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By Steven Snyder, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Mar. 10--Judge Paula Abdul wasn't the only one confounded by some of this week's "American Idol" results, when the final vote tallies were announced and this year's roster of singers was whittled down to a group of 12 finalists.
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Paul Potts wowed the judges of a hit ITV show last week with Nessun Dorma, but some allege he is professionally trained.
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This year's winner was neither the best singer nor the best performer. But Idol voters have always loved those who combine the two
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WASHINGTON -- &quot;American Idol&quot; continues to hack away at the dreams of thousands of singers in Washington.
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There's a reason why rival television executives not-so-fondly refer to Fox's "American Idol" as the "death star." The talent show, which attracted more than 32 million viewers for each of its audition episodes last week, eclipsed everything in prime-time TV last week and was particularly cruel for the shows unlucky enough to air at the same time, Nielsen Media Research said on Tuesday.
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Be careful who you trust. That's the advice from Antonella Barba, New Jersey's "American Idol" contestant, a day after being voted off the show following two weeks of turbulence over racy photos posted on the Internet.
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Television actor Akashdeep Saigal's sore losing tactics on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa has left the judges
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The integrity of "American Idol" as a contest for raw, undiscovered talent was called into question again after an Irish singer who once had a major-label deal, and solo album that flopped, advanced to the top rung of the competition this week.
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Arts & entertainment: Louis Walsh returns three months after being dumped as judge on hit TV show.
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Simon Cowell, the "Pop Idol" and  "American Idol" judge audiences love to hate, turned his  brutally critical eye on himself Saturday and predicted the  demise of his own fame.
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By Ronnie Gill, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 7--Entering the sixth season of "American Idol," it feels as if we've seen it all -- both off- and online.
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"American Idol" fans have sent Antonella Barba to the next round of the talent contest, despite a thumbs-down from judges and Internet photos putting her at the center of the latest sex scandal to hit U.S. TV's most popular show.
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The judge in the Scott Peterson murder trial dismissed a juror Tuesday and replaced her with an alternate  --  a sign of conflict in the jury room on the fifth day of deliberations.
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A versatile showmanÂs final local act is a disappearing one.
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Blah. If any word were to sum up this year's mostly bland and sometimes unwatchable batch of "Idol" contestants, that'd be it. Sure, there are some standouts &#151; sweet-natured former backup singer Melinda Doolittle, big-voiced belter LaKisha Jones and cocksure beatboxer Blake Lewis are shoo-ins to face off in the weeks before the Fox talent show's big May finale. Each are confident, worthy performers &#151; yet they don't leave you wanting more.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq  -- The chief judge in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial was replaced Tuesday amid complaints from Shiite and Kurdish officials that he was too easy on the deposed Iraqi leader.
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Comedian Jay Leno has announced plans to step down from hosting his popular talk show in 2009. Leno, who took over the reigns of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno from Johnny Carson in 1992, will be succeeded