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Eric Zorn
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Quotations of Gov. Blagojevich
Here's the story of Gov. Rod Blagojevich told in his own words (with my...
January 9, 2009 2:39 PM CST

State Supreme Court gives U.S. Senate a face-saving way out
Confounding my prediction, the Illinois Supreme Court this afternoon refused...
January 9, 2009 2:06 PM CST

The resume is extra
Even though the Burris mausoleum is fairly basic a mausoleums go, something...
January 9, 2009 1:05 PM CST

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The Swamp
News analysis and photos
Tribune Washington Bureau
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Bill Ayers: Obama's Arne Duncan wrong
by Mark Silva Bill Ayers, that "washed up terrorist,'' the way the McCain-...
Jan 9, 2009

Dick Durbin: Senate seat remains open
by Mark Silva Probably no one would like to see a new junior senator from...
Jan 9, 2009

Blagojevich's dead Brit poet tour
by Frank James So which dead British poet will Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich...
Jan 9, 2009

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Clout Street
Chicago politics
Tribune political desk
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House votes to impeach Blagojevich
Posted by Ray Long and Rick Pearson a 10:25 a.m.; last updated at 10:40 a.m.;...
January 9, 2009 8:54 AM CST

House to debate historic impeachment today
Posted by Rick Pearson and Ray Long at 4:30 a.m. NOTE: The live blog for today's...
January 9, 2009 4:30 AM CST

Speaker Madigan predicts full House will impeach Blagojevich
Posted by Ray Long, Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia at 6:05 p.m.; last updated...
January 8, 2009 3:04 PM CST

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Minority of One
Solving the world's problems, one post at a time
Steve Chapman
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Rod's road to impeachment
How did we get a governor who has performed so ineptly and dishonestly that he...
January 9, 2009 1:05 PM CST

The Senate should face the Burris reality
Senate Democrats are giving signs of coming to their senses about the matter...
January 7, 2009 2:43 PM CST

The misguided efforts to block Burris
It's hard to blame Secretary of State Jesse White for refusing to certify the...
December 31, 2008 1:56 PM CST

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Vox Pop
Voice of the people
Tribune editoral board
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Mr. Holland's opus
This editorial on the grounds for impeaching Gov. Rod Blagojevich will appear in...
January 6, 2009 5:32 PM CST

Mr. Burris, withdraw
This editorial, calling on Roland Burris to withdraw his bid for the U.S....
January 6, 2009 5:28 PM CST

More mischief
Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced on Tuesday that he will appoint Roland Burris...
December 30, 2008 5:05 PM CST

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The Seeker
Religion
Manya Brachear
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Gaza protests ripple through Chicago
One group chanted in Hebrew. The other chanted in Arabic. One accused Israel....
January 9, 2009 8:26 PM CST

Watching Gaza from a distance
My family didn’t know it, but I could have been in Israel right now. I had...
January 9, 2009 3:14 PM CST

Sex ed in seminaries?
Virginity pledges shut down healthy conversations about sexuality in churches...
January 8, 2009 8:18 PM CST

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WGN Weather Center blog
Weather
Tom Skilling
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Ice build-up along the Fox River this past weekend

Snowfall across 32 hours could be heaviest yet

Storm's snow to hit in two surges—and so will next week's cold blasts

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Sports
Rosenblog
Steve Rosenbloom
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For now, Milton Bradley is calm, cool and collecting his big check
It's Friday, and I have all the answers ... Milton Bradley came off as poised...
January 9, 2009 11:54 AM CST

Blackhawks got hosed, but that's not the reason the hosers lost, eh?
It's Friday, and I have all the answers ... Yeah, the linesman hosed the...
January 9, 2009 11:54 AM CST

Milton Bradley's forecast calls for pain
It's Thursday, and I have all the answers ... Pitchers and catchers report...
January 8, 2009 12:20 PM CST

