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    Disgraced Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash scores four Emmy nominations

    Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash may be facing multiple allegations of sexual relationships with minors, but that wasn't enough to stop him from being nominated for four daytime Emmy awards this week.Clash was nominated for outstanding performer in a children's series for his work on the "Sesame Street," and was also included in the "Sesame Street" nod for outstanding preschool children's series.Yet some critics are far from being tickled over the Emmy nod."If the Emmy people think it would be a poor choice for a bishop to name a child abuser as Priest of the Year, then the Clash decision is a ridiculously poor choice," Tim Graham, Director of Media Analysis for the Media Research Center, told FOX411's Pop Tarts column.Clash resigned last November as several men came forward to claim they had underage sexual encounters with the star. Several lawsuits are pending."Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work 'Sesame Street' is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any ...

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    1. Petition Underway for Bert and Ernie to Get Married on 'Sesame Street'

      An online push is under way to pressure the producers of " Sesame Street " into having Bert and Ernie get married.More than 900 people have signed a petition about t...

    2. Voice of Elmo resigns from 'Sesame Street'

      Kevin Clash steps down in wake of sex scandal

    3. Sesame Street Recession-Proof?

      Dagen McDowell talks to Vee Corp. CEO Vincent Egan about the success of Sesame Street's live shows even in an economic downturn.

    4. A yam-packed 'Sesame Street' is tailored for impoverished Nigerian children

      LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — It looks a lot like " Sesame Street ," only that's no Cookie Monster."What is so exciting about yams? Everything!" Zobi, a taxi-driving muppet,...

    5. Watch Your Back Elmo: Layoffs Hit Sesame Street

      The crisis on Wall Street is plaguing Sesame Street .Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit producer of "Sesame Street" and other kids' programs, is cutting about one-fifth ...

    6. Michelle Obama Swings By 'Sesame Street' Before U.N. Meeting

      NEW YORK -- Inauguration Day? Nope. First puppy? Negative. Triumphal tour of Europe? Not even. First lady Michelle Obama called her appearance Tuesday on " Sesame St...

    7. The voice of Sesame Street's Elmo denies he had gay sex with a minor

      The man who voices Sesame Street's popular character Elmo is denying he had gay sex with a minor, as Sesame Street honchos try to assure fans that the high-pitched p...

    8. Sesame Street's military base tour

      Muppets lift spirits

    9. 'Sesame Street' used to torture Gitmo detainees?

      Al-Jazeera documentary claims inmates were forced to listen to theme song on repeat

    10. Jerry Nelson, Count of 'Sesame Street,' dies at 78

      Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a delightful menagerie of characters including Count von Count on "Sesame Street" and Gobo Fraggle on "Fraggle Rock," has died. He...

    11. Voice of The Count dies: Favorite 'Sesame Street' character?

      One, two, three peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! Sound familiar? You probably grew up watching Count von Count on "Sesame Street" -- and you're probably sad to he...

    12. Angry birds on Sesame Street want Obama to take down PBS ad

      Big Bird will not be anyone's political puppet. Sesame Workshop has asked the Obama campaign to take down a new TV ad that prominently features the famous talking bi...

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    3. This is your brain on Sesame Street

      Children aren't the only ones who can learn from Big Bird — brain scans of children and adults watching "Sesame Street" reveal how brains change as they learn readin...

    4. After the Show Show: Sesame Street

      Grover and Telly preview the upcoming Sesame Street military base tour

    5. Hand in the cookie jar? US ends funding for Pakistani 'Sesame Street' after alleged corruption

      The U.S. has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of "Sesame Street" in response to alleged corruption by the local puppet the...

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      It seems LiLo didn’t check into rehab Thursday as planned

    7. U.S. Bankrolls Pakistani Sesame Street Hoping It Will 'Increase Tolerance'

      Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch are nowhere in sight. But there's Elmo . And new creatures too, like Baily, a kindly donkey who loves to sing, and Haseen O Jameel, a v...

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