Author: Oprah
Topeka Capitol-Journal – Under questioning from Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline, none of the potential jurors said their personal opinions But they changed their mind last month after the justices rejected a similar appeal from Dr. George Tiller, one of the few
They blow it when they don’t
News.com.au – and Samoa capturing a breathless world’s imagination, the Breakers did so very well to bury Wollongong in a barrage of Phill Dr Feelgood, we just seem to be a little out of sync. The planets haven’t been aligning, our biorhythms are ALL out of
Sex scandal rocks A.G.
Topeka Capitol-Journal – make use of her position in the D.A.’s office to influence pending litigation involving Johnson County District Attorney Phill It was clear, after looking at the case, Kline’s investigation of Dr. Tiller was not about enforcing the law,” Morrison
Congressional Black Caucus Calls for National AIDS Plan, NNPA News
Black Press USA – People such as Phill Wilson, Bishop T.D. Jakes, the Marc Morials and Jesse Jackson s of our community, the Al Sharptons, the Dr. Mohammad Akhter, executive director of the National Medical Association, which presents 30,000 black physicians, agreed
Britney Needs To Be Hospitalized
Perezhilton.com – Wasn t half as bad as I thought it would be at least her lips are moving with the song !!!! Still think she should call Dr. Phill.
Earthquake Shakes Tracy
Tracy Press – another who hung on a tree for you & me we are saved. Adom was tested in a garden with all blessings abound. jesus was tested in a dessert on a long fast. Man dose that not kinda make you want to go read it right now? Or mabey opra, & or Dr phill
Robert D. Novak: Kansas opens a new front in abortion wars
Union Leader – Phill Kline, a pro-life hero nationally who is viewed as a fanatic by abortion rights advocates. The prosecution alleges 60 percent pro-life, anti-abortion activists call the state “the abortion capital of the world” — mainly because of Dr
Author: Oprah
LifeNews.com – Dr. David Stevens, the head of the CMA, says the case raises larger questions about how Johnson County Attorney Phill Kline accused it of submitting false information to the government
Author: Oprah
The Washington Times – Obama need only rely on Oprah Winfrey to capture the majority of the female vote. He will secure an even larger segment of female voters by suggesting policies as Mrs. Clinton does which directly affect female interests. By contrast, leading
Separation between contenders begins now
AZCentral.com – Barack Obama, the black contender with the most credible chance of winning a presidential nomination in U.S. history, drew 29,000 people when he campaigned in South Carolina in December with Oprah Winfrey. The concerns of African-Americans will be
Field wide open for American presidency
News.com.au – And he has Oprah Winfrey on his side. John Edwards, the Democratic 2004 vice-presidential nominee, is flying under the radar and is being called the sleeper of the nominating race. He is a strong anti-poverty campaigner, but was caught short when he
It’s time to close the book on these
USA Today – We doubt it will be an Oprah pick: Frey incurred Winfrey’s wrath when he admitted he had fabricated parts of his memoir, A Million Little Pieces . Best rock-star title, as aging musicians remember good old days of addiction in a rash of memoirs: The
Oscar Buzzes Around Holiday Films
CBS News – Produced by Oprah Winfrey. CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR: Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With
Most Admired Americans
13 WREX-TV – Among women, Oprah Winfrey was a close second with 16 percent. Laura Bush and actress Angelina Jolie were each selected by 3 percent. 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
A profitable approach to fighting AIDS
MSNBC – Then, in the fall of last year God bless Oprah Winfrey all the products launched in America. And then, due to her genius and Bono s great reputation, (RED) finally did take off, yes. How does it work? SHRIVER: Every relationship with our
Review: ‘Great Debaters’ solid
CNN – It certainly doesn’t hurt that he has an inspiring true story to work from — Oprah Winfrey liked it so much, her Harpo Films company produced it. Washington stars as professor Melvin B. Tolson, a future poet who serves as debate coach at the tiny
CAMPAIGN BRIEFING: BLOGBITES ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Newsday – A few days ago Terry McAuliffe, the Clintons’ longtime campaign money man, laughed off the suggestion that Oprah might go negative on Hillary during her weekend Obama tour. But go negative she did, albeit without uttering the “H” word. For all the
Selling the Good Book by its cover
Los Angeles Times – You can’t update the content, or get the author on Oprah. But you can make the look sizzle. If pink and shiny sells a purse, why not a psalm? In the conference room they call the Bible Bunker, executives of Bible publisher Zondervan pore over fabric
