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  Tom Morello Calls Paul Ryan a 'Jackass,' Says Obama Sucks the 'Corporate Teat'

  October 15, 2012 – Tom Morello hasn't been shy about it before: He's no fan of Paul Ryan. After learning that the Republican Vice Presidential candidate considers Rage Against the Machine among his favorites, the Nightwatchman responded with an op-ed in Rolling Stone in which he described Ryan as the "embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades."Now, Morello has followed up those comments in an interview with …
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  Bruce Springsteen Will Campaign for Barack Obama After All

  October 15, 2012 – The Boss is teaming up with the Big Dog. Bruce Springsteen will join former President Bill Clinton to stump for President Barack Obama on October 18 in Parma, Ohio, and then will go on and campaign for Obama in Ames, Iowa, while Clinton stays in Ohio. …
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  Eddie Vedder to Mitt Romney: I'm Part of the 47 Percent

  September 20, 2012 – Eddie Vedder spoke about class today. …
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  Beyonce and Jay-Z Fundraiser Nets Barack Obama $4 Million

  September 19, 2012 – President Barack Obama has shown he can give music sales a boost, and last night the industry's unofficial First Couple returned the favor — and then some. After chatting on Late Show With David Letterman, Obama stopped by a benefit hosted by Beyoncé and Jay-Z at Hova's 40/40 Club in New York City. …
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  Music Biz Savior Barack Obama Boosts Springsteen Sales 409 Percent

  September 13, 2012 – Earlier this week, President Barack Obama had a supportinig role in a new video by the Bawse. Now comes word Obama appears to have given the Boss a helping hand, too. According to Billboard, Bruce Springsteen's "We Take Care Of Our Own" saw a jump in sales after the president stepped away from the podium to the song following his speech at the Democratic National Convention on September 6. How big of a jump? …
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  Rick Ross Samples Obama for Versailles-Worthy 'Presidential' Video

  September 11, 2012 – In 2008, Nas sampled then-Sen. Barack Obama's impassioned speech after winning Iowa's Democratic presidential caucus in his song "Black President," earnestly asking, "America, surprise us / And let a black man guide us." President Obama's speech last week at the Democratic National Convention was a more modest, policy-oriented affair, but it did reach a soaring, providence-invoking conclusion. …
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  President Obama Doesn't Think Nicki Minaj Endorsed Mitt Romney

  September 10, 2012 – In a radio interview with Orlando's Power 95.3, the President of the United States of America took time to address a nation's burning concern that rapper Nicki Minaj has endorsed his Republican opponent in the upcoming election. Clearly, it was a slow day on the campaign trail. …
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  Foo Fighters Rock for Obama, Political Pundits (Mostly) Rave

  September 7, 2012 – Fresh off a scheduled benefit show with a strange bill set to include Jack Johnson and Asher Roth, the Foo Fighters took center stage last night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Dave Grohl-led rockers weren't alone: James Taylor, Mary J. Blige, and Marc Anthony also performed. …
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  Springsteen's 'We Take Care of Our Own' Fulfills Its DNC Destiny

  September 7, 2012 – Bruce Springsteen released the video for "We Take Care of Our Own" so long ago people could still be forgiven for wondering if Clint Eastwood's "Halftime in America" Super Bowl ad meant he was supporting the guy we now know he fantasizes about sitting in an empty chair. At that point, back in February, President Barack Obama was already slotting the Wrecking Ball barn-burner as the finale on a 2012 campaign mixtape, so it's not as if w …
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  Barack Obama Mispronounces Name of Longtime Supporter Nas

  August 17, 2012 – President Barack Obama is, as SPIN's Brandon Soderberg once wrote, the first hip-hop friendly president. He can save the music industry by crooning Al Green. He even endorses Arcade Fire. But a guy with such highly bloggable tastes wouldn't be president if he weren't also, you know, a little square. …
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