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...movie “Yentl,” Barbra Streisand plays a young woman who wants nothing more than to study the Jewish scriptures and the Talmud, but she is unable to do so because of her gender. In real life, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Streisand wants nothing more than to be a political activist, but she is unable to do so because she’s a singer...
...donors. "I wouldn't have any donors if I revealed all my donors," says Sloan. However, CREW acknowledges that it has received $100,000 from the foundation of liberal financier George Soros and several annual donations of at least $10,000 from that of entertainer Barbra Streisand...
...campaign focused on local issues. At an area-wide Democratic candidate forum he eschewed the antiwar/anti-Bush rhetoric of his fellow Democrats and focused on health care and transportation. Meanwhile, Republicans in this conservative district are trying to link him to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic donors like Barbra Streisand. With $3.3 million in the bank and an $850,000 television ad buy courtesy of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Lampson is stressing his early struggles in a poor, hardworking Texas family and his work for education, his support of the Johnson Space Center (it became part of the district...
...memorable moments, including a clip of Robert McNamara’s trip to the Institute during the Vietnam War. Other highlights of the IOP over the past forty years include the recent visit by former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami and past visits by President Bill Clinton and actress Barbara Streisand, according to information provided by IOP communications director Esten Perez. Kennedy’s speech was followed by an interview with Judy Woodruff, former host of CNN’s “Inside Politics.” Shaheen said the event was meant to strengthen the IOP as much...
...always, Sorkin proves he can make dialogue skip rope. When a detractor calls Matt and Danny "Barbra Streisand--loving," Matt asks, "Was she calling us Hollywood liberals, or was she calling us gay?" Danny: "It's a fine distinction." Perry and Whitford have fantastic chemistry; squabbling but loyal, Matt and Danny are like a long-married couple but with more passion. (The women characters are much weaker: Harriet is a pretty billboard who serves as the token religious voice, while Peet drifts through with weird detachment, as if she were playing the princess of a small country.) And some details...