Author: Oprah
New Orleans Times-Picayune – centers, among other things, at the 200,000-square-foot structure. JAZZ Playwright EVE ENSLER is bringing her groundbreaking work, “The Vagina Monologues,” to New Orleans in April for its 10th anniversary with a cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Jane
BET J Delivers a Star-Studded Menu of Festive Specials to Celebrate
Forbes – THE GREAT DEBATERS BET J goes behind-the-scenes to the highly-anticipated movie hitting theaters on Christmas Day, The Great Debaters produced by media mogul Oprah Winfrey, and starring Oscar-winning actors Denzel Washington and
Latter-Day Republicans vs. the Church of Oprah
New York Times – Most could only see Oprah Winfrey s contribution to Barack Obama s campaign as just another celebrity endorsement, however high-powered. The Boss, we kept being reminded , couldn t elect John Kerry. Selling presidents is not the same as pushing
Experts Available: Historical Significance of the movie The Great
Forbes – As the movie The Great Debaters, directed and starring Denzel Washington and produced by Oprah Winfrey, opens in theaters December 25th, the National Communication Association offers experts on James Farmer, debate, rhetoric and the history of
Fargo bank employees told to give on a grand scale
Minneapolis Star Tribune – Michael Solberg, chief operating officer of State Bank & Trust, spoke with Oprah Winfrey impersonator Caroline Hodge at the company s Christmas party, to announce the bank s Pay it Forward project. In a new twist on the Christmas bonus
Former President Clinton will discuss new book with Oprah Winfrey
Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Clinton will appear on Oprah Winfrey’s TV talk show next Tuesday, Sept. 4, his first interview to promote “Giving,” a book on philanthropy and civic action coming out the same day. Clinton’s appearance was announced
Polls show McCain gains
MSNBC – Riding the bounce from his appearance with Oprah Winfrey last week drawing over 8,000 people, Obama pulled statistically even with Clinton. Last Saturday, Clinton returned to New Hampshire, went door-to-door in Manchester and held two other events
Author: Oprah
Austin American-Statesman – I believe the average American voter older than 21 could care less how stars vote or the power they might think they have to sway us to vote their way, including Oprah Winfrey. If I were going to look to someone else to help me decide how I wanted to
Fargo bank employees told to give on a grand scale
Minneapolis Star Tribune – Michael Solberg, chief operating officer of State Bank & Trust, spoke with Oprah Winfrey impersonator Caroline Hodge at the company s Christmas party, to announce the bank s Pay it Forward project. In a new twist on the Christmas bonus
Side Dish
New York Daily News – Is it time to send Swarovski to Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham ? The pair last month marked their crystal anniversary 15 years of being engaged. At the time of their 1992 announcement, when Winfrey and the 6-foot-6 motivational speaker had
Author: Oprah
CNBC – DES MOINES – The latest dilemma facing Democrat Barack Obama? Energy or Oprah. The Illinois senator and presidential hopeful has scheduled two highly anticipated rallies in Iowa on Saturday with talk show host Oprah Winfrey. But Senate Majority
Obama, Oprah Make S.C. Appearance
MSNBC – COLUMBIA, S.C. – Talk show host Oprah Winfrey brought her star power to South Carolina on Sunday in support of the presidential campaign of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. The rally drew nearly 30,000 people to Williams-Brice Stadium at the University of
Thoroughbred owner Roger King dies
ESPN.com – Racehorse owner Roger King, whose King World Productions syndicated such television shows as “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” has died at age 63. King suffered a stroke at his Boca Raton, Fla., home on Dec. 7 and died the
Charles Osgood to Be Honored With NAB Distinguished Service Award
Forbes – This year Charles Osgood will join the ranks of President Reagan, Edward Murrow, Bob Hope, Walter Cronkite, Oprah Winfrey and others, who’ve been recognized with the NAB Distinguished Service Award in past years. About the 2008 NAB Show The NAB
Oprah’s former school matron abuse case postponed
Washington Post – JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African court on Thursday postponed the case against a former dormitory matron charged with abusing students at U.S talk show host Oprah Winfrey’s girls’ academy. Virginia Mokgobo, 27, arrested in November and granted
Oprah campaigns for Obama
Reuters UK – Dec 9 – Popular U.S. talk show Oprah Winfrey makes her debut on the presidential campaign trail in support of Illinois Senator Barack Obama. Thousands of fans of talk show host Oprah Winfrey and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama filled an
US Senate approves auto fuel economy increase, more ethanol use.
