Q: What's the hottest American obsession of 2007?

A: Zee News India has the surprisinger scoop:

Sanjaya becoming the biggest obsession of Americans this year

While many may consider him vocally challenged, there is no doubt that Sanjaya Malakar is becoming the biggest obsession of Americans that is making its way into national political debate.

During a radio call-in on WOKQ-FM, Hillary Clinton was asked what the United States can do about Sanjaya, the American Idol underdog who has confounded his critics by surviving deep into the voting on this season`s programme.

"That's the best question I`ve been asked in a long time," Clinton said.

And you thought political discourse in America was dead!?

Anyway, Zee News' grammar may be crooked, but its reportage is stellar. In what is probably the top news of the week, scientists recently announced that Sanjaya has rocketed to the top of America's obsession charts '07.


On a related note, what is a Sanjaya?

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