<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - abdul</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/abdul</link><description>Newsvine - abdul</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:19:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:25:40 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Obama put the supreme court judges in their place and got away with it</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yes, the GOP could be better; but what about American brand? The Reoublicans could have done better, much better than they have done since they took control of congress, if not for the senseless rhetorics of some senators led by the war-hero-turned-war-monger John McCain.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[SyriaInTurmoil]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SyriaInTurmoil]]></source><link>http://syriainturmoil.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13428100-obama-put-the-supreme-court-judges-in-their-place-and-got-away-with-it</link><guid>http://syriainturmoil.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13428100-obama-put-the-supreme-court-judges-in-their-place-and-got-away-with-it</guid><category>muslim</category><category>pastor</category><category>minority</category><category>jones</category><category>politics</category><category>president</category><category>obama</category><category>imam</category><category>abdul</category><category>obamacare</category><category>feisal</category><category>raof</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:19:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'X Factor' regret: Simon didn't want to fire Paula</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/08/10354053-x-factor-regret-simon-didnt-want-to-fire-paula</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/08/10354053-x-factor-regret-simon-didnt-want-to-fire-paula</guid><category>cowell</category><category>simon</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>firings</category><category>paula</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>clearall</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:58:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/111024-ent-simonpaula-hmed.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="313" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/111024-ent-simonpaula-hmed.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The recent string of &quot;X Factor&quot; firings didn't come from show creator Simon Cowell. In fact, if the decision had been up to him, Paula Abdul would still be part of the talent competition.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Paula Abdul exits 'X Factor'; third to leave show</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paula Abdul joined the exodus from Fox's disappointing "The X Factor," attributing her departure to business trumping all else.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Elber]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Lynn Elber]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10281214-paula-abdul-exits-x-factor-third-to-leave-show</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10281214-paula-abdul-exits-x-factor-third-to-leave-show</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>simon-cowell</category><category>us-news</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>x-factor</category><category>x-factor"</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:53:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d45cb2a2-7baa-49f4-8383-6481f6d03d07.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="321" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d45cb2a2-7baa-49f4-8383-6481f6d03d07.jpg" width="120" height="191" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2011 file photo, host Steve Jones poses with judge Nicole Scherzinger at a world premiere screening event for the new television series, &quot;The X Factor,&quot; in Los Angeles. Both Jones and Scherzinger will not be returning to the popular singing competition series for a second season. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/773f224b-4461-48ce-9e83-ceae1e9202da.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="354" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/773f224b-4461-48ce-9e83-ceae1e9202da.jpg" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2011 file photo, singer Paula Abdul poses on the red carpet at The X Factor Finale show in Los Angeles. Abdul said she's leaving &quot;The X Factor&quot; after one season as judge. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'X Factor' shakeup: Paula, Steve, Nicole all out</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10276255-x-factor-shakeup-paula-steve-nicole-all-out</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10276255-x-factor-shakeup-paula-steve-nicole-all-out</guid><category>for</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>steve-jones</category><category>paula</category><category>nicole-scherzinger</category><category>scherzinger</category><category>exiting</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:37:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120130-ent-xfactor-hmed.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120130-ent-xfactor-hmed.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;It's official: Host Steve Jones and judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger won't be returning for season 2 of the singing competition.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Abdul, Cowell getting along on 'X Factor,' for now</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paula Abdul said Friday her reunion with Simon Cowell on his new talent show is going great, for now.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Alex Kennedy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/27/6729200-abdul-cowell-getting-along-on-x-factor-for-now</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/27/6729200-abdul-cowell-getting-along-on-x-factor-for-now</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>singapore</category><category>simon-cowell</category><category>as</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 11:44:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Paula and Simon reunite on `The X Factor'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul are back together again, hoping to recapture their TV chemistry for a new Fox talent show.