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Article: Kid gloves for Madonna on 'Oprah'; Singer speaks after criticism of Malawi adoption
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 26, 2006
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Just a few hours after the White House press corps grilled George
W. Bush on the Iraq war Wednesday, Madonna faced questions on her own
foreign enterprise.
But the singer, appearing on Oprah Winfrey's talk show in her
first interview since adopting a baby from Malawi, received kinder
treatment than the president. Despite criticism from others of
Madonna's tactics and presumed motives, the enduring Queen of TV gave
the fading Queen of Pop the video equivalent of a warm hug.
"I wanted to open up my home and give a life to a child who didn't
have one," Madonna explained to Oprah.
"And I say, God bless you for that," Winfrey responded as her
audience applauded heartily.
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