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Idol auditions attract crowds
Hordes of American Idol hopefuls hang tight while waiting for their shot at stardom. Auditions for Fox TV’s “American Idol” rolled into Minneapolis Sept. 8 as contestants swarmed the Target Center hoping to become the next Kelly Clarkson or Taylor Hicks. At 5 a.m. the first day of try-outs, it was cool and dreary but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the contestants.

Kieth Ellison

Primary Winner
Keith Ellison will run against Republican Alan Fine and Independent Tammy Lee in Minnesota's 5th District on Nov. 7.
Ellison defeated Mike Erlandson and Ember Junge in the recent DFL primary. Gov. Tim Pawlenty will face DFLer Mike Hatch and Independent Peter Hutchinson.

Tom Bonnett
Columnist Tom Bonnett put on a little weight and shares how he took it off and has kept it off for over a year now. He's skeptical of the claim there is an obesity pandemic. "Show me a person who sprouts 20 pounds of cellulite after eating a carrot and I'll give you "disease."
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Howard Odor

Juggles Jobs
One staff member
makes sure that every student at NCC who comes into his office walks out feeling good about themselves.
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New editor
Richard Johnson was elected by The Lions' Roar staff to be this year's editor in chief.

		Breaking Records at the Mall of America The Mall of America will host an attempt at the Guinness Book of Records entry for a gingerbread house, according to Daniel Jasper, director of public relations for the Mall of America, in an exclusive interview with the Lions Roar. Read the story

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Last updated October 3, 2006