USA News, Aug 21, 2011

Clinton fundraisers fill Obama coffers Chicago Daily Herald To blunt those attacks, former White House aides Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney this year created two Democratic outside groups, Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action. The Crossroads and Priorities groups each have announced fundraising goals of about ... See all stories on this topic »

A New Way Around Election Laws New York Times Mr. Burton's partner is Sean Sweeney, who was a White House political aide in the Obamaadministration before joining this “independent” group. Coordination does not have to be direct or official to be strategic and helpful. ... See all stories on this topic »

65 Oil Protesters Arrested at White House Newser US Park Police officers handcuff and arrest protestors over a proposed pipeline to bring tar sands oil to the US from Canada, in front of the White House in Washington yesterday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) To report an error on this story, ... See all stories on this topic »

Barack Obama annoys travel agents by suggesting they're obsolete The Economist (blog) The American Society of Travel Agents wrote a letter to the White House, and Travel Leaders Group, another trade group representing travel agents, "strongly rebutted" the president in a press release. Here's ASTA's argument: In its letter, ... See all stories on this topic »

March for justice inspires a nation MyCentralJersey.com 28, the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and King's "I Have a Dream" speech. / Photo by Joe Brier for USA TODAY ATLANTA — Thousands of people from across the nation will travel toWashington, DC, this week for the unveiling of a long-sought ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama and Cameron panned for their summer holidays First Post Trump must never have seen George W Bush: Obama's 61 days of leave so far are far fewer than either of his two most recent predecessors. The White House issued a statement pointing out that Obama was taking a working holiday, coming up with a jobs plan ... See all stories on this topic » First Post

Hubbard: Take a chill pill Denver Post We need a president, hard at work, helping to find the way to solve our massive problems," Dick Morris, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton, wrote Wednesday in USA Today. I've had a peculiar fascination with presidential retreats ever since Bill ... See all stories on this topic »

State of the Union Early Bird for August 21, 2011 CNN (blog) Dozens of people were arrested in front of the White House Saturday after staging a rally to protest a 1700-mile oil pipeline that TransCanada Corp. wants to build from Canada to Texas. “My view is that they finally did say yes,” Panetta responded, ... See all stories on this topic »

We are the world Deccan Herald Sitting in a pedicab (the equivalent of a cycle-rickshaw powered by a motor so that the pedalling becomes easier) in Washington DC, the driver said that he loved Indian music. As he drove us from the Lincoln Centre and past the White House, ... See all stories on this topic » Deccan Herald

Birther Madness, Nuts in the News Gather.com Therefore President Barack Obama is a natural-born US citizen. When will this madness end? It appears that the rabid birther movement isn't going to quit until Obama is out of the White House. With the way people like this are acting, he is definitely ... See all stories on this topic »

Tiger Woods pips LeBron James and Madonna to worst tipster top spot The Guardian Some trouble this week for CBS Sports columnist Gregg Doyel, reports USA Today after he wrote a column in which he questioned Tim Tebow's comments to the Denver Post that he was "relying as always on my faith" as he competed for the starting ... See all stories on this topic »

There's no 'I' in Barack Obama Monroe News Star What other "I" words could be used to describe President Obama? USA Today reported last week that President Obama has attended 127 fundraisers to date in his not quite three years of his first term compared to 88 for President George W. Bush and 76 for ... See all stories on this topic »

Economic woes offer awkward backdrop for Obama's vacation - USA Today By Richard Wolf and David Jackson, USA TODAY. Updated 8/11/2011 11:22 AM. Comments. Reprints & Permissions. WASHINGTON — Fourteen million people are out of work. ... Yes, saysWhite House press secretary Jay Carney. Obama, like most ... www.usatoday.com/.../2011-08-10-obama-vacation-marthas-v...

Barack Obama | Afghanistan | Pentagon | USA ... - News - Oneindia President Barack Obama today made an unannounced visit to Delaware air base to honour ...Washington, Aug 10: President Barack Obama on Tuesday made an ... as POTUS (President Of The United States), White House Press Secretary Jay ... news.oneindia.in/.../obama-honours-remains-of-slain-troops-af...

