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Florence Morning News - Wed Dec 9, 9:05 am ET
Raleigh native Clay Aiken is in the middle of the Wake County school board battle. Shortly after the election that brought in a slate of candidates dedicated to overturning the district’s diversity policy, the singer called new school board members “idiots” on his blog.
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Burlington Times-News - Wed Dec 9, 8:50 am ET
RALEIGH — A North Carolina election board has determined there's evidence showing former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken may have voted illegally in Wake County this fall. But officials don't plan further action. The county elections board...
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USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 10:13 am ET
MTV News' James Montgomery ranks Kelly Clarkson's I Do Not Hook Up as one of the 2009's best songs. Ranking it No. 17, Montgomery calls IDNHU "breakneck electro-pop with a big, rushing chorus and vocal fireworks galore." Jay-Z's D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) ranked No. 1 for Montgomery.
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Newsday - Wed Dec 9, 11:27 pm ET
Elections board in NC ends investigation into singer Clay Aiken's voter registration
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Newsday - Wed Dec 9, 7:56 pm ET
NC county elections board ends probe after singer Clay Aiken changes voter registration
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WRAL.com Raleigh - Wed Dec 9, 11:44 am ET
The Raleigh native has withdrawn his voter registration in Wake County, following a challenge to whether he is eligible to vote there.
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NBC 17 Raleigh - Tue Dec 8, 6:53 pm ET
The chairwoman of the Wake County Board of Elections said Wednesday that she will not refer allegations of voter fraud against singer Clay Aiken to the state board. She called it a "moot issue" and voter education issue. Aiken submitted a letter to the Board of Elections Wednesday morning withdrawing his voter registration "effective immediately." Records show Aiken voted in October using the ...
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The Morning Call - Thu Dec 10, 8:41 am ET
While there hardly was, or is, a composer who has not been influenced by the music of J.S. Bach, certainly Mendelssohn and Haydn fell strongly under the great composer's spell. This is especially true of the classical repertoire for Advent and Christmas, and is one reason why music of all three composers is featured in the Bach Choir of Bethlehem's Christmas Concert Saturday and Sunday.
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All About Jazz - Wed Dec 9, 9:06 pm ET
Torrie Zito, a versatile arranger who worked with swingers like Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra as well as younger performers like John Lennon, Sinead OConnor and Clay Aiken, died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 76. The cause was emphysema, his stepson, Alan Merrill, said...
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The Columbus Dispatch - Thu Dec 10, 3:21 am ET
Get over yourselves, kids Leave it to Kate Gosselin to spark some interest on this year's edition of Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People special. On the show, which aired last night on ABC, Gosselin told Walters that her eight children miss having TLC camera crews follow them on Jon & Kate Plus 8, to the point that the tykes were all "sobbing" at the loss of their entourage. "They cried ...