Why does Sanjaya reign on 'Idol'?

What is it with this guy? He's not that talented.
The phone rang, loud. I could tell from my editor's tough tone that something big was afoot.
What's going on with that kid, he asked. The one with the hair. What's the real story? Is someone gonna end up in the slammer? The boss didn't have to drop any more clues.
He was talking about Sanjaya.
How could this skinny teenager with the thin voice and lavish smile become an "American Idol" favorite? Not just hanging on week after week, but with enough juice to maybe win the whole thing, the brass ring, the jackpot, the dream?
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Heather Mills limbers up for American dance show

It was best foot forward at the weekend for Heather Mills as she got in some last minute preparation for Dancing With The Stars. The 39-year-old was put through her paces by her partner on the show, Jonathan Roberts, as they perfected their style in a London dance studio.
And with less than a week to go before the US equivalent of Strictly Come Dancing kicks off, Heather, who plans to donate her earnings from the programme to an animal charity, insists she's not nervous about strutting her stuff on screens across America. Even though reports are circulating that she and her partner may be the first couple voted off the show.
"I don't really get nervous - unless I'm going to meet a potential mother-in-law," joked the anti-land-mines campaigner, adding wryly: "Not that that's going to happen now." Heather is the first contestant with an artificial limb to appear on the show, but she insists her situation won't be a barrier to dancing as she is "quite flexible".
And Paul McCartney's estranged wife has clear views on the benefits for others of her participation with the show, saying the sight of her doing the soft show shuffle is "going to help a lot of kids with disabilities". "Adults that want to get up and learn to dance will know that with an artificial leg you can dance," she adds.
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Dandelion Wine...

Where has the time gone...it seems to fly so fast
One moment you're having fun, the next its come to pass
Days turn into yesteryear, old friends find their own way
Until the moment you leave...I wish that you would stay...

So here's to you, all our friends, surely we will meet again
Don't stay away too long this time
We'll raise a glass, maybe two
And we'll be thinkng of you
Until our paths cross again...maybe next time...

Let's laugh at the memories, and talk all afternoon
Let's remember the moments that leave us all too soon
We'll smile at the pictures still lingering in our minds
When you're reminiscing, then all you need is time...

Tracing faded photographs, a scrapbooks lonely charm
Pressed flowers and dreams we had, our fingerprint on time
The 1st moment we ever met, when your eyes met mine...
I remember the summers of Dandelion Wine...

BETTY BOOP-Minnie the Moocher -(With Cab Calloway orquestra)

Stolen from Afarensis