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The Inside Scoop
High school sports
Bob Sakamoto
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Weekly Wrestling Takedown

January 8, 2009 11:28 PM CST

Halfway home: Teams emerging as title contenders

January 8, 2009 8:10 PM CST

Top 20: Boys basketball rankings

January 4, 2009 9:00 PM CST

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What's Goin' On
Chicagosports.com
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Covering the Bears coverage: Print

December 29, 2008 9:02 AM CST

We pick 'em: Bears-Texans

December 26, 2008 6:13 PM CST

Covering the Bears coverage: Print

December 23, 2008 9:29 AM CST

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The Red Card
Luis Arroyave
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No FIFA Street 4? No problem
I recently checked a bunch of video game websites to see when the new FIFA...
January 9, 2009 2:14 PM CST

Bubonja's tough break
It wasn't that long ago that Illinois-Chicago goalkeeper Jovan Bubonja was...
January 9, 2009 1:38 PM CST

Klopas on Pappa story
A lot of you have been asking about the report that Poland's Jagiellonia...
January 9, 2009 7:00 AM CST

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Full Court Press
K.C. Johnson
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Get Deng rewrite
K.C. Johnson One day after expressing optimism he'd play Friday against the...
January 8, 2009 1:05 PM CST

Deng close to return
K.C. Johnson Luol Deng participated in the majority of Wednesday's Bulls...
January 7, 2009 1:20 PM CST

Gooden says he'll play Tuesday; Hinrich will practice
K.C. Johnson Drew Gooden said he planned to play Tuesday night against...
January 5, 2009 2:29 PM CST

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Globetrotting
Philip Hersh
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Airing some thoughts on the 2010 Winter Games
By Philip Hersh The Alberta Clipper is about to bring its big chill to Chicago,...
January 8, 2009 1:47 PM CST

A man of the world boosts Chicago's bid
A day after Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest, the folks pushing Chicago's Olympic...
January 7, 2009 2:58 PM CST

On the Tonya-Nancy anniversary, skating limps along
About a week before the 1994 Winter Olympics, after it had become apparent the...
January 6, 2009 4:59 PM CST

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Hardball
ChicagoSports.com
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Marquis a Rocky, Vizcaino back to Chicago
By Dave van Dyck It's official as of Tuesday afternoon: Jason Marquis is an ex-...
January 6, 2009 3:18 PM CST

Bradley, Cubs near 3-year, $30 million deal
By Dave van Dyck Sources have confirmed that the Cubs have signed outfielder...
January 5, 2009 4:36 PM CST

Frozen Confines Ready to Shine
Paul Sullivan at 12:08 p.m. Freeze-dried fans filed into Wrigley Field...
January 1, 2009 12:09 PM CST

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Around the Bend
Notre Dame Football
Brian Hamilton
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ND statement: D-line coach Oliver resigns
4:14 p.m. Slight variation on the initial published report that Notre Dame...
January 8, 2009 4:29 PM CST

Report: Irish D-line coach Oliver out
3:37 p.m In a move about as expected as the sun rising in the East, Notre Dame...
January 8, 2009 3:40 PM CST

Irish hoop thoughts: Notes from the Georgetown game
11:17 a.m. In the first half of Notre Dame's critical victory Monday against...
January 7, 2009 11:21 AM CST

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Huddle Up
Chicago Bears Football
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Briggs a Pro Bowler, not an All-Pro
By Vaughn McClure, 1:41 p.m. Interesting to see that not even Lance Briggs...
January 9, 2009 1:40 PM CST

Report: Marinelli interviews with Texans
By Vaughn McClure, 1:15 p.m. John McClain of the Houston Chronicle is...
January 8, 2009 1:15 PM CST

Report: Marinelli gets offer from Bears
By Vaughn McClure The Bears are certain to have a new defensive line coach...
January 5, 2009 4:41 PM CST

