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</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clay Aiken Reaches Out to Kenyan Children</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20214673,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20214673,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The traveling dad-to-be blogs about the importance of a child's education</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pals Say Clay Aiken Will Be a 'Good Parent'</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20204234,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20204234,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>"It's a good time for him to be a dad," says fellow American Idol Carmen Rasmusen</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fans Show Support for Clay Aiken</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203587,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203587,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>"Claymates" couldn't be happier about the singer and Jaymes Foster's baby news</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clay Aiken Is Going to Be a Dad</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203048,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203048,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The singer is expecting his first child with Jaymes Foster in August</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 16:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clay Aiken: My Private Life Is My Business</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195527,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195527,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The singer says the public doesn't "want stuff like that pushed in their face"</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clay Aiken Defends His Busy Schedule</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194981,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194981,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>His workload has prevented him from his duties on a presidential committee, he says</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clay Aiken Album to Be Released in May</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20179153,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20179153,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Get ready Claymates, a new Clay Aiken album is just around the corner. 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