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NEWS ABOUT: Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand stories: 9 news summaries

 Film's Best Cross-Dressers 

From Tootsie to Hedwig, Liev joins an illustrious list

Aug 28, 09 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Liev Schreiber was “giddy” playing an ex-Marine transvestite in Taking Woodstock, and in his honor, Nerve lists the best cross-dressers in film history:
  • John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch: He "is the epitome of ferocity and theatricality that drag queens around the world aspire
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entertainment • film • Johnny Depp • celebrity • Dustin Hoffman • cross dressing • Gwyneth Paltrow • Barbra Streisand • movies • Liev Schreiber • Julie Andrews • cross-dresser

OPINION

 Andrea Mitchell, 
 Gay Icon 

Community seems fascinated with correspondent, if somewhat secretly

Jan 28, 09 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Cher, Barbra Streisand, Madonna … and NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell? Yes, John Koblin and Zachary Woolfe write in the New York Observer, Mrs. Alan Greenspan is an icon to gay men, if not as celebrated. “She’s the Golden Girls rolled into one,” one fan says: “The... More »

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Alan Greenspan • Cher • NBC News • Madonna • Barbra Streisand • Maria Callas • gays • Aristotle Onassis • Andrea Mitchell • Golden Girls • Bill Maher Grid

 Babs Backs Holder for AG 

Streisand urges fellow lefties to fight for Obama nominee

Jan 26, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Barbra Streisand is using her star power to push for the speedy confirmation of Eric Holder as attorney general, Politico reports. In a letter, Babs asks like-minded people to sign a petition supporting a man who is “committed to liberty, the rule of law, and our constitutional rights.”... More »

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Attorney General • Senate confirmation hearings • Barbra Streisand • petition • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama

 Kennedy Center 
 Salutes Freeman, Streisand 

DC meets LA in annual cultural celebration

Dec 8, 08 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Entertainment’s elite descended on Washington last night for the 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors, this year saluting Morgan Freeman, Twyla Tharp, George Jones, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, and Barbra Streisand, the Washington Post reports. They were honored by performances and speeches by a no-less star-studded roster. “It's like... More »

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entertainment • Morgan Freeman • politics • awards • Kennedy Center Honors • Barbra Streisand • The Who

 Barbra Hosts Obama Fundraiser 

Dem, free of public finance, rakes in West Coast cash

Sep 16, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is expected to bring in a huge haul tonight at an LA fundraiser hosted by Barbra Streisand, Time reports. The event involves “a reception and dinner at $28,500 a person followed by a later event featuring Streisand at $2,500 a ticket.” The reclusive singer... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Barbra Streisand

Babs: Obama's Like Buttah

Longtime Clintonite says when Barack clinched nomination, switch was 'immediate'

Jul 28, 08 1:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton may have been her first choice, but Barbra Streisand’s switch to Barack Obama after he wrapped up the nomination was “immediate”—and she's not too keen on Clinton-backers considering crossing the aisle. In an interview with Politico, she lays into John McCain on women’s... More »

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Iraq • reproductive rights • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • veterans' benefits • Barbra Streisand • Hillary Care

McCain Pitches Old Geezer Jokes on SNL

Candidate, 71, not
too ancient to
chase youth vote

May 18, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Although renowned for his fiery temper, John McCain turned up on Saturday Night Live last night to poke a little fun at his age. "What should we be looking for in our next president?" he asked. "Certainly, someone who is very, very, very old.” If elected McCain,... More »

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Saturday Night Live • John McCain • presidential campaign • comedy • campaign • Barbra Streisand • cameo

Music's 10 Top-Grossing Divas

Madonna, Barbra, and Celine top list of richest female artists

Feb 3, 08 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - The Material Girl earned her epithet this year, raking in $72 million on her "Confessions" tour. Madonna nabbed the top spot on Forbes' new list of top-grossing female artists from mid 2006 to mid 2007, reports the Daily Telegraph:
  1. Madonna, $72 million
  2. Barbra Streisand, $60 million
  3. Celine Dion,
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music • list • Beyonce • Gwen Stefani • Forbes • Madonna • Celine Dion • Barbra Streisand • Christina Aguilera • female artists • Shakira • Mariah Carey

How Much Will Oprah's Support Help Obama?

Unlike her book club,
if she likes him, fans might just not buy in

Dec 2, 07 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey's formidable power of endorsement is well known: Long-neglected books become instant bestsellers when she announces she likes them, reports the New York Times. But as she hits the campaign trail, the daytime diva will see whether voters will scoop up Barack Obama as quickly; or as skeptics say,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Oprah Winfrey • Oprah's Book Club • Barbra Streisand • endorsement • Election 2008

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