AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANTS TEN TIMES MORE POPULAR THAN DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - A two-hour competition/fundraiser “American Idol” was the
night’s top show in all key demographics, putting Fox atop the ratings heap for another night. “Idol” averaged 26.4 million viewers and a 10 rating/26 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, = according to preliminary data released Thursday by Nielsen Media Research. It rose from 21.6 million viewers at 8 p.m. to a peak of 30.2 million at 9:30 p.m.

MEDIA WEEK - Although the Iowa caucus won’t be held for another seven months and change, Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate drew huge ratings numbers for MSNBC, as 2.26 million total viewers and 806,000 adults 25-54 Tuesday.

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DEBT AND ECO CRISIS WATCH
SCOTTISH DEBT AT ALL TIME HIGH

THE number of Scots going bust has hit an all-time high, shock new figures reveal today.
Almost 300 people a week are being declared insolvent as banks and loan companies get tough on struggling customers.

The figures show that 3860 Scots hit financial meltdown during the first quarter of 2007 - 59 every working day - after running up massive debts on credit cards and other loans.
The figures have soared by nearly a quarter on the same 13-week period the previous year, and are at their highest level ever for a single quarter in Scotland.

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