Obama finds friends in Hollywood, and money too!
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A Beverly Hills reception for  Barack Obama on Tuesday night brought in $1.3 million for the  Illinois senator's White House bid in the first major show  business fund-raiser of the 2008 presidential campaign cycle,  organizers said.
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CARMEL, California  - When Clint Eastwood calls, even the biggest celebrities are happy to oblige, giving the actor an especially strong pull in putting together high-profile projects.
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Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg, an influential member of Hollywood elite, on Wednesday endorsed New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president in 2008.
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Celebrities donate $1.3m to Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign at a lavish Beverly Hills fund-raiser.
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In the days since he was elected to the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama has chatted by phone with President Bush, had his picture in People magazine and appeared several times on national television.
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The ex-Vice President is enjoying an unlikely heyday as a movie star. All that buzz invites the question: Will he audition again for President?
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Hillary Clinton's camp blasted off her most direct attack yet on 2008 Democratic rival Barack Obama, as he basked in the glow of a star-studded, million dollar Hollywood embrace.
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Obama's advisers believe focus on economy can help him to woo working-class voters and women.
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Despite denunciations of special-interest money, Senator Barack Obama is nonetheless benefiting from millions being spent outside campaign finance rules.
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Politics, and political filmmaking, were the talk of Hollywood this summer. But on the eve of the election studio offerings are all about escapism.
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Oprah Winfrey rolled out the red carpet Saturday for Barack Obama at a gala fundraiser attended by high-wattage stars that was expected to raise $3 million for the Democratic presidential candidate.
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By Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jan. 31--Jude Barry found a funny way to snag a big-name supporter for Barack Obama's potential presidential bid.
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Celebrities bolster investor interest in Prince George's County as more businesses chase the rising wealth of the black middle class.
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When Clint Eastwood calls,  even the biggest celebrities are happy to oblige, giving the  actor an especially strong pull in putting together  high-profile projects.
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CHICAGO  &#151; Forget the girl of YouTube videos. The real Obama girl is doing her part for the candidate. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to hold a Sept. 8 fundraiser for Democratic hopeful Barack Obama at her palatial estate near Santa Barbara, Calif., according to campaign spokesman Dan Pfeiffer.
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One of Barack Obama's closest friends and long-term advisers will be spending more time guiding the Democratic presidential candidate as he enters the final three months of the primary race still in second place.
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Illinois Sen.-elect Barack Obama, the Democrats' new star, has some mundane chores at hand, like whom to hire and where to live in Washington.