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Sanjaya Malakar, known for his wild hairdos and frequently pitchy singing style, hit a new low tonight on Fox's "American Idol," according to judge Simon Cowell who characterized his performance as the worst ever in the history of the show, now in its sixth season. "That was utterly horrendous," said Cowell. Malakar, 17, known nationally – even internationally – by his first name only, has survived the first several cuts in the program that relies on public voting to eliminate one contestant each week. He has stimulated a national debate, with his own fan base supporting him enthusiastically and others...

When The Unborn Doesn't Go Quietly To His ExecutionMichael Reagan Show2-28-98 Bob Edwards When the Unborn Doesn't Go Quietly to His ExecutionIt was a relatively calm day in my hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I and two other nurses were trying to have a conversation amid the customary sounds of ventilators and heart monitors. I was in mid-sentence when the shrill ring of the red emergency phone halted everything. "Come fast," the voice said urgently, "We need a neonatal nurse here STAT!" (that's immediately). Fear gripped my heart as I ran into the delivery room, but instantly I knew the...

The Hollywood lefty thought he could take to the streets against his country – even as American troops were in harm's way in Iraq – and suffer no public backlash. He was wrong. Last week, the baseball hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., withdrew an invitation to the C-list actor and his wife, er, live-in partner, Susan Sarandon, to appear at an event marking the 15th anniversary of the film "Bull Durham." Hall of Fame President Dale Petroskey was concerned, rightfully so, that the activist couple would use the event as a backdrop to further criticize the war and bash...

Bill Cosby who's hit NBC television sitcom idealized family life throughout the 1980's has some harsh words about America's favorite openly disfunctional family, 'The Osbornes.''First of all you media need to stop with this Ozzy Osbourne.This is a sad, sad family; it is a sad case.The children are sad and the parents are sad,' Cosby tells entertainment show 'Access Hollywood on Thursday, June 20.'This is not entertainment.'While many think audiences respond to the MTV series based on the misadventures of Ozzy and crew because it shows that even the rich and famous suffer the same complicate family dynamics as the...