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Stephen Baldwin fans can rest easy knowing that he's not going anywhere. On a Fox News interview before the election, Stephen threatened to leave the country if Barack Obama was elected as our next president. Now he's changing his tune and told Page Six: "The liberal Democrats who didn't get that I was joking need to lighten up. Obama is obviously talented and intelligent, and I have great respect for the man. He's got my full ...

CBS anchor Katie Couric attended the Glamour Magazine 2008 Women of the Year Awards dinner at the Essex House this week and she was quite vocal. Katie told a Page Six reporter that she thinks Sarah Palin still needs to work at being a good governor before she even considers running for President. "I think she should keep her head down, work really hard and learn about governing. But I'm not anyone to give advice to anyone about anything," ...

Hoping to cash in on the scoop, First Lady Laura Bush is rumored to be in talks to score a multimillion-dollar deal to write her own memoirs. "Laura is interviewing publishers who are bidding on her memoirs. The publishers are coming to the White House to meet with her and discuss the book," a source told Page Six. She'd better take advantage of the opportunity because it appears that the market for her hubby's bio isn't ...

Back in the 1970's, both of Pete Wentz's parents worked for Vice President-elect Joe Biden. The interesting thing is that they were both single at the time that they were employed by the Senator. Pete proudly posted this little tidbit on his blog where he quotes his father as saying: "Mom and I met in Washington when we were both legislative assistants to Sen. Biden, when he was in his first term [1972-78]. I had worked ...

The 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama took center stage tonight to a cheering crowd estimated to be over 125,000 where he addressed America. Indeed a historical speech which made many reminisce Martin Luther King’s speech before the day he was assassinated. In what is a day that will go down in the history books, Barack Obama said, “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place that all ...

Last night Barack Obama made history when he was elected the first African American President of the United States. Citizens and fans alike flocked to the streets cheering and celebrating his victory over McCain. Among those proud of him is Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons. He just released a very touching statement about Obama's victory. Read below: The vision of the hip-hop generation and its young people is in full and glorious effect tonight. While many older Americans, ...
Change is well on its way. Barack Obama will be the nation's 44th President. As polls closed on the West coast, its been projected that he has received enough electoral votes to pass the 270-vote threshold. As of now, Barack Obama is projected to win California, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii. He also is projected to win Virginia, a state where the Democrats have not won since 1964. This is truly a historical and proud day in America. He'...

Senator John McCain held a press conference in Phoenix, Arizona where he gave his concession speech. With his wife and Senator Sarah Palin by his side the Senator congratulated President Barack Obama with a strong, yet emotional speech. John McCain acknowledged the historical significance of Obama’s victory and went on to state that America has healed the wounds of history. “Senator Barack Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and his country.” McCain also touched upon the tragic ...

This is the best story we've heard all day! A pregnant women went into labor while she was voting today, she was rushed to the hospital but insisted on going back to finish casting her vote. A user by the name of DVDon3 posted the following blog on ireport.com: My wife is 9+ months pregnant with a due date of November 19th. She was in line waiting to vote this morning when her water broke and she went ...

How weird is this? Serena Williams has come forward with her support for Barack Obama, even though she has no intentions of voting for him. She and her sister Venus are Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religion which forbids its members to take part in elections. So even though the superstar sisters can’t vote today, Serena’s made it clear about who she supports. And it comes as no surprise that it’s Barack Obama. She says, "I don’t ...

Happy birthday to P. Diddy! It’s Puffy’s birthday today, and he celebrated by encouraging his fans to go out and vote! Oh, and he also managed to do what he does best, by making himself seem pretty self-important. After exiting his polling place, Diddy told the Associated Press, "I felt like my vote was the vote that put him into office. It was down to one vote, and that was going to be my vote. And that ...

Gina Gershon is such a great Sarah Palin! Ok, Tina Fey definitely takes the cake, but Gina bares a striking resemblance to the VP candidate. She’s just made another video impersonating Sarah for Funny Or Die, in which she offers words of inspiration. Vegetarians beware! See more Gina Gershon videos at Funny or Die