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All Rights Reserved.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:30:09 EDT</pubDate><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>TheShowbuzz.com</title><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/sections/people_crusades/main500659.shtml?source=RSS&amp;</link><url>http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2006/07/14/image1805519.gif</url><width>150</width><height>30</height></image><item><title>Dennis Quaid Gives Congress An Earful</title><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/14/home/main4096047.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4096047</link><description>Actor Dennis Quaid told Congress of a harrowing, near-fatal drug mix-up in which his newborn twins were administered 1,000 times the normal dose of a blood thinner.</description></item><item><title>Julia Ormond: Human Trafficking Hits Home</title><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/30/people_crusades/main4060271.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4060271</link><description>Actress Julia Ormond told California lawmakers that corporations should do more to combat slavery and human trafficking, a largely unrecognized problem she said affects victims worldwide.</description></item><item><title>Mia: On A Mission</title><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 17:12:10 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/03/27/people_crusades/photoessay3974780.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3974780</link><description/></item><item><title>REO Speedwagon To Play For Greensburg</title><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:00:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/28/music/main4052370.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4052370</link><description>Residents of the small Kansas community devastated by a tornado want to build an eco-friendly playground and REO Speedwagon and The Early Show want to help.</description></item><item><title>Kidman Fights Violence Against Women</title><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/23/people_crusades/main4036332.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4036332</link><description>Nicole Kidman is urging world leaders and ordinary people to join the global fight to end violence against women.</description></item><item><title>Hollywood Goes Green On Earth Day</title><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/22/people_crusades/main4034774.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4034774</link><description>The "stars" don't only come out at night; they go green by day. In honor of the 39th Annual Green Day, Hollywood has a new attitude - an eco-friendly attitude.</description></item><item><title>Lance Armstrong Tackles "Heartbreak Hill"</title><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/21/people_crusades/main4031960.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4031960</link><description>Lance Armstrong is at it again. Although the seven-time Tour de France winner has retired from professional cycling, he doesn't take a break when it comes to taking on another physical challenge. He keeps the 'cycle' going.</description></item><item><title>Shakira An Advocate For Education</title><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/21/people_crusades/main4033222.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4033222</link><description>George Clooney. Angelina Jolie. Shakira. They are names on a roll call of celebrities the sometimes dour British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has recruited to inject glamour into his appeals to help the developing world.</description></item><item><title>Regis Dances To Help The Homeless</title><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/21/people/main4031986.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_4031986</link><description>Regis Philbin helped kick off a 24-hour dance-a-thon in South Bend, Ind., to help raise awareness and support for the Center for the Homeless.</description></item><item><title>Making New Orleans "Better"</title><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/25/people_crusades/main3966358.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3966358</link><description>The rock band Better Than Ezra is continuing to make a difference in New Orleans, this year donating to the city's fire department for new equipment, and to other groups working to rebuild the city, among them Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation.</description></item><item><title>Clooney's Darfur Fight Extends To Olympics</title><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:20:17 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/11/people_crusades/main3925041.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3925041</link><description>Hollywood star George Clooney has put pressure on an Olympic sponsor to speak out over China's foreign policy in Sudan.</description></item><item><title>Juanes Preaches Peace On U.S. Tour</title><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:30:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/10/people_crusades/main3920992.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3920992</link><description>Juanes kicked off the U.S. leg of his world tour at Madison Square Garden, bringing a message of peace and a giddy enthusiasm as he performed in "the temple of music."</description></item><item><title>Jenna Jameson Takes It Off For PETA</title><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/10/people/main3922200.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3922200</link><description>The porn star appears as pin-up icon Bettie Page in an anti-leather campaign for PETA shot by celebrity photographer Gavin Bond.</description></item><item><title>Barrymore Gives $1 Million To Fight Hunger</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:30:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/03/people_crusades/main3901824.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3901824</link><description>Drew Barrymore announced on Monday's "Oprah Winfrey Show" that she is donating $1 million to the World Food Programme, a U.N. body that delivers millions of tons of food aid to more than 70 million people in about 80 countries.</description></item><item><title>Politcal Action</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:30:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/03/people/main3900136.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3900136</link><description/></item><item><title>Nicholson Backs Hillary Clinton In Video</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:00:06 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/03/people_crusades/main3898940.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3898940</link><description>He was The Joker in "Batman," but Jack Nicholson says he wasn't fooling around when he said in "A Few Good Men" that there was nothing sexier than saluting a woman.