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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert stories: 3 news summaries

 On Film, a Black 
 President Is 
 Nothing New 

From 24 to The Fifth Element

Oct 27, 08 5:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - America may be on the verge of electing its first black president, but pop culture is way ahead of reality. James Earl Jones portrayed the first in The Man (1972), and several have followed. As an entertainment-obsessed nation, asks Slate, might these fictional forebears affect our perception of the real... More »

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Barack Obama • pop culture • president • America • racism • Dennis Haysbert • Election 2008 • African-Americans

24 Actor: I
Paved the Way
for Obama

Haysbert says his role as a black prez may have helped the Dem

Jul 2, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(AP) - Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American US president on Fox's 24 may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama. "If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people," said the 54-year-old actor,... More »

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television • Barack Obama • race relations • celebrity • Dennis Haysbert • presidential race • acting

'24' Will
Elect Female Prez in '08

Cherry Jones to
inhabit Oval Office
in Fox thriller

Jul 23, 07 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The United States will have a female president next year—and on Fox, no less. The political thriller "24" will feature Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor when the seventh season of Jack Bauer's technological derring-do kicks off in January.  More »

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television • Hillary Clinton • 24 • Jack Bauer • TV shows • counterterrorism • Dennis Haysbert • Joel Surnow • Cherry Jones • female • Fox • female president

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