| Obama swing through LA brings in A-list celebrities, buzz, cash
LOS ANGELES - In a show of early support, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is expected to bank $1 million at a star-studded fundraiser Tuesday that underscores the intense competition among the party's leading 2008 candidates for Hollywood dollars and endorsements. The event was organized by three of the entertainment industry's biggest names, DreamWorks studio founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. The lineup of celebrities writing checks inlcuded George Clooney, Ben Stiller, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy and Barbra Streisand. Before the closed-door fundraiser, the Illinois senator was scheduled to speak to a crowd, potentially numbering in the thousands, at a public rally in Los Angeles. The entertainment industry is a perennial source of money for Democratic presidential candidates, with big names often donating to multiple campaigns while withholding formal endorsements until a later stage in the race.
Presidential hopeful Obama campaigns in South Carolina
ORANGEBURG, S.C.---His announcement came only one week ago, but Sen. Barack Obama has hit the campaign trail running. Today he made a stop in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and plenty of people came out to support the presidential hopeful. Senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama spoke to a packed house to rally support in the upcoming election. Thousands showed their support, some even choosing to wait in a long, cold line to hear him speak. "I don't think we've seen a guy like this since Kennedy," said Mike Hendley of Charleston. "I just think it's what America needs." "I want to see a person that will lead our country right, and I don't want to go to war the next seven years," said another supporter. In front of a crowd of over two thousand people, Sen.
CNN Again Confuses Osama and Obama
On the February 19th edition of Paula Zahn Now, guest host Kyra Phillips, well known for her restroom comments, confused Senator Barack Obama with the world's most wanted terrorist. When interviewing African American film maker John Ridley on Obama's standing in the black community, Phillips posed this question. Kyra Phillips: "What do you think is Osama bin - is, is Obama - boy that was a terrible slip of the tongue, right? Barack Obama, is he that new leader?" CNN confused the two before. As newsbuster Scott Whitlock noted, a graphic on The Situation Room asked "where's Obama?" next to a picture of Osama bin Laden. .
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