</description></item><item><title>Russell Simmons Endorses Obama</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:00:05 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/03/people_crusades/main3898931.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3898931</link><description>Russell Simmons has been pushing young people to vote, but for a while there, it was looking as if the music industry heavyweight would have trouble casting his own ballot.</description></item><item><title>Clinton Grabs SNL Spotlight</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:00:06 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/03/people/main3899442.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3899442</link><description>Sen. Hillary Clinton was in the opening sketch of "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend in response to a skit performed the previous week in which Amy Poehler played Clinton and Fred Armisen portrayed Sen. Barak Obama.</description></item><item><title>Notre Dame To Honor Martin Sheen</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:30:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/02/people_crusades/main3897678.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3897678</link><description>Activist-actor Martin Sheen will be honored by the University of Notre Dame with its Laetare Medal for his humanitarian work, the school announced.</description></item><item><title>Lee Miller's Works On Display</title><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:30:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/11/people_crusades/main3818145.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3818145</link><description>Lee Miller, who forged an unconventional career going from New York fashion model to Surrealist photographer to war correspondent, is the subject of a new retrospective examining her life and work.</description></item><item><title>Madonna's Big Bash</title><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:04:27 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/02/07/style/photoessay3802686.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3802686</link><description/></item><item><title>The Great Debate</title><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:20:28 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/02/01/people_crusades/photoessay3779349.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3779349</link><description/></item><item><title>Man On A Mission</title><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:29:29 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/01/31/people_crusades/photoessay3775589.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3775589</link><description/></item><item><title>George Clooney Gets U.N. Role</title><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:00:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/31/people_crusades/main3776404.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3776404</link><description>In his new role as United Nations messenger of peace, Clooney toured U.N. headquarters for a ceremony and received a new pin for his lapel marking his designation for the special job from Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.</description></item><item><title>Crocs Launches "SolesUnited" Campaign</title><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:30:04 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/01/tv/main3778989.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3778989</link><description>Old Crocs are getting a second chance and giving many needy people around the world their first pair of shoes.</description></item><item><title>Making A Splash On Capitol Hill</title><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:30:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/28/people_crusades/main3761983.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3761983</link><description>From the seas of Japan to Capitol Hill, NBC's Heroes' star, Hayden Panettiere, is on a mission to save the whales from commercial whaling and she is determined to be heard.</description></item><item><title>Hayden Panettiere</title><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:32:28 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/01/30/people/photoessay3773359.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3773359</link><description/></item><item><title>Jolie And Pitt Aid Katrina's Kids</title><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:00:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/22/people_crusades/main3642342.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3642342</link><description>Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt used their star power to help focus attention on the more than 46,000 children still displaced after hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed their homes.</description></item><item><title>Denis Leary To The "Rescue"</title><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/07/people_crusades/main3592384.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3592384</link><description>This Monday the city of New Orleans will announce the reopening of four firehouses that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The rebuilding was supposed to take years, but it only took months thanks to the help of actor/producer Denis Leary.</description></item><item><title>Jackson Browne Campaigns For Edwards</title><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:00:03 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/19/music/main3520570.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3520570</link><description>Musician Jackson Browne says that Democrat John Edwards is the most progressive candidate with a chance at winning the White House, and that he would do the most for working-class Americans.</description></item><item><title>Larry King, Cardiac Crusader</title><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:30:05 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/19/people/main3520252.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3520252</link><description>On his 74th birthday, the longtime CNN star and his wife, Shawn King, discussed how his first heart attack 20 years ago changed his life. They also discussed their heart disease foundation, with Hannah Storm.</description></item><item><title>Colbert In 3-Way Tie For Local Office</title><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:30:05 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/13/people_crusades/main3495907.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3495907</link><description>Stephen Colbert may have abandoned his brief bid for the White House, but he ended up in a three-way tie for a seat on the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District Board.</description></item><item><title>Hot Stuff Offered In Charity Auction</title><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:30:02 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/04/music/main3574878.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3574878</link><description>Tickets and celebrity memorabilia are up for grabs on eBay via the 4th Annual Grammy Charity Holiday Auction.