Obama finds friends, money in Hollywood
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's  presidential campaign launched a weeklong, $1 million  fund-raising drive on Wednesday, hot on the heels of a  Hollywood gala that raised an even bigger sum for Democratic  newcomer Sen. Barack Obama in a single night.
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WASHINGTON  - The music industry scored   some brownie points with rising star, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama,   when it handed him its ultimate award on Wednesday, a Grammy   that he won earlier this year for best spoken word album.
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U.S. Sen.-elect Barack Obama, whose 1995 book jumped onto best seller lists after his keynote address to the Democratic National Convention, has landed a three-book deal worth &#36;1.9 million.
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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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Their Hollywood dustup showed Hillary's reputation for campaign hardball. But Obama proved he can punch back too
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama makes his first visit to the political proving grounds of New Hampshire on Sunday, stoking the growing buzz about a possible 2008 White House run by the rising party star.
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Barack Obama's triumph in the 2004 U.S. Senate race earned him a memorable send-off from his friends in the Illinois legislature &#151; they emptied his wallet in a take-no-prisoners night of poker.
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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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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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Just days into his campaign, Barack Obama is pulling in the crowds. But even political rock stars donât always hit the right note.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. Elaine Boule met Sen. Barack Obama when he came through the Red Arrow diner on a campaign stop a few weeks back.
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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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Barack Obama has the aura of a rock star, says George Clooney, who also had some kind words for other Democratic presidential candidates.
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The rival presidential campaigns of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded accusations of nasty politics Wednesday over Hollywood donor David Geffen, who once backed Bill Clinton but now supports his wife's top rival.
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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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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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Hollywood and glamour have always been friends. Now they are business partners too