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Hockey & the Blackhawks
Chris Kuc
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Kane sidelined against Calgary
It's a good news, bad news situation for the Blackhawks and Patrick Kane. First,...
January 3, 2009 12:51 PM CST

Game on at Wrigley
The Blackhawks and Red Wings are on the ice at Wrigley Field for the Winter...
January 1, 2009 12:45 PM CST

Gates are open at Wrigley
Fans have begun pouring into Wrigley Field for the Winter Classic between the...
January 1, 2009 10:29 AM CST

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Entertainment
The Watcher
Television
Maureen Ryan
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'Beast' star Patrick Swayze hospitalized
Patrick Swayze, whose Chicago-set A&E drama, "The Beast," premieres Jan. 15,...
January 9, 2009 2:40 PM CST

'Stargate Atlantis' hits the jackpot in 'Vegas'
There are two "Stargate Atlantis" episodes airing Friday. One of them is funny,...
January 9, 2009 12:58 PM CST

Someone rescue '24' from bland stories &mdash <i>now!</i>
Note: The video clips on this review reveal the return of a character from "24'...
January 9, 2009 12:06 PM CST

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Eric 2.0
Technology
Eric Benderoff & Eric Gwinn
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What will Polaroid develop next?
Posted by Eric Benderoff at 7:33 a.m. Polaroid has been stepping up its game...
January 9, 2009 7:33 AM CST

New video games target tween girls
By Eric Gwinn (first published in the Tribune on Jan. 8, 2009.) Can't decide...
January 9, 2009 12:01 AM CST

Videos from CES reveal recycled ideas, a nifty new Palm and a cool Web cam
Posted by Eric Benderoff at 11:23 a.m. and updated occassionally with new videos...
January 8, 2009 11:23 AM CST

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Hypertext
The Internet
Steve Johnson
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Obama's TV cabinet: Some nominations
Barack Obama is considering a TV-news doctor, CNN's Sanjay Gupta, for the...
January 8, 2009 11:30 AM CST

Video of Barack Obama on 'Check, Please!'
The "lost" Barack Obama episode of the local restaurant review show "Check,...
January 6, 2009 11:32 AM CST

Hot rumor: Gossip can be good for you
There's a rumor going around that I wrote a story raising the possibility that...
January 5, 2009 12:04 PM CST

Turn It Up
Music
Greg Kot
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Top weekend show: White/Light at Empty Bottle
The reference to the Velvet Underground’s second album, the 1968 noise-fest â€...
January 7, 2009 10:56 PM CST

Punk-guitar pioneer Ron Asheton of Stooges dies at age 60
The godfather of punk guitar, Ron Asheton of the Stooges, was found dead Tuesday...
January 6, 2009 1:31 PM CST

Album review: Animal Collective's 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' gets '09 off to a great start
The first great album of 2009 has arrived. Suppress that indignant laugh. Yes,...
January 6, 2009 12:55 AM CST

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The Stew
Food & drinking
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Phil Vettel gives The Publican 3 stars
Posted by Phil Vettel at 6:15 p.m. THE PUBLICAN (three stars), 837 W. Fulton...
January 8, 2009 6:12 PM CST

What a perfect day for immunity on 'Top Chef'
Posted by Joe Gray at 8:33 a.m. CST (Spoiler alert: We're tracking Chicago...
January 8, 2009 8:33 AM CST

Blago Burger: It's #&^$&* golden!
Posted by Christopher Borrelli at 1:15 p.m. You will hate yourself the next day....
January 7, 2009 1:08 PM CST

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The Theater Loop
Theater
Chris Jones
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'Miss Saigon' doesn't need a helicopter to land right in the audience's lap
THEATER REVIEW: "Miss Saigon" ★★★ 1/2 runs through March 8 at Drury Lane...
Jan 9, 2009

No sidewalk protests for 'Emperor Jones'
There were no protests outside the Goodman Theatre Thursday night in response to...
Jan 9, 2009

