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If ever anyone needed proof that this is a culture that goes bonkers for the underdog, please turn to "Dancing With the Stars" and contestant Marissa Jaret Winokur. This week she was saved by the audience's vote even though she spent much of her most recent performance spinning around on the floo... (link)

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