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Elber]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Lynn Elber]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/07/6603419-paula-and-simon-reunite-on-the-x-factor</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/07/6603419-paula-and-simon-reunite-on-the-x-factor</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>simon-cowell</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>x-factor</category><category>x-factor"</category><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2011 18:30:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/615a3da9-f4fb-419d-811b-3d5c50cbaf72.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/615a3da9-f4fb-419d-811b-3d5c50cbaf72.jpg" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 6, 2008 file photo, Randy Jackson, left, Paula Abdul, center, and Simon Cowell are seen on stage at the &quot;Idol Gives Back&quot; fundraising special of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles.Taping for the new Fox singing contest &quot;X Factor&quot; is scheduled to start Sunday. But only three of the expected four judges have been announced. While the clock is ticking, the identity of the show's fourth judge, though widely expected to be Paula Abdul, remains unconfirmed. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Imam fears moving NYC mosque could inflame tension</title>
<description><![CDATA[The imam behind a proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero cautioned Wednesday that moving the facility could cause a violent backlash from Muslim extremists and endanger national security.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texasguy01]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Texasguy01]]></source><link>http://terry-9.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/09/5077382-imam-fears-moving-nyc-mosque-could-inflame-tension</link><guid>http://terry-9.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/09/5077382-imam-fears-moving-nyc-mosque-could-inflame-tension</guid><category>mosque</category><category>politics</category><category>cnn</category><category>ground</category><category>zero</category><category>imam</category><category>abdul</category><category>rauf</category><category>feisal</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:35:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Beloit College Mindset List</title>
<description><![CDATA[A reference to this article has already been seeded, but I wanted to post the original article.  I love this information, or rather hate it not sure.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[littlemuscle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[littlemuscle]]></source><link>http://littlemuscle.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/17/4912285-beloit-college-mindset-list</link><guid>http://littlemuscle.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/17/4912285-beloit-college-mindset-list</guid><category>education</category><category>culture</category><category>age</category><category>abdul</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:14:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Newsweek, Time Praise 'Moderate' Imam Behind Mosque Despite Questionable Ties </title>
<description><![CDATA[Many in the mainstream press are still lauding Ground Zero mosque Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf as a "moderate" Muslim, despite the growing number of reports that bring into question his ties to extremists, the funding sources for his proposed mosque and his building plans.

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texasguy01]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Texasguy01]]></source><link>http://terry-9.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/10/4862745-newsweek-time-praise-moderate-imam-behind-mosque-despite-questionable-ties</link><guid>http://terry-9.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/10/4862745-newsweek-time-praise-moderate-imam-behind-mosque-despite-questionable-ties</guid><category>mosque</category><category>politics</category><category>ground</category><category>zero</category><category>abdul</category><category>rauf</category><category>feisal</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:33:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Paula Abdul says there's life after Simon</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paula Abdul is optimistic that "American Idol" will survive after the departure of Simon Cowell.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Carucci]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Carucci]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/14/4506396-paula-abdul-says-theres-life-after-simon</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/14/4506396-paula-abdul-says-theres-life-after-simon</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>simon-cowell</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>tony-awards</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:52:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d1a8a9f7-b886-4803-a30a-fb4244a01734.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d1a8a9f7-b886-4803-a30a-fb4244a01734.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Paula Abdul appears onstage during the 61st Tony Awards, Sunday, June 13, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Financier of Gaza flotilla wants to build mosque at Ground Zero</title>
<description><![CDATA[Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, one of the key financiers behind last week's violent "aid" flotilla to Gaza, is also the Muslim cleric proposing the construction of an enormous mosque where New York's World Trade Center once stood. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texasguy01]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Texasguy01]]></source><link>http://terry-9.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/08/4483296-financier-of-gaza-flotilla-wants-to-build-mosque-at-ground-zero</link><guid>http://terry-9.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/08/4483296-financier-of-gaza-flotilla-wants-to-build-mosque-at-ground-zero</guid><category>new-york</category><category>mosque</category><category>politics</category><category>gaza</category><category>ground</category><category>zero</category><category>abdul</category><category>rauf</category><category>feisal</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 02:51:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>CBS dance series gives big role to Paula Abdul</title>
