Read more Barbra Streisand stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18093/barbra-streisand.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:18:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67980/films-best-cross-dressers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiev Schreiber was “giddy” playing an ex-Marine transvestite in Taking Woodstock , and in his honor, Nerve lists the best cross-dressers in film history: John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch: He "is the epitome of ferocity and theatricality that drag queens around the world aspire to.” Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie...http://www.newser.com/story/67980/films-best-cross-dressers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 13:41:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49242/andrea-mitchell-gay-icon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCher, Barbra Streisand, Madonna … and NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell? Yes, John Koblin and Zachary Woolfe write in the New York Observer , Mrs. Alan Greenspan is an icon to gay men, if not as celebrated. “She’s the Golden Girls rolled into one,” one fan says: “The body of Sophia, the...http://www.newser.com/story/49242/andrea-mitchell-gay-icon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 13:30:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49022/babs-backs-holder-for-ag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarbra Streisand is using her star power to push for the speedy confirmation of Eric Holder as attorney general, Politico reports. In a letter, Babs asks like-minded people to sign a petition supporting a man who is “committed to liberty, the rule of law, and our constitutional rights.” And she...http://www.newser.com/story/49022/babs-backs-holder-for-ag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 13:33:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44672/kennedy-center-salutes-freeman-streisand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEntertainment’s elite descended on Washington last night for the 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors, this year saluting Morgan Freeman, Twyla Tharp, George Jones, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, and Barbra Streisand, the Washington Post reports. They were honored by performances and speeches by a no-less star-studded roster. “It's like an intersection...http://www.newser.com/story/44672/kennedy-center-salutes-freeman-streisand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 6:37:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37569/barbra-hosts-obama-fundraiser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama is expected to bring in a huge haul tonight at an LA fundraiser hosted by Barbra Streisand, Time reports. The event involves “a reception and dinner at $28,500 a person followed by a later event featuring Streisand at $2,500 a ticket.” The reclusive singer had been...http://www.newser.com/story/37569/barbra-hosts-obama-fundraiser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Sep 2008 10:27:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33529/babs-obamas-like-buttah.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton may have been her first choice, but Barbra Streisand’s switch to Barack Obama after he wrapped up the nomination was “immediate”—and she's not too keen on Clinton-backers considering crossing the aisle. In an interview with Politico, she lays into John McCain on women’s rights, veterans’ benefits, and...http://www.newser.com/story/33529/babs-obamas-like-buttah.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Jul 2008 13:34:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27816/mccain-pitches-old-geezer-jokes-on-snl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlthough renowned for his fiery temper, John McCain turned up on Saturday Night Live last night to poke a little fun at his age. "What should we be looking for in our next president?" he asked. "Certainly, someone who is very, very, very old.” If elected McCain, 71, would be...http://www.newser.com/story/27816/mccain-pitches-old-geezer-jokes-on-snl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 May 2008 9:10:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17802/musics-10-top-grossing-divas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Material Girl earned her epithet this year, raking in $72 million on her "Confessions" tour. Madonna nabbed the top spot on Forbes' new list of top-grossing female artists from mid 2006 to mid 2007, reports the Daily Telegraph : Madonna, $72 million Barbra Streisand, $60 million Celine Dion, $45 millionhttp://www.newser.com/story/17802/musics-10-top-grossing-divas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 Feb 2008 10:49:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13084/how-much-will-oprahs-support-help-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOprah Winfrey's formidable power of endorsement is well known: Long-neglected books become instant bestsellers when she announces she likes them, reports the New York Times . But as she hits the campaign trail, the daytime diva will see whether voters will scoop up Barack Obama as quickly; or as skeptics say,...http://www.newser.com/story/13084/how-much-will-oprahs-support-help-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Dec 2007 10:59:29 CST