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  • ** FILE ** In this Oct. 13, 2009, file photo, actress Eva Longoria is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, during an event announcing the leadership of the National Museum of the American Latino Commission. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)

    Democrats’ glitterati not as sparkly as 2008

    Republicans are usually scrambling to add a little star power to their conventions, but in Tampa, Fla., last week, Clint Eastwood stole the spotlight and set off his very own Twitter war, galvanizing both the right and the left like few other convention speeches in recent memory.


  • Celeb presence will be smaller this year for Dems

    Four years ago, Ben Affleck was a familiar presence around the Democratic convention, packing produce for charity and even winning a poker tournament. Singer Fergie performed with her Black Eyed Peas. Sheryl Crow sang, too, with Susan Sarandon joining in from the audience.


  • Highlights of Hollywood's fall, holiday lineup

    Here are highlights of Hollywood's fall and holiday movie lineup:


  • Taking Names: Friends gather for funeral of Marvin Hamlisch

    Friends and admirers of Marvin Hamlisch, including Bill Clinton and Ann-Margret, gathered Tuesday in New York City to bid farewell to the celebrated songwriter hailed as "the people's composer."


  • Ben Affleck glad to be family man, not tab target

    Ben Affleck is managing to live a relatively private life in a Hollywood fishbowl.


  • Clinton, Affleck seek to lower child death rates

    What do Hollywood superstar Ben Affleck and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have in common? Both Clinton and Affleck think every child across the world deserves a fifth birthday.


  • ** FILE ** Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center, a conservative watchdog group. (Media Research Center)

    Inside the Beltway: Lawsuit, what lawsuit?

    Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell has seen a lot of media abuse in his time as the master monitor of the liberal press. Now, he's seen the very worst: The broadcast networks "all but spiked the largest legal action in history to defend our constitutionally protected religious freedom," the analyst says, citing CBS, ABC and NBC for skimming over news that 43 Catholic dioceses and organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the Obama administration.


  • Doolittle Raiders recommend the first movie

    For those who lived through it, Hollywood's most recent depiction of the Doolittle raid completely bombed.


  • Ben Affleck announces birth of son on Facebook

    Ben Affleck is using Facebook to announce the birth of his son with wife Jennifer Garner.


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