Barack Obama | USA | President | Bus Tour ... - News - Oneindia Washington, Aug 10: With his back against the wall, US President Barack Obama ... Jay Carney, the White House press secretary said, "The president looks ... US President Barack Obama who has turned 50 today, Aug 4 would celebrate his ... news.oneindia.in/.../obama-to-embark-on-bus-yatra-to-focus-o...

USA Political News | Obama on jobs: Something old, something new ... USA Today WASHINGTON -- Look for President Obama to combine a bevy of old proposals ...White House: Plan for economic relief in the worksDetroit Free Press ... usapolitical.net/.../obama-on-jobs-something-old-something-n...

NewsDaily: Obama, Cameron discuss markets, Syria: White House NewsDaily: Your best source for breaking news ... White House: Obama asked Geithner to stay at Treasury. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2011 (Reuters) — President ... www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre77c1mi-us-usa-obama-cameron/

Today at the White House: Aug. 8, 2011 | News | BET President Obama attempts to ease fears about the U.S. downgrade. ... During today's White House press conference, reporters wanted to know about what the ... We need to do what the American people sent the leaders in Washington to do. ... www.bet.com/.../today-at-the-white-house-aug-8-2011.html

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ENTERTAINMENT News, Aug 21, 2011

Up close with PZ The Hindu It just happened that very interesting TV offers came before films. So be it!” says she. Earlier this year, the actor known for her exuberant style was also the host of ' Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega' on Colors channel. ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Sword-N-Sorcery entertainment for the ages – with original 'Conan' The Virginian-Pilot “From the Vault” includes an interview with Swedish actor Max von Sydow (King Osric). At the time, critics booed von Sydow's part in the sword-n-sorcery epic. Here the famed actor of Ingmar Bergman films talks about how much fun he had with the part ... See all stories on this topic » The Virginian-Pilot

Spy Kids 1, 2 & 3 JustPressPlay These movies are average action-comedies at best that will probably provide momentary entertainment but will eventually fade from your memory with the exception of Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. Now, that was just plain fun. ... See all stories on this topic » JustPressPlay

Bollywood trains arc lights on Delhi Daily News & Analysis Bhatt's next movie Informer is based on illegal arms trading in Delhi; so no wonder he was in the capital to hunt for locations for the movie. Jab We Met director Imtiaz also flew down with his cast and crew for Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Rockstar, ... See all stories on this topic »

Broadway, Vegas, Hollywood in Stocker artists series, releasing tickets Monday The Morning Journal The show features performances by Sandy Hackett, a veteran writer, producer, film and TV actor, and his wife Lisa Dawn Miller, a singer, songwriter and producer and the daughter of Ron Miller. Also in this gang are David DeCosta, Doug Starks, ... See all stories on this topic »

Salvation Road wears new look as Niteshift prepares Nigeria Daily Independent Meanwhile, the committee has joined other Nigerians in mourning the late movie star and iconicactor, Mr Sam Loco Efe, who passed on recently. In a letter to Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) President, Mr Segun Arinze, Izagbo expressed heartfelt sympathy ... See all stories on this topic »

What happened to 'Cheerleader' star? Toronto Sun He reminded 'em what he was once capable of in the 2009 TV movie, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, in which his portrayal of the renowned neurosurgeon earned him an NAACP Image Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. ... See all stories on this topic »

Colin Farrell: 'I don't ever want to get bored' OnTheRedCarpet.com "Fright Night" is a remake of a 1985 horror movie and is set for release on Friday, August 19. Reporting by George Pennacchio of KABC Television, parent company of the entertainment show "On The Red Carpet" (check for local TVlistings). See all stories on this topic » OnTheRedCarpet.com

Seven Things to Know About The Avengers, Pixar, and More From Disney's D23 Expo New York Magazine (blog) When Marvel brought out the cast of The Avengers at Comic-Con last year, it was for little more than a photo op: Actors like Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson were flown to San Diego, came on stage for about a minute, and then departed ... See all stories on this topic » New York Magazine (blog)

Locally-Filmed 'Contagion' Set To Hit Movie Theaters Patch.com Though Contagion is first and foremost an entertainment, it's clear that Soderbergh intends to get under his audience's skin. Other prominent films shot in Skokie include The Breakfast Club, Home Alone 3, Risky Business,Sixteen Candles and The Weather ... See all stories on this topic »

