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The juiciest news this week involved the media maelstrom surrounding Tara Conner, whose less-than-exemplary bevior brought her this close || to being fired as:
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Miss America
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Miss USA
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Little Miss Sunshine
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NBC
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The Conner affair, fallout item #1: Donald Trump, whose hand stayed the execution of Tara's reign, found himself feuding with whom?
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Oprah Winfrey
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Regis Philbin
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Rosie O'Donnell
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Katie Couric
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The Conner affair, fallout item #2: For getting mixed up with Tara, Miss Teen USA Katie Blair saw which organization wash its hands of her?
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MADD
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PETA
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Red Cross
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Church of Scientology
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A final note on the sordid lives of those who wear beauty pageant tiaras: Katie Reese, a contestant in the Miss USA contest, was stripped of her state's title when racy pictures of her, taken several years ago, surfaced on the Internet. Which state did she represent?
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California
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Florida
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Iowa
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Nevada
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A giant of animation, Joseph Barbera, died this week at the age of 95. Which of the below was not one of his creations?
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Yogi Bear
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Rocky and Bullwinkle
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The Flintstones
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The Jetsons
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We couldn't quite see this working out, either: Which female celebrity ended her brief affair with Sir Anthony Hopkins because she couldn't separate him from his screen persona Hannibal Lecter?
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Julianne Moore
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Judi Dench
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Anna Nicole Smith
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Martha Stewart
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E! network personality Giuliana DePandi got engaged to Bill Rancic, a former contestant from which reality show?
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Survivor
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The Amazing Race
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Big Brother
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The Apprentice
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Which unlikely '80s rocker has released a Christmas album, the altered cover of which is here?
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Axl Rose
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David Lee Roth
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Billy Idol
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Jon Bon Jovi
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Fire destroyed the Hawaii home of which star of Lost?
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Evangeline Lilly
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Matthew Fox
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Josh Holloway
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Naveen Andrews
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Entertainment Weekly named the cast of which TV series as top entertainers for 2006?
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Football Night in America
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Lost
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Grey's Anatomy
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Heroes
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The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced that February's Oscars will be without what traditional element?
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A look back at movie stars having died in the past year
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Elaborately staged musical numbers for the nominated songs
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A red carpet
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Gift baskets for celebrities
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Actress Christina Ricci, after being inundated with letters from angry fans, apologized and pledged never again to commit which transgression?
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Wearing fur
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Opposing gay marriage
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Sympathizing with terrorists
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Supporting the death penalty
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On her web site, JK Rowling revelaed the title of the upcoming Harry Potter novel to be "Harry Potter and..... "
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The Final Conflict
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The Hidden Horcrux
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The Revenge of the Forgotten Wizard
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The Deathly Hallows
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NBC rolled out Identity, a new game show, this week. Identity's host is primarily known as a:
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Magician
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Professional athlete
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Former member of a boy band
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Cast member from The O.C.
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This is so this week: Black Christmas, debuting in theatres on the 25th, is a remake of a 1974 horror film. The original was directed by Bob Clark, who is better known for directing which holiday favorite?
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It's a Wonderful Life
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The Santa Clause
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A Christmas Story
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White Christmas
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