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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Access Hollywood

Access Hollywood stories: 5 news summaries
Opinion

Peekaboo With Kids Is Classic Political Game

Puff piece with young daughters just another episode of political peekaboo

Jul 14, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The press tries to treat politicians’ offspring, particularly younger ones, with kid gloves, writes David Carr of the New York Times—so it’s no wonder there was a furor when Barack Obama let Access Hollywood interview his 10- and 7-year-old daughters. Many reporters were irked by the beyond-puff piece,... More »

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Barack Obama • media • Michelle Obama • Obama 2008 • interview • Access Hollywood • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama

OPINION

Obama, Stop Acting Like
a Child

Putting kids on TV was a blunder, but so was whining about it: Dowd

Jul 13, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Caught up in a Fourth of July celebration, Barack Obama agreed to let his daughters be interviewed on "Access Hollywood," a turnaround from his position on his family's privacy and a big slip-up, writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. But Obama compounded the error by expressing... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • family • interview • Access Hollywood • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama

 Obama Family Goes Hollywood 

'Access Hollywood' interviews include Malia, Sasha for first time

Jul 9, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama took the unusual step of sitting down with Access Hollywood, but the interview took a decidedly precocious tone when daughters Malia and Sasha joined in, dishing on mommy and daddy holding hands and potential White House bedroom decor. The first interview of the Obamas is airing over four... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential campaign • Michelle Obama • presidential election • interview • Access Hollywood

Actors' Family Feud Creates More Hollywood Labor Unrest

Larger SAG, with contract set to expire, aims to torpedo smaller union's deal

Jun 30, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the escalation of a long-simmering turf war, the largest Hollywood actors union is attempting to scuttle a deal reached by its smaller rival with studios, the Los Angeles Times reports. Though the Screen Actors Guild isn't planning to strike when its contract expires tonight, it's urging members who also... More »

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labor • Tom Hanks • Jack Nicholson • Writers Guild of America • Screen Actors Guild • American Federation of Television and Radio Artists • Access Hollywood

ANALYSIS

 Daytime TV as Campaign Stop 

'Low-info' voters, soft-pedaling hosts want personal details

Jun 3, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - You know where they stand on gas prices, but what about pantsuits and family pets? Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama are making the rounds of daytime talk shows and celebrity gossipfests, courting "low-info" voters—those mostly white, working class, and undecided folks who haven't been paying much... More »

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television • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • The View • presidential politics • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • daytime talk show • Access Hollywood

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