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November 23rd, 2009 more images more images Winfrey to interview widow of Ted Kennedy NEW YORK — Another interview coup for Oprah Winfrey: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.

November 20th, 2009 more images more imagesLos Angeles- A spokesperson for the Chicago based company that Oprah Winfrey owns, Harpo, said to the press that Oprah Winfrey is ending the talk show that she hosts, the "Oprah Winfrey Show." The show will be taken off air in the year 2011, as it will be announced at the end of the show on Friday. The show is a hugely popular one, and has featured luminaries from various sections of the society, her guest list including the likes of Barrack Obama and Sarah Palin from the world of politics and many celebrities from tinsel town including Tom Cruise.

November 16th, 2009 more images more images Palin, Winfrey talk about book and Levi Johnston CHICAGO — Sarah Palin said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that it's heartbreaking to see the road that Levi Johnston, the father of her grandson, has taken and that the soon-to-be Playgirl model hasn't seen his baby in awhile. In an episode that aired Monday, the two women also talked about the controversy surrounding Palin's possible appearance on the show last year and touched on whether the former Alaska governor planned to run for president in 2012.

November 14th, 2009 more images more imagesOPRAH WINFREY has publicly apologised to actress ROBIN GIVENS for not attacking her ex-husband MIKE TYSON's domestic violence boasts when he was a guest on her show recently. Givens, who is now a spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, wrote a fiery letter to Winfrey after watching the Tyson special last month (Oct09), reprimanding the talk show host for allowing the former boxer to rage on about his ex-wife and win laughs from the studio audience as he recalled brutal encounters with her.

October 31st, 2009 more images more imagesWASHINGTON - White House visitor logs just released show that Oprah Winfrey, Michael Moore, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers have all visited the President's home since Barack Obama took office. Some are, in fact, the well-known celebrities.

October 29th, 2009 Sting: Obama best person to handle world's 'mess'NEW YORK — Sting isn't a religious man, but he says President Barack Obama might be a divine answer to the world's problems. "In many ways, he's sent from God," he joked in an interview, "because the world's a mess." But Sting is serious in his belief that Obama is the best leader to navigate the world's problems.

September 17th, 2009 LONDON - Oprah Winfrey believes that Michael Jackson was "profoundly lonely", based on the interview of the King of Pop that she took in 1993. In the interview, the pop legend had opened up about everything from his plastic surgery to the abuse he allegedly suffered at the hands of his father Joe and his love interest.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - An ecstatic Oprah Winfrey has said that her no-holds-barred interview with comeback queen Whitney Houston has been "the best interview I've ever done". The 'I Will Always Love You' superstar is set to return to the limelight with her first album in six years, after battling an alleged drug problem and going through a divorce from Bobbie Brown.

September 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Oprah Winfrey is set to dedicate an entire talk show to late King of Pop Michael Jackson. The chat queen will honour the singer after the new season airs in the US with an exclusive two-part interview with Whitney Houston on September 14.

July 2nd, 2009 Obama says he grew up listening to Michael JacksonWASHINGTON — The King of Pop had a fan in the White House. President Barack Obama described himself as a longtime follower of Michael Jackson, the legendary performer who died June 25 at age 50.

July 2nd, 2009 Obama cites Michael Jackson as entertainment iconWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called Michael Jackson a brilliant performer whose talents were paired with a tragic personal life. "I'm glad to see that he is being remembered primarily for the great joy that he brought to a lot of people through his extraordinary gifts as an entertainer," Obama said in an AP interview Thursday.

June 17th, 2009 Obama: Unnamed TV network attacks White HouseWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says one television network is "entirely devoted to attacking my administration." Obama didn't name the network during an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, but his administration has often taken issue with Fox News. When the interviewer asked if Obama meant Fox News, the president didn't respond.

June 15th, 2009 ABC News to air Obama interview on health careNEW YORK — ABC News will present a prime-time interview with President Barack Obama on health care issues next week. The special will air June 24 at 10 p.m.

June 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has topped Giant's new Most Influential list. Second on the list is his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, reports Contactmusic.

May 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Vogue's Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour once told media mogul Oprah Winfrey to lose weight before posing on the cover of 1998's Vogue issue. The classy Editor-in-Chief revealed in an interview that Oprah was asked to lose weight for the 1998 vogue cover, which featured the media mogul with a tagline "Oprah! A Major Movie, An Amazing Makeover." "It was a very gentle suggestion.