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Thehimalayantimes.com reports that the “American Idol” special raised over $30 million for charity:

Television singing talent show “American Idol” proved its clout as a US cultural phenomenon on Wednesday by raising more than $30 million for young people in Africa and the United States.

A two-hour show filled with inspirational songs, movie, television and music stars and stories of poverty from Africa and the United States rounded off the two-night special.

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I applaud American Idol for this. In my opinion, they deserve the good PR they will get from it.

Scott Hughes posted this on Thursday, April 26th, 2007 at 4:51 pm and it is filed under Poverty News. Discuss the above post at the Hunger & Poverty Forums. It's completely free, and all viewpoints are welcome. Pings are currently closed.