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		<title>&#8216;Idol&#8217; contestant&#8217;s dad booted from backstage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Idol&#8217; contestant&#8217;s dad booted from backstage: &#8220;Backstage meddling has caught up &#8220;American Idol&#8221; favorite David Archuleta&#8217;s dad, who&#8217;s been banned from rehearsals, a person working for the TV talent contest said Friday.&#8221; Apparently the teenager&#8217;s dad has been changing lyrics in his son&#8217;s song&#8217;s, including adding some lines from Sean Kingston&#8217;s &#8220;Beautiful Girls&#8221; into &#8220;Stand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/05/11/idol-contestants-dad-booted-from-backstage/</link>
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		<title>Obama narrows Clinton superdelegate lead to 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Barack Obama narrowed Hillary Clinton&#8217;s superdelegate lead, which was previously 200-something, to just 1, virtually locking him into the Democratic nomination. Too bad no one&#8217;s told Hillary yet:
	 Obama closed to within one superdelegate of Clinton, picking up the support of four party leaders after a flurry of new endorsements over the past two days. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/05/11/obama-narrows-clinton-superdelegate-lead-to-1/</link>
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		<title>NBC&#8217;s Silverman: Broadcast Television to Be Event-Driven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NBC&#8217;s Silverman: Broadcast Television to Be Event-Driven: &#8220;In 15 years, broadcast television will only be useful for high-profile live events like the Super Bowl, awards shows and programs like “American Idol,” Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, said during a keynote interview at the TelevisionWeek Upfront Summit in New York. Other shows will have to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/05/01/nbcs-silverman-broadcast-television-to-be-event-driven/</link>
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		<title>Priest ordered to stay away from Conan O&#8217;Brien</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Priest ordered to stay away from Conan O&#8217;Brien: &#8220;The Rev. David Ajemian, 46, admitted in Manhattan Criminal Court that he sent letters and DVDs to the NBC talk-show host&#8217;s home and office, and &#8220;I also sent mail to the home of Mr. O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s parents.&#8221; He said he never meant to cause anxiety or to upset [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/04/09/priest-ordered-to-stay-away-from-conan-obrien/</link>
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		<title>How I Got Into Photography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	I really enjoy taking photographs. And I have more than one digital camera that enables me to do so.
	And since a couple of people (Jill, ahem) who regularly read this site have suggested (ie- insisted) that I include more posts about what I do in my life, I&#8217;ve decided to quote a conversation about how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/03/17/how-i-got-into-photography/</link>
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		<title>Jeff Burton wins the Food City 500</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	#31 Jeff Burton won the Food City 500 at the always crazy Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday, after a late wreck by #20 Tony Stewart in the last two laps:
	
	 When Hamlin&#8217;s fuel pickup burped in Turn 4 of the next-to-last lap, it set up a 1-2-3 finish for Richard Childress Racing teammates Burton, Harvick and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/03/16/jeff-burton-wins-the-food-city-500/</link>
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		<title>Democrats Are at Odds Over Plans for 2 States</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Democrats Are at Odds Over Plans for 2 States: &#8220;After a week of shadowboxing, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama on Wednesday issued their clearest statements yet on the impasse over the disputed Florida and Michigan primaries. Naturally, they staked out opposing and irreconcilable positions.&#8221; Whew, and I was worried there would be some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/03/13/democrats-are-at-odds-over-plans-for-2-states/</link>
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		<title>Review: Stracka.com - A Social Network for Golfers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Stracka.com is a social network for golfers that allows golfers of any level to connect and discuss their game through the site.
	
	Imagine going to your favorite golf course and having the advice of hundreds of other golfers who have played the course to help you plan your shots. That&#8217;s the idea behind Stracka.com &#8212; A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/02/28/review-strackacom-a-social-network-for-golfers/</link>
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		<title>John McCain sings &#8220;Bomb Iran&#8221; in new video from Brave New Films (VIDEO)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Maybe you heard Sen. John McCain laughing and singing &#8220;Bomb Iran&#8221; as a cover of a Beach Boys song several months ago.
	Or maybe you heard his &#8220;maybe 100 years&#8221; quote on the campaign trail in reference to a question about staying in Iraq open-endedly.
	Well, either way, you haven&#8217;t seen this &#8212; let&#8217;s call it a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/02/27/john-mccain-sings-bomb-iran-in-new-video-from-brave-new-films-video/</link>
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		<title>Carl Edwards wins the Auto Club 500</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	#99 Carl Edwards won the Auto Club 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race Monday, edging out #48 Jimmie Johnson and his teammate #24 Jeff Gordon:
	
	 Under blue skies Monday, some 21 hours after the race had started, Carl Edwards put the finishing touches on the rain-delayed Auto Club 500 at beleaguered Auto Club Speedway.
	After caution flew [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/02/25/carl-edwards-wins-the-auto-club-500/</link>
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		<title>Liveblogging the 80th Annual Academy Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Welcome to CityCynic.com&#8217;s Liveblogging of the 80th Annual Academy Awards! Come along with me for a journey through the show that almost never happened with writers&#8230; and by all means, refresh this page as the show goes on to see what I have to say!
	Tonight&#8217;s host is none other than Jon Stewart from The Daily [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/02/24/liveblogging-the-80th-annual-academy-awards/</link>
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		<title>Ralph Nader considering another White House run</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ralph Nader considering another White House run: &#8220;The consumer advocate will appear on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; on Sunday. Nader launched his 2004 presidential run on the show.&#8221; Holly, race-breaker, Batman! Someone get Michael Moore in here to hammer some sense into his former buddy!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/02/22/ralph-nader-considering-another-white-house-run/</link>
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		<title>Christina Aguilera talks about her new baby on &#8220;Ellen&#8221; (VIDEO)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	 Christina Aguilera did her first television talk show interview since having a baby boy on Ellen, discussing baby, Naked Sundays, and her &#8220;new&#8221; breasts with host Ellen DeGeneres:
	ELLEN: Well you look great. One question: Are you nursing?
[audience laughter]
CHRISTINA: Yeah, I guess its a little obvious.
ELLEN: It&#8217;s going to be one healthy boy!

	Now that&#8217;s hilarious!
	


	Feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/02/20/christina-aguilera-talks-about-her-new-baby-on-ellen-video/</link>
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		<title>Best Buy to phase out HD DVD players and discs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Best Buyâ€™s Hit to HD DVD May Hurt More Than Netflixâ€™s: &#8220;Toshibaâ€™s next-generation HD DVD format received two pieces of bad news this week, when Netflix and Best Buy both said they will progress toward exclusively backing Sonyâ€™s Blu-ray format this year.&#8221; This news follows similar recent announcements from Blockbuster and Walmart, alll effectively crippling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/02/14/best-buy-to-phase-out-hd-dvd-players-and-discs/</link>
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		<title>Hollywood Writers&#8217; Strike Finally Ends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Hollywood writers agreed to a contract with producers, ending the strike that essentially closed down Hollywood and separated fans from new episodes of their favorite shows for more than three months:
	A devastating, three-month walkout that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill ended Tuesday when Hollywood writers voted to lift their union&#8217;s strike order and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.citycynic.com/2008/02/13/hollywood-writers-strike-finally-ends/</link>
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