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November 10th, 2010

George Bush appeared on the “Today Show” this morning to speak again with Matt Lauer about his book “Decision Points.” And according to Us Weekly, the former president said the rapper just paid him a visit. The mag’s website quotes Bush saying West “stopped by to see me yesterday. He seems to have changed his tone rather dramatically.” Seriously?

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November 2nd, 2010

George W. Bush calls Kanye West’s infamous comment about him after Hurricane Katrina one of the “most disgusting” moments in his presidency.

In 2005, West told a hurricane relief telethon audience, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.”

Bush writes about the incident in his new memoir, and discusses it with Matt Lauer as part of an interview set to air next Monday.

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August 29th, 2010

Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Sandra Bullock helped to open an on-campus health clinic at the local high school she had made her cause.

The Oscar-winning actress joined politicians at Warren Easton Charter High School to cut the ribbon on a facility that will provide everything from flu shots to emergency care.

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August 23rd, 2010

Brad Pitt has a special attachment to New Orleans, so it’s no surprise that he seems to harbor animosity for those responsible for the Gulf Coast oil spill that’s devastated the region.

“I was never for the death penalty before,” Pitt says in Spike Lee’s latest documentary, If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise. “I am willing to look at it again.” Do you think Pitt’s view is too harsh or do you agree with him?

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July 21st, 2010

Former TV star George Clooney will pick up an award at the Emmys on August 29.

Clooney, who has worked on behalf of those affected by Hurricane Katrina and has raised awareness about the atrocities in Darfur, is set receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for his “Hope for Haiti” telethon, which is nominated for an Emmy award.