Court Theatre executive director Dawn Helsing resigns
Court Theatre's executive director Dawn Helsing has resigned, the theater...
Jan 8, 2009

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Talking Pictures
Movies
Michael Phillips
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Oscars the place where whiz-bang, cha-ching collide
Let’s follow a trail of “if”s and see where it takes us. If “The Curious...
January 7, 2009 4:48 PM CST

So a few movies opened recently...
Now that we’ve all had some time over the holidays to catch up with a film...
December 31, 2008 9:20 AM CST

Friday night, Friday night, it all begins Friday night
The Shakespearean struggles within "West Side Story" entailed more than a little...
December 23, 2008 3:47 PM CST

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The Skyline
Blair Kamin
Architecture
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One small step for better public space: Trump's out-of-place kiosk bites the dust
Remember the out-of-place kiosk that Donald Trump muscled onto the Michigan...
January 9, 2009 7:10 PM CST

Roof with a view: Scenes from atop 224 S. Michigan Ave.
I happened to be on the roof of the Railway Exchange Building at 224. S....
January 9, 2009 5:30 AM CST

Gary Comer Youth Center and U.S. Steel site master plan win national AIA Honor Awards
Two Chicago projects were among the winners when the American Institute of...
January 8, 2009 12:17 PM CST

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Shopping Adviser
Ellen Warren
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Chic and cheap topper: Hat's off

Frugal gems light up a room

Fits to a 'T'

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Living
Julie's Health Club
Health
Julie Deardorff
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Chemicals to remove from your bathroom
"Of the chemicals most commonly used in commerce, fewer than half have been...
January 8, 2009 7:50 PM CST

Melamine byproduct in more U.S. infant formula
By Martha Mendoza, Associated Press national writer The Food and Drug...
January 7, 2009 3:31 PM CST

Essential items for your medicine cabinet
Here's what the American College of Emergency Physicians recommends you stash in...
January 7, 2009 12:00 AM CST

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Triage
Making sense of health care
Judith Graham
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COBRA unaffordable for most families
Tens of thousands of workers who are losing their jobs will find little solace...
January 9, 2009 6:02 PM CST

Fired because of medical expenses? A Peoria case
Tony Dewitt was not going to win his battle with prostate cancer. He knew it....
January 5, 2009 7:34 PM CST

Americans with Disabilities Act now applies to more people
Watch for more lawsuits alleging discrimination under the Americans with...
January 5, 2009 1:19 PM CST

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Business
MarksJarvis on Money
Finance blog
Gail MarksJarvis
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Can't help being down on stocks this year
Gail MarksJarvis
December 31, 2008 8:52 AM CST

What to do if you are laid off
Jobs are evaporating as nervous employers are cutting costs by slashing...
December 20, 2008 3:30 PM CST

Down again
The Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 closed today at 9870.33, down 270.15 points or 2....
December 9, 2008 8:55 PM CST

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Tower Ticker
Media business
Phil Rosenthal
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Sun-Times union says outsourcing of copy desk proposed
Chicago Sun-Times management has presented its newsroom union with a cost-...
January 9, 2009 7:47 PM CST

Allison Payne returning to WGN-TV
Allison Payne, on leave from WGN-Ch. 9 since November, is set to return Monday...
January 9, 2009 6:21 PM CST

Food for thought (but chew fast): For newspapers, time's the enemy
The most significant thing newspapers once could afford and now cannot as the...
January 9, 2009 1:33 AM CST

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Travel
Midwest Getaways
Travel blog
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A picture (of Michigan) is worth a thousand words . . .
Posted at 8 a.m. CDT. . . or five thousand bucks. Shutterbugs, listen up: The...
September 26, 2008 8:00 AM CDT

Milwaukee's cycle hotel taking reservations
Posted at 8 a.m. CDT After what seems like years of anticipation, Milwaukee's...
September 15, 2008 8:00 AM CDT

