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Pitches for shows so bad they could sell

May. 4, 2009
Is there no end to stupid when it comes to reality and unscripted shows? Once Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former Illinois governor, started hitting the talk-show circuit in defense of himself - when he still had a job, though barely - a star was born. He...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler