07:34 PM EDT 07/08/2008
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Obama's Daughter Impressed with Mom's Appearance in PEOPLE
Originally posted 07/08/2008 02:05PM
Michelle Obama may be the high-profile wife of the presumptive
Democratic presidential nominee, but it's only recently that daughter Malia Ann started buying into the notion that mom's a celebrity. So, what finally swayed the skeptical 10-year-old? Michelle Obama's appearance in PEOPLE. "I'm like, 'Oh Mommy! You're in this!' I've never seen Mommy in there," Malia Ann tells Maria Menounos in this interview for Access Hollywood. "I usually see people like Angelina Jolie ... real important people."
–Michael Y. Park
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Michelle Obama Speaks in Support of Gay Rights
Originally posted 06/27/2008 12:30PM
Michelle Obama was the undisputed star of the night at the Democratic National Committee's 9th Annual Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council Gala Thursday evening in New York City.
After being introduced by New York First Lady Michelle Paterson, the wife of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama received a standing ovation as she took to the stage at the Waldorf-Astoria before delivering the night's keynote address.
"I'm honored to be with you in a week that reminds us just how far we've come as a country," she said. "Five years ago today, the Supreme Court delivered justice with the decision in Lawrence v. Texas that stated that same-sex couples would never again be persecuted through the use of federal alarm."
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Obama's iPod Reflects Diverse Musical Tastes
Originally posted 06/25/2008 11:20AM
When it comes to who's got Barack Obama's ear, the Democratic presidential candidate can turn to a troubadour, a classical cellist, a rocker and a rapper.
"I have pretty eclectic tastes," Obama, revealing the contents of his iPod, tells Rolling Stone for its issue due Friday.
As a Baby Boomer whose musical tastes were formed during the '70s, the 46-year-old – besides leaning toward Bob Dylan, Yo-Yo Ma, Sheryl Crow and Jay-Z – also favors the Rolling Stones, Elton John and Earth, Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder, as well as jazz legends Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, reports the Associated Press, which obtained a preview of the interview.
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VIDEO: Bush, Obama, McCain Remember Tim Russert
Originally posted 06/13/2008 06:50PM
Presumptive presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama sent condolences over the passing of veteran newsman Tim Russert on Friday.
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Jennifer Lopez Talks to Barack Obama's Staff
Originally posted 06/12/2008 03:55PM
Call her Jenny on the Hill.
Jennifer Lopez met with Barack Obama's staff this week as she toured Washington to talk about issues close to her heart.
"Tuesday afternoon, Ms. Lopez was on the Hill with her sister to meet
with staff members of several senators to discuss issues she is
interested in, such as health care and education," her rep says. "She did visit Obama's office, but the senator was not there. She did not meet him, but did discuss health care with members of his staff."
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Oprah Winfrey Says She's 'Euphoric' About Obama
Originally posted 06/05/2008 08:50AM
Applauding the news that her candidate, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, has clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, Oprah Winfrey has issued a statement.
"I'm euphoric, I've been doing the happy dance all day," Winfrey, 54, tells Entertainment Tonight.
"I'm so proud of Barack and [his wife] Michelle Obama and what this means for all of us ... the new possibilities for our country. And if he wants me to, I'm ready to go door to door," added Winfrey, who has been on the campaign trail with the candidate since last year.
Meanwhile, Michelle Obama is slated to appear as a guest co-host on The View June 18.
– Caris Davis
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John Edwards to Endorse Barack Obama
Originally posted 05/14/2008 05:45PM
Former Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards is backing Barack Obama for his party's nomination, reports ABC News, which says that the Obama campaign has confirmed the endorsement.
Official word from Edwards is expected Wednesday at a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., where the two men to appear together.
Speaking to PEOPLE earlier this month, Edwards's wife, Elizabeth Edwards, said she liked Hillary Clinton's plan for universal health insurance, while Edwards said the he doesn't much care for Clinton's "old politics."
Edward's endorsement of Obama follows Clinton's defeat of Obama by 41 points in the West Virginia primary on Tuesday.
Edwards, formerly a senator from North Carolina, ended his campaign for president on Jan. 30, as momentum for both Clinton and Obama was still building. Reportedly, the Clinton camp had been wooing Edwards for his approval.
– Stephen M. Silverman
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Casting the Presidential Wannabes: Meryl Streep Voted Most Likely to Play Hillary
Originally posted 04/08/2008 04:40PM
The Queen got Helen Mirren. So, who should play Hillary Clinton on the
screen?
Meryl Streep, who played a U.S. senator ruthlessly trying to get her son to
the White House in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate, was the top pick among 500 women surveyed nationwide in Lifetime Television's latest
"Every Woman Counts" polling. In results tabulated Tuesday, Glenn Close was the runner-up, with Diane Keaton placing third.
Clinton's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama,
told Tyra Banks in September that he initially thought Denzel Washington
would make a fine Obama. "But then somebody pointed out that, with my ears,
it might have to be Will Smith," Obama added.
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Sarah Jessica Parker's 5-Year-Old Son Supports Barack Obama
Originally posted 03/30/2008 02:00PM
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama may be hard at work on the campaign trail, but the senator from Illinois can count on James Wilkie Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's 5-year-old son, for his support in his battle for the White House – if he's running again in 13 years.
"He's very into Barack Obama," Parker told reporters Saturday at a New York press junket for the movie Smart People. "On his own!"
"He's really, truly into this election," she says of her little guy's interests. "He's come to this conclusion on his own based specifically on Barack's gender. It's that deep. He's a fan and a true supporter of Barack Obama."
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Behar to Barack: 'Are You Related to Brad Pitt?'
Originally posted 03/28/2008 09:00AM
Joy Behar got right to the heart of the matter that could ultimately decide the election.
"I understand," Behar said to presidential candidate Barack Obama, "that you’re related to Brad Pitt, in some way."
What The View host – who, along with her colleagues, welcomed the Democratic Illinois U.S. senator to the ABC daytime show Friday – was referring to was a claim by the New England Historic Genealogical Society that Pitt and Obama are distant cousins, linked by one Edwin Hickman, who died in Virginia in 1769.
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