</description></item><item><title>Doc: Oprah Girls Doing "Relatively Well"</title><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:02:42 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/06/people/main3457162.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3457162</link><description>Oprah Winfrey said yesterday she was not responsible for hiring at her school for disadvantaged South African girls but that the screening process was inadequate and "the buck always stops with me."</description></item><item><title>On A Mission To Save The Elephants</title><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/30/people_crusades/main3432899.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3432899</link><description>A judge has ruled that actor Robert Culp's lawsuit alleging that the Los Angeles Zoo mistreats elephants can go forward.</description></item><item><title>The Black Ball Concert</title><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:28:14 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/10/26/people_crusades/photoessay3416946.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3416946</link><description/></item><item><title>Bonnie Raitt Raising Anti-Nuke Voice</title><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/24/people_crusades/main3405794.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3405794</link><description>The singer joins other musicians in a new millennium twist on their 1970s anti-nuclear message, urging the U.S. Congress not to approve government loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants.</description></item><item><title>Stephen Colbert Announces Presidential Bid</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:00:06 EST</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/17/tv/main3376794.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3376794</link><description>Stephen Colbert announced his bid for the presidency on his "Colbert Report" show Tuesday. He will only run in his home state of South Carolina.</description></item><item><title>Concert For Peace At National Cathedral</title><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/17/entertainment/main3376315.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3376315</link><description>Notes and prayers soared as Keb' Mo', Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Emily Saliers, ex-Orleans singer John Hall (now a congressman), and dozens of Tibetan monks joined forces in a concert for peace.</description></item><item><title>David Simon Takes Aim At New Orleans</title><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/15/tv/main3366543.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3366543</link><description>David Simon has made the streets of Baltimore famous with gritty television dramas such as "The Wire," "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "The Corner." Now he wants to take on the Big Easy.</description></item><item><title>Star Support</title><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:07:15 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/10/10/people_crusades/photoessay3352346.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3352346</link><description/></item><item><title>Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize</title><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:01:31 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/12/politics/main3361749.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3361749</link><description>Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.</description></item><item><title>Gore Urges Action After Nobel Prize Win</title><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/12/politics/main3359799.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3359799</link><description>Former Vice President Al Gore, newly named co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, said he hopes the honor will "elevate global consciousness" about the challenges of global warming.</description></item><item><title>Spade Donates To Slain Officer's Family</title><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/09/people_crusades/main3346276.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3346276</link><description>Comic actor David Spade, deeply affected by the slaying of a Phoenix police officer, has shown his support for the family with a $25,000 donation.</description></item><item><title>Agassi's Charity</title><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:24:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/10/11/people_crusades/photoessay3358275.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3358275</link><description/></item><item><title>Key Figure In Jena 6 Case Back In Jail</title><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:00:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/11/national/main3359688.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3359688</link><description>Mychal Bell reported to court Thursday, expecting a routine hearing. He was instead sentenced to 18 months in jail - a sentence the Rev. Al Sharpton calls "cruel and unusual." Bell's father calls it retaliation for recent demonstrations.</description></item><item><title>Nelson Mandela To Host 5th AIDs Concert</title><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:00:06 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/01/people_crusades/main3315712.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3315712</link><description>Nelson Mandela will host his fifth AIDs concert on Dec. 1 in Johannesburg. The first four concerts have raised over $3 million. Organizers expect upwards of 30 to 35 artists and 50,000 spectators.</description></item><item><title>Sandler Offers Help To Gay Rights Groups</title><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/28/people_crusades/main3307465.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3307465</link><description>Adam Sandler says he would like to work alongside gay-rights groups after starring in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."</description></item><item><title>Stallone: Myanmar Story Needs To Be Told</title><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:00:01 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/01/movies/main3315509.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3315509</link><description>Sylvester Stallone says he and his "Rambo" sequel movie crew witnessed the human toll of unspeakable atrocities while filming along the Myanmar border.</description></item><item><title>Black Eyed Peas Throw Benefit Concert</title><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/01/people_crusades/main3314320.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3314320</link><description>The Black Eyed Peas hosted a charity benefit in Mexico City dedicated to underprivileged Mexican children. Proceeds will support education programs for 1,500 children.</description></item><item><title>Elizabeth Taylor Gets Humanitarian Award</title><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/28/people_crusades/main3307273.