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Taylor Hicks Heads 2006 Ten Best-Mannered List - Britney Spears Named Most Ill-Mannered Published: Wed, 20 Dec 2006, 18:53:00 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Dec. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Taylor Hicks, American Idol winner who was commended for being a role model to young people, heads the list of the "Ten Best-Mannered People of 2006," as named by the National League of Junior Cotillions, an etiquette and social training program that involves thousands of young people in the United States. The 2006 list includes: 1. Taylor Hicks - for his example of humility and politeness. 2. Merideth Viera - for the warmth...

'American Idol' winner, who hits the road in February in support of debut, also has memoir in the works."....

US President George W. Bush, who turns 60 on July 6, joked that six decades is "not that old" and blamed his gray hair on his twin daughters' teenage antics. "For you youngsters, I want to tell you something: When I was your age, I thought 60 was really old," he said during a speech on immigration. "It's all in your mind. It's not that old, it really isn't." Earlier, during a roundtable with immigrants to the United States, Bush joked with one father of two young children: "You think my hair is gray because I'm president? No, my hair...

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American Idol Conspiracy Theory Has Taylor Hicks WinningVarious conspiracy theories swirled around American Idol 4 that suggested the order of elimination might have been predetermined. Some of the theories involved a rumored early press release listing the tracks on the American Idol Season 4 The Showstoppers CD in the exact order that the contestants were eventually eliminated. The Independent, a British newspaper, also published that Carrie Underwood was the winner of American Idol 4 several days before the finale aired. The newspaper removed the story but never offered an explanation for the error (that turned out to be accurate). The...