Will star wattage in Denver help or hurt Obama?

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK—Back in 2004, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was in Boston for John Kerry's coronation as the Democratic nominee, staging a big hip-hop summit to draw new voters. This year, though he's a Barack Obama supporter, he plans to sit out the Denver convention. "I didn't really feel they needed any more celebrities," says Simmons, chairman of Rush Communications, who'd been... [read full story]