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American Idol Season 8 Highlights

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Jacki Garfinkel on Aug 18, 2009 at 2:41PM

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Kara DioGuardi Joins the Judges

For its eighth season, American Idol shook things up by adding a fourth judge into its mix. With a goal of "turning the heat up on Idol," Kara DioGuardi joined the company of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson on the judges' panel. It was mission accomplished, as rumors flew of catfights, replacements and judge eliminations. We'll have to wait until next season to find out who will stay and who will go.