Arts and music in West Lafayette
Posted at 8 a.m. CDT The second annual LayFlats Arts and Music Festival descends...
September 10, 2008 8:00 AM CDT

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RedEye & Metromix blogs
Going Public
RedEye's CTA blog
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CTA's Sexy Site Makeover
Posted Dec. 16 at 12:22 p.m. Update: Tony Coppoletta at CTA - the Manageof...
December 16, 2008 12:23 PM CST

St. Paulina Stop?
Posted on Dec. 3 at 12:50 p.m. Earlier this week, I wrote a piece suggesting...
December 3, 2008 12:49 PM CST

Longer Red Line Time?
Posted Nov. 25 at 11:38 p.m. What's up my 95thers all the way on the...
November 25, 2008 11:41 AM CST

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Show Patrol
RedEye TV blog
Curt Wagner
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Priestley stars in weepy 'Expecting a Miracle'
Posted at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 Teri Polo (above left), Jason Priestley and...
January 9, 2009 8:21 PM CST

'Psych' returns as 'Atlantis' signs off
Posted at 7:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 Amanda Tapping and Joe Flanigan are...
January 9, 2009 8:07 PM CST

'Flashpoint' digs into cops' psyches
Posted at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 "Flashpoint" showcases great folk songs....
January 9, 2009 7:58 PM CST

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Practically Green
RedEye's Eco-Friendly blog
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Green space
Friday, January 9, 2009 -- 3:48 p.m.I ran across this Web site about green...
January 9, 2009 3:47 PM CST

"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle"
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 -- 10 p.m. I'm currently obsessed with the book...
January 6, 2009 10:03 PM CST

Recycle that tree!
Saturday, January 3, 2009 -- 9:22 p.m.Looking to get rid of that Christmas tree?...
January 3, 2009 9:22 PM CST

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The Extrovert
Metromix
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Chicago chefs in the spotlight
When the July issue of Food & Wine landed in our mailbox this week, we had to do...

Slammin' Salmon
Salmon has a lot of fine attributes. Low in calories. Low in saturated fat. High...

Pizza the action
UPDATE: We’ve got more details on Piece’s charity auction, which...

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iPhone, therefore I blog
RedEye
Scott Kleinberg
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Problems with the Facebook 2.1 update
**UPDATE 9:08 p.m. I AM RECOMMENDING THAT YOU DO NOT INSTALL FACEBOOK 2.1...
January 8, 2009 9:00 PM CST

A few apps worth checking out
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2008 -- 2:48 p.m. -- at my desk I mentioned that I would...
January 8, 2009 2:55 PM CST

Have you checked out @iPhoneappsin140 on Twitter?
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2008 -- 9 a.m. -- on my couch I know the person behind the...
January 7, 2009 9:00 AM CST

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Vital Idol
RedEye's American Idol blog
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'Idol' adds 4th judge for new season
Posted at 9:40 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25 Songwriter and producer Kara DioGuardi joins...
August 25, 2008 9:42 AM CDT

Your new 'American Idol'?
Posted by Brian Moore - 9:39 p.m. Monday, May 26 Much was made this year about...
May 26, 2008 9:37 PM CDT

The Day After David
Posted by Brian Moore - 9:22 p.m. Thursday, May 22 What am I doing? It hasn't...
May 22, 2008 9:22 PM CDT

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Word on the Street
A blog about pop culture's buzz words
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Third-hand smoking
Posted - Jan. 7, 2009 - 3:20 p.m. The New York Times recently wrote about the...
January 7, 2009 3:20 PM CST

Brain sex
Posted - Jan. 6, 2008 - 6:26 p.m. "Brain sex" was the best part of this week's...
January 6, 2009 6:26 PM CST

Chicken shaggers
Posted - Dec. 31, 2008 - 4:33 p.m. Check out Geek to Me columnist Elliott...
December 31, 2008 4:33 PM CST

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