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'''Roseann Teresa O'Donnell''' (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] 11-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host, television personality, comedian, film, television, and stage actress. O'Donell has been an outspoken critic and opponent of the [[War on Terror]] <ref>''[[The New York Times]]'', [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/business/media/25cnd-Rosie.html?hp Rosie O’Donnell to Leave 'The View' in June], Jaquess Steinberg, April 25, 2007. </ref> and mainstream [[Christianity]]. She is a [[lesbian]] and a prominent [[gay rights]] activist. <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/26/odonnell.ap/ Rosie O'Donnell marries girlfriend in San Francisco], CNN, February 27, 2004. </ref>
'''Roseann Teresa O'Donnell''' (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] 11-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host, television personality, comedian, film, television, and stage actress. O'Donell has been an outspoken critic and opponent of the [[War on Terror]] <ref>''[[The New York Times]]'', [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/business/media/25cnd-Rosie.html?hp Rosie O’Donnell to Leave 'The View' in June], Jaquess Steinberg, April 25, 2007. </ref> and mainstream [[Christianity]]. She is a [[lesbian]] and a prominent [[gay rights]] activist. <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/26/odonnell.ap/ Rosie O'Donnell marries girlfriend in San Francisco], CNN, February 27, 2004. </ref>
September 5, 2006, she officially replaced Meredith Vieira as a regular cast of ABC's ''The View'', but on April 25, 2007 O'Donnell announced she was leaving the show in June after a public outcry over controversial remarks equating U.S. troops with [[terrorist]]s. Due to frequent disputes with Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a former reality show - ''Survivor: The Australian Outback'' - contestant and co-hostess of ''The View'', she left the show weeks earlier than announced, and on May 25, 2007 she requested early leave after another on-air dispute with Hasselbeck. ABC granted her request.
September 5, 2006, she officially replaced Meredith Vieira as a regular cast of ABC's ''The View'', but on April 25, 2007 O'Donnell announced she was leaving the show in June after a public outcry over controversial remarks equating U.S. troops with [[terrorist]]s. Due to frequent disputes with Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a former reality show - ''Survivor: The Australian Outback'' - contestant and co-hostess of ''The View'', she left the show weeks earlier than announced, and on May 25, 2007 she requested early leave after another on-air dispute with Hasselbeck. ABC granted her request.