Circus Acts

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America's Got Talent: the odd duckling out of reality TV shows. In addition to seeing the best of the best and a lot of the worst, the show also offers the opportunity at one hundred million dollars. Howard Stern, Howie Mandel and the queen o' ceremonies, Sharon Osbourne are usually key players, so it could be interesting to watch the auditions for next season this weekend at McCormick Place. [TO]