Grand old parties for Dems, too

August 24, 2008 Issues will be on the minds of many from Hollywood, including members of the Creative Coalition, which is transporting a contingent of celebrity advocates to Denver this week and to the Republican National Convention next week in St. Paul, Minn. "We're bringing our delegation from the 51st state of Hollywood," Creative Coalition executive director Robin Bronk said. "The issue-based organizations and the issue-based causes have paired up with some of the celebrities and some of the corporate interests," said Tom Sheridan, a consultant for the One Campaign, which brought U2 frontman Bono to the DNC four years ago in Boston to speak about the AIDS crisis in Africa.

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