Updated: April 23, 2012 at 5:44 PM

Politicians with celebrities (47 images)

They saying goes that "politics is show business for ugly people," and actors and politicians do seem to have a lot in common, including a love of the spotlight. This photo collection shows celebrities mingling with U.S. politicians.

Obama and Bono

U.S. President Barack Obama greets singer Bono after making remarks at a World AIDS Day event hosted by the ONE Campaign and (RED) at George Washington University on December 1, 2011. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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President-elect Barack Obama greets singer/song writer Usher

Then-President-elect Barack Obama greets singer/song writer Usher following the We Are One inaugural opening ceremony concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on January 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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Singer Bono talks with then-Senator Barack Obama

Rock singer Bono talks with then-Senator Barack Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on February 2, 2006. (UPI Photo/Dennis Brack/Pool)

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Hillary Clinton with Bruce Springsteen and Mel Brooks

United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and 2009 Kennedy Center honorees Bruce Springsteen, center, and Mel Brooks, right engage in conversation as they prepare to pose with the other honorees for the formal group photo following the Artist's Dinner at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 5, 2009. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

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