PETER H (D) House (PA District: 08) KOSTMAYER 1990 COMMITTEELost $500 primary 03/17/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABCDaniel K. Inouye (D) Senate - HI DANIEL K INOUYE IN '92Won $500 primary 03/06/92
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES ABCCAMPBELL, TOM (R) Senate - CA CAMPBELL FOR U S SENATELost $250 primary 06/12/91
WESTIN, DAVID NEW YORK, NY 10023 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC INC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) - $1,000 primary 06/05/91
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Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/2/09 — 17,177,929 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,425
2,953
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
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 5, 2009
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individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
Political donations made by the powerful, rich, and famous.
• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
• Sports Stars
• Media
• Business Executives
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 11/2/09
17,177,929 records (election cycles 1980-2010)
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