Updated at 3:20 pm EST Singer-songwriter James Taylor, a self-described “yellow dog Democrat,” took a victory lap at the National Press Club today. Taylor campaigned for President Barack Obama’s re-election, including performing at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, where...
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Singer James Taylor performs on the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
James Taylor Live: Left, Right Unite: `May Have to Go Over Cliff’
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Timothy Geithner, U.S. treasury secretary and trustee of Social Security and Medicare trust funds.
Tim Geithner Sees Jackson Browne: Occupying Wolf Trap
Spotted at last night’s Jackson Browne concert at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Browne, 63, a liberal singer-songwriter, is known for 1970s hits, including “The Pretender” and “Running on Empty,” and his political activism, ranging from...
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A Barack Obama supporter in Los Angeles.
Obama Singing `Call Me Maybe’
Among all the trends reported in our data dive today, including: – President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in a dead heat still. – Obama’s approval rating at 46 percent. – Gallup’s jobless rate, by its own survey, sliding to...
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