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Parker, Streep, other celebs raise money for Obama

Ben Feller and Julia Pace, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama soaked in the support — and the campaign cash — of Manhattan's elite entertainers Thursday as his re-election team sought to fill its fundraising coffers.
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Streep donates $10,000 to school in Viola's honor

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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) - Meryl Streep has donated $10,000 to a charter school in the struggling Rhode Island city of Central Falls after a plug from fellow actress and hometown favorite Viola Davis...
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HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 26: Actress Octavia Spencer accepts the Best Supporting Actress Award for ‘The Help’ onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

For blacks, mix of 'Help' emotions on Oscar night

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(AP) - Despite torrents of debate among African-Americans over the merits of the segregation-era movie 'The Help,' most still hoped that Viola Davis, who plays a maid, would become just the second black winner of the best actress Oscar...
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Globes set up Viola vs. Streep Oscar race

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Awards seasons is finally here, and 'The Help' star Viola Davis will be going head to head with Meryl Streep in the race for the coveted Oscar award for best actress...
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Why Viola Davis should win the Oscar

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I haven't yet seen Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady,' but that said, right now I'd be thrilled if the best-actress Oscar goes to Viola Davis in 'The Help'...
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Obamas shine at Kennedy Center Honors

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WASHINGTON (AP) - As Meryl Streep and four other artistic luminaries were saluted with Kennedy Center Honors, the actress got a future film assignment -- to play the role of Hillary Rodham Clinton...
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Oprah to star in comedy by 'Sex and the City' director

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CLUTCH - The media queen will share the screen with industry Hollywood weights Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock...
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