Ben Affleck Writes Essay on Congo for Time

Actor and activist Ben Affleck has written an essay for Time about his recent trip to the war-ravaged Congo, how civilians are struggling to cope with the conflict there and how change may soon be coming to the region. The actor, 36, writes: "The p

Barack Obama's Campaign Ad Draws 33.7 Million Viewers

Barack Obama's campaign ad was watched by 33.7 million viewers Wednesday night. By comparison, his Democratic National Convention speech speech drew 38 million viewers. The 30-minute infomercial aired on seven networks, and cost "in the $4 to $5 mi

Barack Obama Picks Joe Biden For VP

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama has chosen Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, reports CNN. Biden, 65, is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has four children, one of whom is deceased. Background i

Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron & Josh Brolin to Attend Democratic Convention

Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, and Josh Brolin are among the A-listers attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver over the last week in August, Variety reports. The celebs will join Daryl Hannah, Rosario Dawson, Kerry Washington and Wil

Barack Obama Defends Bad Outfit Choice

Barack Obama says he "was not trying to pander to this crowd" when he wore ill-fitting jeans, a tucked in golf shirt and big tennis shoes for a bike ride last weekend. "I got a hard time from all sorts of blogs who said I looked like Urkel," he to

Too Cool To Rule: The Obama Pound

There’s been much hubbub recently over the “Obama pound”–namely that old people don’t know what the f**k a “pound” is–or at least couldn’t name it if they saw it. The now wide-spread picture (above) of presumptive Democratic nominee

Ryan Phillippe sheds pretty boy image

Ryan Phillippe gained Hollywood fame and won fans with his piercing blue eyes and good looks in the 1990s, but the actor says he has never been interested in being just another pretty face in the movies. So in recent years Phillippe, 33, has foc

Eva Longoria Supports Hillary Clinton

In this election year, the tension in the air is only getting thicker as November draws closer. And Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton has enlisted Eva Longoria as a key figure in her campaign. Realizing the influence of Hollywood c

Ryan Phillippe Loves Barack Obama

Whether he’s getting a parking ticket or just out for some errands, Ryan Phillippe wants to make one thing clear: he loves Barack Obama. The “Cruel Intentions” actor was spotted out and about yesterday sporting a white t-shirt that displayed

Elections 2008: Obama sweeps, Huckabee hangs tough

Many voters in Saturday's Republican contests showed they're not yet ready to support Sen. John McCain as their party's nominee while Sen. Barack Obama cut into Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead in the race for Democratic delegates. Obama claimed victory

Clooney Endorses Obama

George Clooney is voting for Barack Obama on Super Tuesday. He’s the latest star to show the Democratic candidate the love. Celebrities who have been seen campaigning for Obama include Robert DeNiro, Kerry Washington, Usher, Chris Rock, Brendan Rou

Race a subtext as polls open in South Carolina

Democrats headed to the polls in South Carolina Saturday in an unusual contest that pitted Barack Obama against two Clintons. Race was a persistent subtext in the first primary to feature a large number of black voters. South Carolina became a "must

Undecided voters watch Obama-Clinton fracas

It has now become fully a four-person race as the clock ticks down toward Saturday’s South Carolina Democratic primary. Two married couples, the Obamas and the Clintons are battling it out over who should be the nominee. Making the point that South

Obama giving Clinton a race in her backyard

With Senator Barack Obama vowing to challenge Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on her home turf, the Democratic presidential primary in New York on Feb. 5 is shaping up as the state’s most competitive since 1992, when Bill Clinton took up a rival’s

Is She Leaving??

There have been reports that Hilary Clinton may be leaving the Democratic presidential race. The female presidential hopeful has so far suffered a huge defeat in New Hampshire, a serious decrease in national polls and low fund-raising dollars. “She