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3307273</link><description>Actress Liz Taylor was honored Thursday night at Macy's Passport Charity Auction with its first Humanitarian Award for AIDS Activism.</description></item><item><title>Bono Receives Liberty Medal</title><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:30:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/28/people_crusades/main3307074.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3307074</link><description>Accepting the Liberty Medal for his humanitarian work in Africa, Bono exhorted Americans to keep working to solve the world's problems and spoke of those who are without freedom.</description></item><item><title>Sir Elton In New York</title><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/09/26/people_crusades/photoessay3300194.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3300194</link><description/></item><item><title>Marc Anthony And J.Lo Go Back To School</title><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:00:05 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/25/people_crusades/main3297315.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3297315</link><description>Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez went back to school Tuesday, visiting a Bronx elementary school where they held a press conference about their upcoming tour.</description></item><item><title>Jolie Has Diplomat Hat On For U.N. Meeting</title><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:25:24 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/25/people_crusades/main3295153.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3295153</link><description>The actress and activist will discuss global diplomacy this week with the British foreign secretary.</description></item><item><title>Kevin Spacey Visits Hugo Chavez</title><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:30:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/25/people_crusades/main3295679.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3295679</link><description>Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey met privately Monday with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, one of Washington's most outspoken critics in Latin America.</description></item><item><title>Poll: Split Over Celebrities In Politics</title><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/17/people/main3269311.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3269311</link><description>Americans are divided as to whether Hollywood celebrities ought to get involved in politics, a new CBS News/New York Times poll finds, with 49 percent saying they should stay out of politics and 46 percent saying they should get involved.</description></item><item><title>Jenni Garth Helps Kids, Ready To "Dance"</title><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/05/people_crusades/main3237323.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3237323</link><description>Actress Jenni Garth is working with a non-profit organization to help build playgrounds around the country. She's also getting ready to compete on this year's edition of "Dancing With The Stars."</description></item><item><title>Jerry Lewis' Telethon Sets Record</title><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:30:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/04/people_crusades/main3230040.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3230040</link><description>A jubilant Jerry Lewis boasted, "We did it. We did it," as his annual Labor Day Telethon raised a record amount for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.</description></item><item><title>Estefan Performs Songs From New Album</title><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:00:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/27/music/main3206295.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3206295</link><description>Gloria Estefan brought tears to the eyes of older Cuban-Americans who gathered Saturday to hear the first live performance of songs from her new album, "90 Millas."</description></item><item><title>Brad Pitt Checks Progress In New Orleans</title><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:00:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/22/people_crusades/main3193388.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3193388</link><description>Brad Pitt toured the construction site of a house in the city's Lower 9th Ward that is based on the winning design in a competition he launched to help the area recover from Hurricane Katrina.</description></item><item><title>Angelina Jolie Visits Iraq And Syria</title><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/28/people_crusades/main3214182.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3214182</link><description>Actress Angelina Jolie met with refugees and U.S. troops in Iraq.</description></item><item><title>Paris Hilton May Go Greener</title><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:39:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/21/people_crusades/main3191870.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3191870</link><description>The heiress' new friend, "Entourage" star Adrian Grenier, is reportedly helping her shop for an eco-friendly home, on the theory that the media attention she attracts could be turned to good use on behalf of a cause.</description></item><item><title>Leonardo DiCaprio Is On A Green Mission</title><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:00:09 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/13/movies/main3160650.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3160650</link><description>Leonardo DiCaprio is not only a Hollywood A-lister, he's also a passionate crusader for the environment. He is the star power behind a new documentary, "The 11th Hour."</description></item><item><title>Philanthropist Brooke Astor Dies At 105</title><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:30:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/13/people_late_great/main3163766.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3163766</link><description>"Money is like manure, it should be spread around." Brooke Astor, heiress to a fortune built from fur and real estate, wasn't the first to say those words, but they were her personal motto as she gave nearly $200 million to culture and the arts.</description></item><item><title>Star-Powered Lunch</title><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:34:24 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/08/10/movies/photoessay3155867.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3155867</link><description/></item><item><title>Sean Penn Thrives On Political Activism</title><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/06/people_crusades/main3136647.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3136647</link><description>Sean Penn has experienced backlash for talking openly about his political beliefs, but sees such discussion as more respectable than promoting movies.