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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama kisses author and poet Maya Angelou after awarding her the 2010 Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Angelou, author of &quot;I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,&quot; has died, Wake Forest University said Wednesday, May 28, 2014. She was 86. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Maya Angelou, celebrated poet and author, dies

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

St. Louis Rams seventh-round draft pick Michael Sam listens to a question during a news conference at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

SNYDER: Michael Sam’s dueling obligations could tear him apart

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Man sues Oprah over trail access in Colorado

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This image released by ABC shows, standing from left, Whoopi Goldberg, Lisa Ling, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie O'Donnell Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy, and seated from left, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Joy Behar, Debbie Matenopoulos and Barbara Walters on the set of the daytime talk series &quot;The View,&quot; Thursday, May 15, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/ABC, Lou Rocco)

Oprah Winfrey helps Barbara Walters say farewell

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin comes onto the court before Game 5 of the Clippers' opening-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Famous bidders already lining up for LA Clippers

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Wednesday’s Sports In Brief

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FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2013 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of &quot;Lee Daniels' The Butler&quot; at the Regal Cinemas L.A. Live Stadium 14, in Los Angeles. Winfrey is paying tribute to the late Nelson Mandela at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. &quot;12 Years a Slave,&quot; &quot;Lee Daniels' The Butler,&quot; &quot;Fruitvale Station,&quot; ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom&quot; and &quot;The Best Man Holiday&quot; are vying for the outstanding motion picture trophy. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, file)

Oprah weighs in on Donald Sterling race flap: ‘Plantation days are over’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A good read: Bucks’ Udoh draws fans for book club

By GENARO C. ARMAS - Associated Press

Oprah comes to Va. to boost Chatman campaign

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FILE - This Feb. 22, 2014 file photo shows Oprah Winfrey speaking at the 45th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif. Winfrey will visit eight cities this fall for a two-day arena event called “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend.” Winfrey will go on stage on a Friday night in each city, then the next day a circle of personalities she has featured on OWN and her talk show over the years will join in. Organizers said Wednesday, March 26, 2014, that the first stop will be in Atlanta the first weekend of September. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Oprah Winfrey takes a show on the road

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Howard Schultz, left, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, sits and drinks tea with Oprah Winfrey, right, to announce their partnership to offer Teavana Oprah Chai tea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Oprah gives Starbucks tea a celebrity shot

By CANDICE CHOI - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 22, 2014 file photo shows Oprah Winfrey speaking at the 45th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif. Winfrey's latest book project will be"What I Know for Sure" a collection of her magazine columns she wrote for O, the Oprah Magazine. Flatiron Books, a new nonfiction imprint of Macmillan, announced Wednesday, March 12, that the book will come out Sept. 2. It will be the imprint's first release. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Oprah to help NoVa hopeful raise funds in U.S. House race

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

File-This May 11, 2011, file photo shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey reacting after a street outside her Harpo Studios in Chicago was proclaimed &quot;Oprah Winfrey Way&quot; during a ceremony with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, left, and Bobby Ware, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation. Winfrey is selling Harpo Studios in Chicago to a developer, but the studio will remain on the property for another two years. Harpo Inc. said in a statement that it has entered into a purchasing agreement with Sterling Bay Cos. for the four-building campus on Chicago's West Side. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green,File)

Oprah Winfrey to sell Harpo Studios in Chicago

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FILE - This Feb. 22, 2014 file photo shows Oprah Winfrey speaking at the 45th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif. Winfrey's latest book project will be&quot;What I Know for Sure&quot; a collection of her magazine columns she wrote for O, the Oprah Magazine. Flatiron Books, a new nonfiction imprint of Macmillan, announced Wednesday, March 12, that the book will come out Sept. 2. It will be the imprint's first release. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Book of Winfrey columns to be published in fall

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Julia Roberts, left, and Oprah Winfrey arrive at the 19th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Barker Hangar on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

Winfrey, Thompson are philosophical on Oscar snubs

By NICOLE EVATT - Associated Press

Oprah Winfrey and Terrence Howard in 'The Butler.' Oprah Winfrey was also snubbed in the best supporting actress category for her work in Lee Daniels' The Butler.

Outrage as ‘Blackfish,’ Oprah snubbed by Academy

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Media mogul and actress Oprah Winfrey attends a special screening of "Lee Daniels' The Butler" hosted by O, The Oprah Magazine at Hearst Tower on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

EDITORIAL: The broken promise

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama chat with Oprah Winfrey during a taping of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in Chicago on April 27, 2011. (Associated Press)

Oprah Winfrey gave ‘unequivocal no’ to selling Obamacare: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times