<description><![CDATA[As Simon Cowell leaves the reality-show judge's chair, his old foil, Paula Abdul, is coming back.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/24/4343139-cbs-dance-series-gives-big-role-to-paula-abdul</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/24/4343139-cbs-dance-series-gives-big-role-to-paula-abdul</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>as-simon-cowell</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 16:08:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/10c4910c-5868-432a-a132-89100c7d92f3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="497" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/10c4910c-5868-432a-a132-89100c7d92f3.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2009 file photo, artist Paula Abdul poses backstage at the 37th Annual American Music Awards  in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Kara trades ‘Idol’ credibility to be like Paula</title>
<description><![CDATA[“American Idol’s” addition of a fourth judge last season felt more like a third wheel, but at least newcomer Kara DioGuardi made the most of a potentially rocky ride. With an industry insider’s take on performances, she delivered fair reviews that neither needlessly degraded contestants nor heaped heavy-handed praise upon them. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/19/4041113-kara-trades-idol-credibility-to-be-like-paula</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/19/4041113-kara-trades-idol-credibility-to-be-like-paula</guid><category>her</category><category>politics</category><category>she</category><category>american-idol</category><category>cowell</category><category>abdul</category><category>dioguardi</category><category>kara-dioguardi</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>cowells</category><category>lynche</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:54:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100312-ent-dioguardi-coc.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="390" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100312-ent-dioguardi-coc.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Scoop: Lady Gaga could join Simon on ‘X Factor’</title>
<description><![CDATA[The coveted female judge slot on “X-Factor” could go to creatively attired singer Lady Gaga. Reports coming out of the U.K. claim Simon Cowell has already offered her the job.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/28/3824799-scoop-lady-gaga-could-join-simon-on-x-factor</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/28/3824799-scoop-lady-gaga-could-join-simon-on-x-factor</guid><category>politics</category><category>television</category><category>simon-cowell</category><category>guy</category><category>leno</category><category>jay-leno</category><category>rivers</category><category>funny</category><category>abdul</category><category>obrien</category><category>gaga</category><category>the-scoop</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>tweeting</category><category>conan-o�brien</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:19:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100128-gaga-vmed-330p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="258" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100128-gaga-vmed-330p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="78" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 22:  Singer/musician Lady Gaga performs onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Leno awaits ‘cool down’ before talking to Conan</title>
<description><![CDATA[In an interview with Jay Leno that airs Thursday, Oprah Winfrey asked the Leno whether he spoke to Conan O’Brien during the weeks the two were embroiled in an on-air late-night hosting war. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/27/3818232-leno-awaits-cool-down-before-talking-to-conan</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/27/3818232-leno-awaits-cool-down-before-talking-to-conan</guid><category>war</category><category>winfrey</category><category>television</category><category>leno</category><category>jay-leno</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>abdul</category><category>valentines</category><category>the-scoop</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>conan-o�brien</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:40:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-ent-100127-leno-scoop.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="305" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-ent-100127-leno-scoop.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="92" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A look at Jay Leno’s comedic career, including his work as “Tonight Show” host and philanthropy.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Scoop: Will Paula join Simon on ‘X Factor’?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Now that Simon Cowell’s departure from “American Idol” is official, the door is wide open for Paula Abdul to join “X Factor,” the show Cowell is bringing to the United States in 2011.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/11/3743114-scoop-will-paula-join-simon-on-x-factor</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/11/3743114-scoop-will-paula-join-simon-on-x-factor</guid><category>united-states</category><category>cowell</category><category>takei</category><category>nbc</category><category>idol</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>walters</category><category>the-scoop</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>cowells</category><category>simon-cowell�s</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:01:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090901-5top-paula-simon.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090901-5top-paula-simon.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;AMERICAN IDOL:  L-R: Judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell on AMERICAN IDOL airing Wednesday, Jan 23 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Michael Becker / FOX&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Abdul Sattar Edhi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</title>
