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Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV
LOS ANGELES - Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS.
Nations:U.S. People:Casey Affleck America Ferrera Melissa Etheridge Charles Barkley Forest Whitaker Charles Gibson
2008-09-06
Will star wattage in Denver help or hurt Obama?
NEW YORK - Back in 2004, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was in Boston for John Kerry's coronation as the Democratic nominee, staging a big hip-hop summit to draw new voters. This year, though he's a Barack Obama supporter, he plans to sit out the Denver convention.
Nations:U.S. Switzerland People:Ben Affleck Fred Thompson Ralph Nader Melissa Etheridge Russell Simmons Kanye West Activities:US Election 2008
2008-08-24
Gay Clinton Backers Defect to Obama, Eroding Her Base
Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton cemented years of goodwill with gays in 2000, when she walked in New York's Pride Parade.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton Melissa Etheridge David Geffen Barack Obama John Edwards
2008-02-29
Keys, Thurman among Nobel concert celebs
Stars performing at a concert Tuesday honoring Nobel Peace laureates Al Gore and the United Nations climate panel said they hoped to draw attention to global warming.
Nations:U.K. People:Melissa Etheridge Annie Lennox Alicia Keys Al Gore Kylie Minogue Uma Thurman
2007-12-11
Minogue to play at Nobel Peace concert
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Australian pop star Kylie Minogue will perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert honoring this year's winners, former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s climate change panel, organizers said Saturday.
Nations:Norway People:Melissa Etheridge Alicia Keys Al Gore Kylie Minogue Tommy Lee Jones Uma Thurman
2007-12-01
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