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Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4, 1946) is an American actress. She has worked in movies and television since 1969, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking.

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Why would the White House consider Susan Sarandon a security risk?

Susan Sarandon, almost as well-known for her liberal activism as she is for making movies, is claiming that she was recently denied a security clearance to visit the White House, and that the government has tapped her phone.

"We know we're under surveillance, I've had my phone tapped," Sarandon told the audience during a question and answer session at New York's Tribeca Film Festival. She also said she had twice seen a file the government holds on her by filing Freedom of Information requests.A rep for Sarandon did not respond to FoxNews.com's request for further comment, and government officials are staying mum on the matter, too. So why, as Sarandon claims, would the feds would want to keep the Oscar-winner on close watch, and out of the White House all together?"Based on her history of activism and outspoken nature in pursuing her agenda, it makes sense that the White House would be leery about her motives for a White House visit," Michael Wildes, an immigration lawyer at New York-ba...

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  1. Why would the White House consider Susan Sarandon a security risk?

    Susan Sarandon, almost as well-known for her liberal activism as she is for making movies, is claiming that she was recently denied a security clearance to visit the...

  2. Susan Sarandon a White House risk?

    Actress says she was denied clearance for White House entrance and government tapped her phone

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    Calls him a â??Naziâ??

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