<description><![CDATA[Abdul Sattar Edhi, NI (Urdu: عبد الستار ایدھی), or Edhi, as he is often known, is one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan. He is head of the Edhi Foundation based in Pakistan with branches all over the world[1].]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alvi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Alvi]]></source><link>http://salvi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/18/3649648-abdul-sattar-edhi-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia</link><guid>http://salvi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/18/3649648-abdul-sattar-edhi-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia</guid><category>pakistan</category><category>muslim</category><category>charity</category><category>education</category><category>islam</category><category>welfare</category><category>pakistani</category><category>foundation</category><category>noble</category><category>abdul</category><category>cause</category><category>edhi</category><category>sattar</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:56:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tidbits: Abdul talks ‘Idol,’ dances around rumors</title>
<description><![CDATA[In an interview with TV Guide, the former “American Idol” judge wouldn’t come right out and say that she would never return to ‘Idol.’]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/31/3212556-tidbits-abdul-talks-idol-dances-around-rumors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/31/3212556-tidbits-abdul-talks-idol-dances-around-rumors</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>business</category><category>people</category><category>las-vegas</category><category>simon-cowell</category><category>ryan-seacrest</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>but-i</category><category>paula</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>you-think-you-can-dancequot;</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 01:36:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Paula Abdul plays court judge in 'Drop Dead Diva'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paula Abdul is back in the judge's seat &#8212; but not on the "American Idol" stage.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Derrik J. Lang]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Derrik J. Lang]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/31/3211993-paula-abdul-plays-court-judge-in-drop-dead-diva</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/31/3211993-paula-abdul-plays-court-judge-in-drop-dead-diva</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>paula</category><category>paul-abdul</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:07:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c02923ea-032c-4931-993a-fea6e6d16017.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c02923ea-032c-4931-993a-fea6e6d16017.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this July 6, 2009 file photo originally provided by Sony Pictures Television, Paula Abdul makes a special guest appearance in the upcoming Lifetime series &quot;Drop Dead Diva,&quot; where Abdul plays a judge in a fantasy sequence in a studio in Peachtree City, Ga. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Television, Bob Mahoney, file)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Abdul to host 'VH1 Divas' Sept. 17 concert special</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paula Abdul will see familiar faces when she hosts the "VH1 Divas" concert &#8212; former "American Idol" winners Kelly Clarkson and Jordin Sparks are among the singers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/25/3191482-abdul-to-host-vh1-divas-sept-17-concert-special</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/25/3191482-abdul-to-host-vh1-divas-sept-17-concert-special</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>kelly-clarkson</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>jordin-sparks</category><category>vh1-divas</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:19:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/39235b55-5168-46d4-a392-c34ca6394747.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/39235b55-5168-46d4-a392-c34ca6394747.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, &quot;American Idol&quot; judge Paula Abdul arrives at the American Idol Top 13 Party in Los Angeles. Fox said Tuesday Aug. 4, 2009, Abdul has decided against returning to &quot;American Idol&quot; as a judge.  (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Focus groups to decide Paula’s ‘Idol’ fate</title>
<description><![CDATA[Guest judges due to take turns in Abdul’s old “Idol” seat aren’t just filling in; they’re also helping Fox figure out how much the past panelist is worth.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/19/3170451-focus-groups-to-decide-paulas-idol-fate</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/19/3170451-focus-groups-to-decide-paulas-idol-fate</guid><category>health</category><category>garden</category><category>abdul</category><category>silverstone</category><category>paula</category><category>tania</category><category>ronson</category><category>tabloid-tidbits</category><category>abduls</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:49:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-090805-paula-abdul/paula-abdul-tease.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-090805-paula-abdul/paula-abdul-tease.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The cheerleader-turned-pop star-turned reality show judge has a way of reinventing herself for adoring audiences.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Scoop: Abdul negotiating a return to ‘Idol’</title>
