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Obama shift on gay marriage unleashes Hollywood's star power (+video)

Just as Obama is heading to Hollywood for what promises to be a blockbuster fundraiser, his shift on gay marriage is getting rave reviews in the entertainment world.
For a 2012 Obama win, hip-hop stars must 'Barack the vote' like they did in 2008

Rap and hip-hop artists have turned down the volume on their once-boisterous efforts to rally their fans – a key part of President Obama’s base – to support him in 2012. To see Obama take office for a second term, the hip-hop community needs to return to the momentum it built in 2008.
Lowe's is wrong. Russell Simmons is right. US needs TLC show 'All-American Muslim.'

Some Muslim Americans object to incomplete representation in the TLC reality show "All-American Muslim." But after retailer Lowe's pulled its ads, Muslim Americans need all the PR help they can get (even with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons on their side).
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Jay-Z is the highest-earning hip-hop artist. Can you name anyone else in the Top 20?

Forbes Magazine published the top-earning hip-hop stars in The Cash Kings of 2010.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.