Members of the Bush administration scorned the Egyptian diplomat, believing he had actively sought to undermine U.S. attempts to pressure Iran over its nuclear program while headingthe IAEA. They specifically said Mr. ElBaradei buried documents that showed Tehran had been experimenting with building nuclear warheads and long-range nuclear-tipped missiles.
Though Idol shed another 9% of its viewership and was out-rated by reality rival Dancing with the Stars on more than one occasion last season, it remains the no. 1 program by a sizable margin heading into its tenth year on the air.