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That's the short answer to the pressing question of how it is that the erstwhile Representative from Texas and House majority leader from 2003 to 2005 is now dividing his time between Los Angeles and Houston, with the Initiative to Improve His Cha-Cha in advance of the Season 9 premiere on Sept. 21. But there are other questions, including Whaaat?! Why would DeLay, 62, want to be on a dancing show? Also, why would a dancing show want DeLay? (See the top 10 performing politicians...
...expectations. One of DWTS's key early successes, says Green, was snagging boxer Evander Holyfield. People tuned in because they couldn't believe a onetime heavyweight champ would be hoofing it on TV. To keep its audience growing, the show - which, according to Nielsen, averaged 20 million viewers last season - has to find contestants who will bring in new fan bases, beyond its usual rotation of sports figures, minor Hollywood celebs and reality stars. The cast benefits from a range of ages and backgrounds. "Some people may tune in to see Tom DeLay, then fall in love with [former teen...
...Update: In the lead-up to the new DWTS season, DeLay reportedly suffered what he called a pre-stress fracture but is not withdrawing from the competition...
That experience didn't seem to sour DeLay, who has begun his DWTS campaign with such vigor, you'd think the cast was stocked with Democrats instead of subaltern celebrities with at least a decade on him. Like fellow Season 9 contestants TV actress Melissa Joan Hart and model turned merchandise mogul Kathy Ireland, he has a Twitter feed about his progress. (So far he has 1,845 followers, more than competitor Ashley Hamilton's 240 but fewer than Osbourne's 120,000.) "Headed to the studio for my first rehearsal and to meet my partner. Hoping...
...stillness that worried firefighters most. The wildfires that now annually singe Southern California came early this year, spreading slowly from drought-stricken wilderness to the foothills near Los Angeles. Fire season is usually worst in October, when the hot Santa Ana winds blow over the San Gabriel Mountains. But this inferno needed no wind--the Station fire in Angeles National Forest burned more than 100,000 acres (40,500 hectares), threatened thousands of homes and killed two firefighters in the dry heat of late summer. The stillness kept the flames from spreading quickly--a climatologist called it the "Jabba...