<description><![CDATA[Now that the “Dancing With the Stars” cast has been announced, and Paula Abdul’s name is not on the list, negotiations between Abdul and Fox for her return to “American Idol” have become more intense.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/17/3162405-scoop-abdul-negotiating-a-return-to-idol</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/17/3162405-scoop-abdul-negotiating-a-return-to-idol</guid><category>people</category><category>her</category><category>family</category><category>television</category><category>tom-delay</category><category>los-angeles</category><category>fordham</category><category>negotiations</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><category>the-scoop</category><category>paula-abdul�s</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>reutersphil-mccartenfiles</category><category>states-entertainment"</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:05:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-ent-090817-paula-abdul.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="316" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-ent-090817-paula-abdul.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Judge Paula Abdul arrives for the finale of Season 8 of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles in this May 20, 2009 file photograph. Pop singers Katy Perry, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, and other female artists will be guest judges on &quot;American Idol&quot; this upcoming season to help replace departing Paula Abdul, Fox television executives said August 6, 2009.   REUTERS/Phil McCarten/Files (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tidbits: ‘Dancing’ pro doesn’t want Abdul on panel</title>
<description><![CDATA[“Dancing With the Stars” seems willing to open the stage door to Paula Abdul, but there could be a behind-the-scenes battle if the ex-“American Idol” judge accepts an offer from the show.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/10/3139984-tidbits-dancing-pro-doesnt-want-abdul-on-panel</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/10/3139984-tidbits-dancing-pro-doesnt-want-abdul-on-panel</guid><category>britney</category><category>frankel</category><category>paltrow</category><category>abdul</category><category>gwyneth</category><category>cristiano</category><category>tabloid-tidbits</category><category>york-daily-news<a></category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>pinkett</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:20:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-090805-paula-abdul/paula-abdul-tease.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-090805-paula-abdul/paula-abdul-tease.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The cheerleader-turned-pop star-turned reality show judge has a way of reinventing herself for adoring audiences.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Scoop: Jackson: ‘I’ll die on the stage if I have to’</title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the singer's apparent heavy usage of medications, his will to live, and to perform, was still strong, a source says.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/09/3136136-scoop-jackson-ill-die-on-the-stage-if-i-have-to</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/09/3136136-scoop-jackson-ill-die-on-the-stage-if-i-have-to</guid><category>she</category><category>michael-jackson</category><category>los-angeles-times</category><category>idol</category><category>julia</category><category>abdul</category><category>julie</category><category>los-angeles-area</category><category>whitney-houston</category><category>shes</category><category>o2-arena</category><category>the-scoop</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>reutersstefan-wermuthfiles</category><category>entertainment-society-health"</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:19:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-ent-090625-jackson-230.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="314" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-ent-090625-jackson-230.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;U.S. pop star Michael Jackson gestures during a news conference at the O2 Arena in London in this March 5, 2009 file photo. Jackson has been rushed to a Los Angeles-area by fire department paramedics, the Los Angeles Times reported on June 25, 2009. The newspaper said paramedics went to the singer's home and found he was not breathing.     REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/Files   (BRITAIN ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY HEALTH)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>ABC wants Paula Abdul to dance on over post-'Idol'</title>
<description><![CDATA[ABC is joining the chorus of those seeking to hire Paula Abdul, who said she's quitting "American Idol."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/08/3134098-abc-wants-paula-abdul-to-dance-on-over-post-idol</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/08/3134098-abc-wants-paula-abdul-to-dance-on-over-post-idol</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>us-news</category><category>abdul</category><category>paula-abdul</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Aug 2009 03:06:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/086968b7-53df-440d-898b-c2838d052a8f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/086968b7-53df-440d-898b-c2838d052a8f.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 6, 2008 file photo, Randy Jackson, left, Paula Abdul, center, and Simon Cowell are seen on stage at the &quot;Idol Gives Back&quot; fundraising special of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles. Fox said Tuesday Aug. 4, 2009, Abdul has decided against returning to &quot;American Idol&quot; as a judge.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9e2d228b-b980-4232-990d-317c47b2464b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9e2d228b-b980-4232-990d-317c47b2464b.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, &quot;American Idol&quot; judge Paula Abdul arrives at the American Idol Top 13 Party in Los Angeles. Fox said Tuesday Aug. 4, 2009. &quot;We made an offer we feel is very fair to Paula&quot; that included a substantial raise, Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Rice told the Television Critics Association on Wednesday Aug. 2009. But Abdul decided against returning for the hit singing contest's ninth season, he said. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>