MSN UK News – Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a concert fund raiser at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., near Los Angeles Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. A day after ending a three-state campaign swing with Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama showcases more
Trail talk
Kansas City Star – Oprah Winfrey, Lewis Black, President John Tyler. “When you listen to Barack Obama, when you really hear him, you witness a very rare thing. You witness a politician who has an ear for eloquence and a tongue dipped in the unvarnished truth.” “Dr
Survey: “Oprah Factor” Working for Obama
San Francisco Gate – Amid the endless “Does Oprah’s Endorsement Matter?” stories ( NO! ) comes a missive Thursday that yes, the blessing from The Big O indeed boosted the fortunes of The Little O . Our good friends at The Pew Weekly News Interest Index say “Oprah Winfrey
OPRAH HEDGING HER BETS
New York Post – December 12, 2007 — Oprah Winfrey might be Barack Obama ’s No. 1 fan, but that doesn’t mean TV’s daytime queen hates Hillary Clinton . “I’ve always said this, my being in support of Barack Obama is not my being against Hillary Clinton or anybody
Author: Oprah
Times Online – Postscript First Oprah , now Will Smith hard to see how Barack Obama can lose. I opened up to him, Smith tells the New York Post , referring to the presidential hopeful. I just gave him a call and asked him to tell me whenever he thinks
Oprah’s celebrity power brings star quality – and a legion of fans
Guardian Unlimited – It was, if you stopped to think about it, a rather incredible event. A woman born in Mississippi to a poor, unmarried mother who rose to huge fame and fortune, standing on stage beside a fellow African-American who was largely unknown a year ago but
Oprah, Obama fire up nearly 30,000
Philadelphia Inquirer – COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Oprah and Obama tour hit South Carolina yesterday, with the talk-show host and medial mogul exhorting nearly 30,000 people to ignore Barack Obama’s detractors and help him capture the Democratic nomination and the presidency
today’s blogs
Slate – Bloggers bask in the afterglow from Obama and Oprah’s record campaign stops and celebrate the news that Scooter’s Libby is rescinding his appeal. They’re also pleased that Michael Vick has been sentenced to 23 months in prison. Oprahpalooza! Oprah
The Oprah Effect
CBS News – You could sense it over the weekend: the Oprah effect was registering not only on the crowds that came to Barack Obama s rallies, but also on his campaign staff. David Axelrod, Obama s media guru, does not have the sunniest of demeanors. He
Day two for Oprah campaign
MSN UK News – Thousands of people have streamed into an American football stadium in South Carolina for media mogul Oprah Winfrey’s second day of campaigning with US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. A day earlier in Iowa, Winfrey began her show of
Author: Oprah
Boston Globe – Hillary Rodham Clinton’s chief rival, Barack Obama, planned a series of appearances with talk show host Oprah Winfrey — in Iowa on Saturday and South Carolina and New Hampshire on Sunday. “We’ve got some big challenges,” said Bill Clinton. “One is
Fans line up to see Obama, Oprah
Des Moines Register – Lavonne Short, a 50-year-old Urbandale woman, claimed uncontested first-in-line honors at the Sen. Barack Obama rally on Saturday, one of two major events in the state featuring Oprah Winfrey. Short arrived at 11:30 a.m. for the 3:30 p.m. event. I
Material Girl
New York Daily News – Gatecrasher: It’s official, she’s Ryan’s dear Abbie She’s not the other woman anymore! Ryan Phillippe and Australian Kanye West Alicia Keys Britney Spears Paris Hilton Jessica Simpson Carrie Underwood Jennifer Lopez Jay-Z Oprah Winfrey Bruce Springsteen
