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The Week in Gossip: An “American Idol” Meltdown

The Week in Gossip: An “American Idol” Meltdown

Paula’s biggest stalker commits suicide. A young woman, age 30, was found dead in a vehicle parked in front of Abdul’s house on Tuesday night. The woman, who unsuccessfully auditioned for season five of “American Idol,” called herself Paula Goodspeed and had been making life-sized drawings of Abdul since she was a kid. Her death [...]

Daily News Round Up: Canine Heros, Curfews, and Wedgies — Oh My!

Man’s best friend does it again. A dog’s motherly instincts saved an abandoned baby boy from death in Argentina. The dog heard the cries of the child and promptly called dibbs. What’s species got to do with it?
Can Moyo please pass the mojo? For the first time since 1980, Zimbabwe’s chief opposition party, the Movement [...]

Celebrity / diplomacy

I will admit to being one of the 17.8 million Americans who tuned in last week to the Fox love-fest that was “Idol Gives Back.” I will even agree with much of the hype surrounding the show; it did accomplish its mission of awareness and inspiration. Having spent time living in Africa, I have [...]

American Idol president

More on the ATT&T and Rock the Vote partnership we reported on a couple weeks ago… Here’s a video on the collaboration as it was announced in the weeks before the Iowa caucus. The idea is to get young people to text each other about politics and thus motivate each other to express [...]

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