</description></item><item><title>John Mayer, Nas Headline Va. Tech Concert</title><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:00:06 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/02/music/main3126133.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3126133</link><description>The Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Phil Vassar and Nas will perform at a special concert for Virginia Tech at the university's Lane Stadium on Sept. 6.</description></item><item><title>Valderrama To Visit The Troops</title><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:00:05 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/03/people/main3132980.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3132980</link><description>The star of MTV's "Yo Momma" is headed to Korea to entertain the troops. It's his second tour with the USO.</description></item><item><title>Hugo Chavez Gives Thumbs Up To Sean Penn</title><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:00:06 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/02/people_crusades/main3126073.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3126073</link><description>The Venezuelan president praised the actor for his stance against the Iraq war.</description></item><item><title>At The Crossroads</title><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:01:10 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/08/01/music_interactives/photoessay3122694.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3122694</link><description/></item><item><title>Actor Jude Law Promotes U.N.'s Peace Day</title><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:01 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/19/people_crusades/main3074474.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3074474</link><description>Jude Law traveled and filmed in treacherous areas of eastern Afghanistan to help promote the United Nations' annual day of worldwide cease-fire and nonviolence in September.</description></item><item><title>On A Roll</title><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:23:30 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/07/19/people_crusades/photoessay3075398.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_3075398</link><description/></item><item><title>Ricky Martin To Appear In Dominican PSAs</title><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:34:31 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/17/people/main3066084.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3066084</link><description>Latin singing star Ricky Martin is spreading the word about human trafficking and sexual exploitation in the Dominican Republic via a six-month series of PSAs for the "Llama y Vive (Call and Live)" counter-trafficking campaign.</description></item><item><title>Actor Promotes Tax Breaks For Hybrids</title><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:30:19 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/12/people_crusades/main3053910.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3053910</link><description>Rob Lowe, who portrays a member of Congress on television, appeared before lawmakers Thursday and promoted tax credits for people who add a plug-in feature to hybrid cars and trucks.</description></item><item><title>Magic Johnson Named Freedom Award Winner</title><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:00:04 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/24/people_crusades/main3094580.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_3094580</link><description>Former NBA star Magic Johnson leads the list of people honored by the National Civil Rights Museum.</description></item><item><title>Clooney: Cast Raises Millions For Darfur</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:20:57 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/27/people_crusades/main2987758.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2987758</link><description>"Ocean's Thirteen" stars have donated $5.5 million to humanitarian efforts in Sudan's Darfur region, according to actor George Clooney.</description></item><item><title>Clooney Protests Over Italy Project</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:20:12 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/22/people_crusades/main2965689.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2965689</link><description>George Clooney has joined a protest to stop construction of parking lots and a promenade in the northern Italian lakeside town where he owns a villa because he fears his presence is turning the quiet town into a tourist attraction.</description></item><item><title>Pamela Anderson Fights Finnish Fur Farms</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:20:03 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/21/people_crusades/main2963079.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2963079</link><description>Pamela Anderson, whose great-grandfather was from Finland, is asking the country's president to ban fur farms.</description></item><item><title>Gisele Bundchen Opposes Condom Ban</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:16:43 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/06/people_crusades/main2892776.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2892776</link><description>Gisele Bundchen is the biggest international star on the runway during Rio's Fashion Week, but she's also making headlines for criticizing the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to condom use and abortion.</description></item><item><title>Daryl Hannah Visits Polluted Indian Town</title><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:18:14 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/05/people_crusades/main2887105.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2887105</link><description>Daryl Hannah said she planned to meet with Ecuador's president Tuesday to discuss a lawsuit by Indians and settlers against Chevron Corp., a day after she trudged through the jungle to visit the polluted site.</description></item><item><title>Aniston 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She has also invested in the company.</description></item><item><title>Cinema Against AIDS</title><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 15:02:40 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/05/24/movies_cannes/photoessay2847234.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_2847234</link><description/></item><item><title>Bono Says G-8 Behind On Aid To Africa</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:13:10 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/15/people_crusades/main2804299.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2804299</link><description>The world's biggest industrial countries are failing to keep up with financial promises they made to Africa, rocker-activist Bono said Tuesday, calling a new progress report "a cold shower" for the Group of Eight.</description></item><item><title>U2's Bono Nudges Germany On Africa Aid</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:13:00 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/14/people_crusades/main2799218.