Sarah Palin close to deal with Discovery Channel, Justin Bieber flirts with Barbara Walters - Morning Update - 03/23/2010

By Rickey · 2010-03-23

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World Water Day (The Big Picture) - Yesterday, March 22 was World Water Day.

American Idol

Fantasia to perform at WrestleMania XXVI in Glendale (AZ) - Fantasia will open WrestleMania this Sunday in Glendale. The R&B artist and former "American Idol" winner will sing "America the Beautiful."

David Archuleta to Perform at Season Opener of Utah Blaze (UTBlaze) - April 9th at 7pm at the E Center

Healthcare

Obama Signs Landmark Health Care Bill (NY Times) - Yay Obama!

Google

Google Pulls China Search Engine (Google Blog) - Google.cn now redirects to Google.com.hk

New York

NYC Still Lobbying For Space Shuttle (Gothamist) - I hope it happens.

Politics

Acorn folds (Politico)

Film

Chris Evans accepts 'Captain America' mantle (Hollywood Reporter)

Television

Discovery Closing In On “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” in High Definition (TVbytheNumbers) - It is now expected that Discovery will soon announce a deal for the Mark Burnett production project “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.” Palin’s asking price was $1.2 million an episode. (!!!)

HAIRSPRAY's Blonsky to Star in New ABC Show 'Huge' by WICKED's Holzman (BroadwayWorld) - The show is said to be a mix of GLEE and UGLY BETTY and will take place at Wellness Canyon, a weight loss camp where Blonsky is sent.

Justin Bieber Hits on Barbara Walters (BuzzFeed)

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