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'Idol Gives Back' raises at least $22 mil


April 10, 2008 Fox's "Idol Gives Back" telethon raised at least $22 million for charity Wednesday night, thanks to a combination of corporate sponsorship and donations from viewers who called in to the show and gave via AmericanIdol.com. The event attracted a diverse group of artists, athletes, politicians and celebrities; everyone from Brad Pitt to Bono and from Annie Lennox to Eli Manning took part. Corporate sponsors included Fox network parent company News Corp., ExxonMobil, Allstate and Ford.

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