Transcript: Profile: Criticism over "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino's new single "Baby Mama"

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RENEE MONTAGNE, STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
05-24-2005
Profile: Criticism over "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino's new single "Baby Mama"

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A popular musician faces criticism for what she's saying about young women having children. Fantasia won the "American Idol" television contest, and her new CD has sold more than a million copies. One of her songs is called "Baby Mama." It's a tribute to young, single mothers, a subject that she knows well since she had a daughter three years ago at the age ...

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