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  'American Idol' discloses eighth-season hopeful Joanna Pacitti's past

  January 22, 2009
  American Idol's producers apparently learned at least a partial lesson from last year's Carly Smithson controversy.
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  Report: 'Idol' hopeful 'Bikini Girl'" Katrina Darrell was fired from Hooters

  January 20, 2009
  American Idol's "Bikini Girl" rubbed some people the wrong way as a Hooters girl before her audition encounter with judge Kara DioGuardi.
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  Report: 'Idol' hopeful Emily Wynne-Hughes on alcohol monitor

  January 15, 2009
  American Idol hopeful Emily Wynne-Hughes will apparently be celebrating sober if she survives the show's "Hollywood Week" round and becomes an eighth-season semifinalist.
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  'American Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi defends "Bikini Girl" criticism

  January 14, 2009
  Kara DioGuardi apparently doesn't have any problems with pretty American Idol hopefuls.
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  Paula Abdul denies saying anything disparaging about 'American Idol'

  January 14, 2009
  Paula Abdul is apparently changing her tune regarding American Idol producers' treatment of her and obsessed fan Paula Goodspeed.
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  'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson agrees season's guys stronger

  January 14, 2009
  Three out of American Idol's four judges agree that the eighth season's male contestants are stronger than their female counterparts.
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  New 'American Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi confirms she's engaged

  January 14, 2009
  It's been a busy month for new American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi.
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  'American Idol' returns with new eighth-season judge and tweaks

  January 13, 2009
  Despite Nigel Lythgoe's departing desire that American Idol not implement too many tweaks in his absence, the Fox mega-hit will feature several substantial changes when the curtains go up on the show's eighth season.
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  New 'American Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi talks about eighth season

  January 12, 2009
  New American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi agrees with fellow judge Simon Cowell's opinion that male contestants seem stronger than the female contestants in the show's upcoming season.  However unlike Cowell, she's not quite ready to proclaim that she's "100%" sure a guy will end up walking away with the show's eighth-season crown.
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  New 'Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi agrees male contestants hold edge

  January 6, 2009
  New 'Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi agrees male contestants hold edge

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