As Barack Obama Turns to Oprah, Hillary Clinton Brings Mom Along for
FOX News – DES MOINES, Iowa While rival Barack Obama is turning to celebrity, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is bringing a distinctly family feel to her bid for the party’s nomination by opening her latest campaign swing with her 88-year-old mother in tow
Oprah and the Obamas
CBS News – DES MOINES, IOWA — While the effect that Oprah will have on Barack Obama s presidential bid is still up for debate, her ability to draw a crowd is not. Despite the winter snow storm in Des Moines, people flooded Hy-Vee Hall to see the Queen of
US: Oprah says worry about country and belief in Obama caused her to
MSN UK News – TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey said worry about the direction of her country and a personal belief in Barack Obama’s ability to lead it pushed her to make her first endorsement in a presidential campaign, support with incalculable value in a tight
Author: Oprah
Bloomberg – Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) — If Mary Ann told you to go jump in the lake, would you do it? That’s the question my mother often asked when I cited a child more popular than I was to garner her support for a dubious activity. It didn’t work back then. Mom
Obama Campaign Seeks to Translate `Oprah Effect’ to Politics
Bloomberg – Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) — Getting on Oprah Winfrey’s yearly “Favorite Things List” can transform books, beauty products and foods into sales blockbusters. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is betting that same magic will work in politics
Bloggers Discuss Oprah, Reporter’s Altercation with Police
NPR News – Tell Me More , December 7, 2007 This week, the program’s listeners blogged on the “Oprah effect” in Barack Obama’s quest for the Democratic presidential nomination, the death of NFL star Sean Taylor and New York Post reporter Leonardo Blair’s
Author: Oprah
New York Times – BACK in 1992, the Bush White House deemed Oprah Winfrey s daytime talk show insufficiently serious for the incumbent president to visit. But in the intervening years, Ms. Winfrey s couch, along with the easy chairs on other chat shows, became so
CAMPAIGN HEATING UP
Javno – The Democrats held their first radio debate since 2004, Romney holds a speech about Mormon faith, and Oprah hopes to address voters. The battle for presidential nominations inside the Republican and Democrat election camps is getting stronger. This
She’s the most powerful black woman in the world. Why can’t I stand
Guardian Unlimited – Unlike Hillary Clinton and Oprah Winfrey, she is seldom referred to by her first name only: as with Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher, she gets both her names. Her eyes, intelligent, usually veiled, often glittering hard, give up nothing. Her hair
Rachael Ray has a recipe for success
Boston Online – On a third show, “The Rachael Ray Show,” part of Oprah’s production company, she cooks and dishes with celebrities. Last year she was ranked number 66 on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list – right between Sandra Bullock and Alan Greenspan. In the seven
US stars come out for Obama
MSN UK News – Other big name celebrities who have come out in favour of Obama include US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey and Hollywood hunk George Clooney. The Ocean’s Thirteen actor told ABC News last year that: “I think [Obama would] be a good president in 2010
For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival
New York Times – On Dec. 25, The Great Debaters” will appear in theaters with Denzel Washington as its director and star, and Oprah Winfrey as producer. The film depicts Wiley s most glorious chapter: 1935, when the black poet and professor Melvin B. Tolson
