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  Paula Abdul: Fourth judge remarks "taken completely out of context"

  February 26, 2009
  American Idol judge Paula Abdul says that her reccent comments in which she criticized the Fox reality competition's decision to include a fourth judge on the show's judging panel were taken out of context and are referred to guest judges on the show's previous seasons, not new eighth-season judge Kara DioGuardi.
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  'American Idol's second group of 12 semifinalists take to the stage

  February 26, 2009
  The second group of 12 semifinalists from American Idol's Top 36 took to the stage and performed during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's eighth season.
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  Paula Abdul: 'American Idol' having a fourth judge "doesn't work"

  February 25, 2009
  One performance show was apparently enough time for Paula Abdul to decide that American Idol didn't need a fourth judge.
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  'American Idol' reveals the eighth season's first three Top 12 finalists

  February 19, 2009
  American Idol determined its first three eighth-season finalists last night, with Wednesday night's live results show revealing that Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver and Danny Gokey had advanced to the Top 12 finals after receiving the most home viewer votes for their performances during Tuesday night's broadcast of the season's first semifinals group.
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  'American Idol's first 12 semifinalists take to the stage, perform live

  February 18, 2009
  The first group of 12 semifinalists from American Idol's Top 36 took the stage last night during the first live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's eighth season.
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  Joanna Pacitti disqualified from the eighth season of 'American Idol'

  February 12, 2009
  Fox has announced that controversial American Idol contestant Joanna Pacitti has been disqualified from the show's eighth season competition.
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  'American Idol' eliminates more Hollywood Week round hopefuls

  February 11, 2009
  American Idol's eighth-season dream ended for a roomful of Hollywood Week hopefuls during Tuesday night's Fox broadcast of the week's final elimination round.
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  'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul thinks a guy will win eighth season

  February 9, 2009
  All four American Idol judges are now in agreement that the eighth season's male contestants are stronger than their female counterparts.
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  'American Idol' judge Kara Dioguardi doing duet with Nick Lachey

  February 9, 2009
  Kara DioGuardi apparently isn't limiting her singing talents to upstaging bikini-clad American Idol wannabees.
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  Ousted 'Idol' hopeful Katrina 'Bikini Girl' Darrell: A lot of girls are haters

  February 6, 2009
  Ousted American Idol hopeful Katrina Darrell has a simple explanation for why she seemed to clash with both the show's female judges and the three women she was teamed with during Hollywood Week's group performances.

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