The blossoming of Martin Escudero Inquirer.net “Other actors, like Roderick and Dolphy, ended up specializing in gay roles because they are so good and convincing at it. It would be my honor to be in their company.” Martin, who moved to TV5 recently, is looking forward to more exciting projects, ... See all stories on this topic » Inquirer.net

D23 Expo Studio Presentation: “John Carter”, “Oz: The Great and Powerful”, and ... MovieViral Stanton spoke about how the actor was standing on three foot stilts to give his character some truth and life. Seeing has Dafoe's character is a nine foot alien, its understandable that he needed the extra height, but not only that, they showed Dafoe ... See all stories on this topic »

In the News Washington Post Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream has a place in hip-hop — but it wasn't always that way By Thomas Conner, Rapper and actor Common is usually cool as a cucumber, but in 2006 he got a little nervous. He was working with Black Eyed Peas member and in ... See all stories on this topic »

Shah Rukh Khan announces RA.One video game release The National The actor Shah Rukh Khan has announced that RA.One will be the first Bollywood film to also be released with a video game tie-in. The sci-fi action film will be released in cinemas at the end of October, but in September the video game to the movie ... See all stories on this topic » The National

Day of reckoning: The film version of bestselling novel 'One Day' is set to ... The Independent Introducing him to a range of "great films and great roles played by great actors", the group started making their own short films. Sturgess even wrote and performed a one-man show, which he put on in a small theatre in Manchester, though he had no ... See all stories on this topic »

'Pacino-no' has Al kid in spotlight New York Post "My dad, being an actor, obviously got a huge kick out of that," she said, chuckling. Her parents put a camcorder in her hands at a young age. "Even when I was by myself, I would shoot things -- fake Snapple commercials and stuff like that," she said. ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

Alexander Skarsgard goes shirtless in new 'Straw Dogs' photos Examiner.com Movie fans in Scottsdale are waiting to see True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard on the big screen in Straw Dogs this September. Straw Dogs is a remake of a 1971 film. On Friday, Wet Paint released the latest images from the film featuring the actor, ... See all stories on this topic »

South Asian Film Festival in Goa from Sept 15 Times of India The festival will feature films from all eras, including classic films of South Asian cinema's golden era to latest mainstream movies and also of young upcoming directors and established award-winning directors. Films to be screened include 'Act of ... See all stories on this topic »

INLAND: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans celebration includes Norco artist Press-Enterprise Admission is free and the day includes a celebrity auction, live entertainment, movies, and dinner shows with Cowboy Jerry and The Pioneers at 4:30 and 7 pm Dinner show tickets are $15 and reservations are available at 760-245-0733. ... See all stories on this topic »

Starkey: Wild, wild week in sports Pittsburgh Tribune-Review New Clemente Movie in Works, Tabata Seeks Lead Role: First part true. Second part false (we hope). Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco reportedly would star as Clemente. (Great) News. Kevin Colbert, Mike Tomlin attend Pryor's Pro Day: Should the Steelers ... See all stories on this topic »

Tom Cruise Picks 'Thor 2' Director Brian Kirk To Take On Rodeo Drama 'Paper Wings' Indie Wire (blog) The actor (like most A-list stars) tends to have a few irons in the fire at any one time and his interest in this could move elsewhere. That said, the hire of Kirk at least shows he's still hot on the project at least for now, and if the helmer to can ... See all stories on this topic » Indie Wire (blog)

'Dude' can play Pocono Record Maybe it's because, as songwriter Harlan Howard once said, music is about "three chords and the truth" and, really, an actor's day job is about the closest you can come to lying for a living. The question brought a sage smile to the 61-year-old face of ... See all stories on this topic »

Early 2011 Emmy Predictions: Here's Who Will Win - Starpulse.com Early 2011 Emmy Predictions: Here's Who Will Win. August 20th, 2011 6:00pm EDT post comment Post a comment favorite Add to My News. It may be a little early to predict the Emmy winners, but unlike the Oscars, not much changes in the .... Outstanding TV Miniseries or Movie 'Cinema Verite' 'Downton Abbey' 'The Kennedys' 'Mildred Pierce' 'The Pillars of the Earth' 'Too Big To Fail' Emmy voters love PBS dramas, and 'Downton Abbey' is one of the most loved PBS shows in years. ... Starpulse Entertainment News

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