Obama Balances Stardom, Local Interests
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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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It's been written many times that Democrat Barack Obama gets a "rock star" reception. Turns out the real thing is not quite the same.
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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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As seemingly half of  Hollywood converged on a fundraiser for Democratic presidential  aspirant Sen. Barack Obama, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was huddled  elsewhere with Universal Studios president Ron Meyer over his  own campaign -- to increase industry diversity.
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Many see Obama, Clinton successes as fitting the ideals of US democracy and diversity.
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Barack Obama greets enthusiastic crowds, but warns supporters they have to turn out
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Sen. Barack Obama sparked an early frenzy Sunday during his initial visit to the nation's first presidential primary state, but said he still hasn't decided whether to run and questioned whether all the hype was just part of his "15 minutes of fame."
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In his votes as a state senator, Barack Obama sometimes sidestepped sensitive issues.
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Barack Obama has had a season of remarkable fortune and is now often treated as though he is already the next senator from Illinois.
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Checks from Hollywood's A-list stars such as George Clooney, Eddie Murphy and Barbra Streisand added up to an expected, one-night take of $1 million for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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Barack Obama will be able to evoke a long list of positive images when he stands outside Illinois' Old State Capitol and tells the world whether he's running for president
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Variety - VICKSBURG, Miss. -- On the eve of what is arguably the most important presidential election in decades, Hollywood has again become a lightning rod. It simply takes a trip out of town to see the extent to which that is true.
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Senator Barack Obama is a wily player of pickup basketball, a game with unspoken rules and lots of elbows.
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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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Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards added some Hollywood star power to his focus on rural problems, campaigning Wednesday in South Carolina's small towns with actor and political activist Danny Glover.
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The Democratic candidate has marshalled star power as never before in a campaign. And he's putting them to work.
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Barack Obama insists he is not running for president but has allowed his high profile to grow a little higher of late.