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2799218</link><description>Bono urged Germany to use next month's Group of Eight meeting as a platform to push for more aid for Africa.</description></item><item><title>Christy Turlington Travels To Africa</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:12:26 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/11/people_crusades/main2792036.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2792036</link><description>Christy Turlington traveled to Swaziland on behalf of (RED), the campaign co-created by Bono last year that provides money for medication for people in Africa with AIDS.</description></item><item><title>Jolie Helps Launch Kids Advocacy Group</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:57:34 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/26/people_crusades/main2731957.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2731957</link><description>Actress Angelina Jolie announced the launch of Global Action for Children, a nonpartisan advocacy organization focused on increasing funding of government programs that support orphans and vulnerable children.</description></item><item><title>Stars Join Thousands For Darfur Protest</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:58:49 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/30/people_crusades/main2745504.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2745504</link><description>Celebrities including Mia Farrow, Elton John, George Clooney, Mick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio and Hugh Grant issued a statement Sunday calling for an end to the bloodshed in Darfur.</description></item><item><title>Britney Waxes Spiritual</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:13:29 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/16/people_crusades/main2819823.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2819823</link><description>In a spiritually-themed message on her web site, Britney Spears thanks fans for their prayers, which she says have "truly helped" her to live in a "brighter state with all of you by my side during this trying time."</description></item><item><title>Miss America Helps Bust Sex Predators</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:57:15 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/25/people_crusades/main2725171.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2725171</link><description>Miss America Lauren Nelson has helped police in Long Island bust several would-be sexual predators by joining a police sting operation and posing as a 14-year-old girl in chat rooms and phone conversations.</description></item><item><title>Madonna, Malawian Child End 6-Day Visit</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:56:38 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/22/people_crusades/main2714647.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2714647</link><description>Madonna jetted out of Malawi on Sunday after a six-day visit to the impoverished homeland of the toddler she wants to adopt, carrying the boy in her arms as she boarded her plane.</description></item><item><title>Cruise To Host 9/11 Fundraiser In NYC</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:56:24 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/19/people_crusades/main2707606.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2707606</link><description>Tom Cruise's latest effort isn't for the big screen. It's for the New York police, firefighters and paramedics exposed to toxins at ground zero after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.</description></item><item><title>The Greening of Hollywood</title><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:56:43 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/04/19/people_crusades/photoessay2703916.shtml?source=RSS&amp;attr=_2703916</link><description/></item><item><title>Tom Cruise Raises Money For 9/11 Detox</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:56:31 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/20/people_crusades/main2709335.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2709335</link><description>Tom Cruise appeared at a $6,250-a-ticket private dinner in Manhattan to raise money for a controversial Scientology program that helps police officers, firefighters and paramedics with health problems resulting from Sept. 11.</description></item><item><title>Rapper E40 Gives Back To His Alma Mater</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:56:17 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/18/people_crusades/main2702012.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2702012</link><description>After learning vandals destroyed band equipment at his old high school, rapper E40 donated $12,000 to buy new instruments.</description></item><item><title>Madonna Visits Malawian Kids' Center</title><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:17:58 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/18/people_crusades/main2698184.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2698184</link><description>Madonna and her 9-year-old daughter, Lourdes, visited a center for street children that benefits from the charity work the pop star is doing in this impoverished country in southern Africa.</description></item><item><title>Madonna Returns To Orphanage In Malawi</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:55:59 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/17/people_crusades/main2694689.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2694689</link><description>Madonna returned Tuesday to the orphanage where she found David Banda, the young Malawian boy she hopes to adopt. The pop star was also accompanied by her 9-year-old daughter, Lourdes.</description></item><item><title>German Chancellor Reassures Bono On Africa</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:56:00 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/17/people_crusades/main2694935.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2694935</link><description>German Chancellor Angela Merkel told U2's Bono on Tuesday that the future of Africa will play a major role when Group of Eight leaders meet in June, the government said.</description></item><item><title>Rachael Ray Cooks Up A Prom</title><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:17:53 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/06/people_crusades/main2654930.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2654930</link><description>Rachael Ray made sure that the students who lost eight classmates and their school in a tornado got a senior prom, her publicist said.</description></item><item><title>Cruise To Host Gala For 9/11 Detox: Report</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:53:02 EDT</pubDate><link>http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/06/people/main2655750.shtml??source=RSS&amp;attr=_2655750</link><description>Tom Cruise will be a featured guest at a gala fundraiser for a controversial detoxification process aimed at helping 9/11 workers, the New York Post reports.</description></item></channel></rss>