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To enter, fans and aspiring producers need create a profile on Indaba, so they can download the song stems; all entries must be submitted no later than August 26.

"Mariah is the queen of the remix," the singer's manager, Mark Sudack, told Billboard. "This contest is a way for her to continue being a pioneer in the remix world, potentially finding a new sound, a new power, a new energy in the online space, as opposed to just the go-to producers of the moment."

But the remix challenge is more than just a contest, Sudack confessed. "It's a marketing tool as much as it is a contest," he told the magazine. "But nowadays all you need is a laptop and a drum machine, and you have all the equipment that you need to go and make something that's hot and sounds special. There's so much potential talent out there that's untapped. You could have the next Jermaine Dupri sitting in a room somewhere, and he's got all the talent and all this genius with just no options to connect the dots."

MTV News' resident Mimi fanatic Kristin Grimmett had a few tips for anyone interested in trying their hand at a remix:

1. This song already has a remix with rapper T.I. For a remix of this particular track, it would be smart to go with a club beat.

2. Underneath it all, Mariah is very simple and prefers simple beats. Keep in mind that the song is about her voice, and the beat is there to accentuate her voice.

3. You can speed up the track, but don't forget that her lyrics are important. We should be able to understand every last line.

And I agree. She'd be the awesome girlfriend you'd have when you're 22, and you'd backpack around Europe with her, take mushrooms in a field and go to Ibiza. You’d stay up late, do bad things, swim in the ocean nude, drink Ouzo, laugh and get bright red from the sun. You would wear sandals. She'd wear a sarong. Then, like a decade later, you'd be staring out your window onto a cul-de-sac in Wisconsin and you'd think to yourself, "Wow, I wonder what she's doing right now."

And you'd die a little bit inside.

Ok, so I'm writing this on my blackberry as I'm rushing to the airport. Holy crap, we pulled it off! And you know what, for what is often a stuffy politician boys' club, most of the audience in New Hampshire were girls and I was glad I was representing. I felt really proud today, of our team, the students and everyone who participated online. I had heard rumors last night that students weren't allowed in the room at Dartmouth to participate in the Democratic debates....and that's infuriating, and if it's true, I hoped we proved how fatal that mistake can be for any campaign.

I don't usually get nervous, maybe because P. Diddy and Britney Spears don't seem as serious as the potential next PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I bold that because that was screaming in my head the whole time. And you know, to be honest, I feel like a lot of the press and the other half of America don't believe young people, MTV and politics should mix, so there's always that added pressure that someone expects you to fail.

I was hoping to meet the senator before we started, but he was 20 minutes late and he got to the campus and walked right on stage. I have to say, again *geek* warning, it was kinda like "dude, that guy is famous." He felt more like a rock star to me than some of the real rock stars. I could tell, because he was rushing to get to our forum, he didn't know what to expect and looked kind of surprised and nervous once he saw the crowd, the lights and the set. I think he thought he was going to walk into a little conference room with some snacks and a couple of poli-sci students.

The real stars were the people online, though. They added an element of surprise and a "real" factor. We weren't sure how the polling thing was gonna work, but even Edwards wanted to see how viewers online were responding to his answers as he was answering!!!! After shaking his hand at the end of the show (he's got a strong grip) I asked him what he thought of it all and he said "this was one of the most real conversations I've had."

On that note, I thought he was weak on his points about Iraq and Darfur, but strong on education and healthcare. Best line: he was going to have Congress give up their own health care if they didn’t pass a resolution for the rest of us. (That is, if he becomes president.) But the most poignant moment, and for me the one that makes it worthwhile is when I sit next to a student, like Josh, who is legally blind and asks what this fancy politician is going to do to help him find a cure for his degenerative ocular disease. That’s what it’s about to me.

On my way home! Xoxo

— He wants to create a national plan to pay ONE YEAR of public-college tuition, fees and books for more than two million students.
— Was the first candidate to create an agenda to address climate change, answering student activists and calling for a ban on all new coal plants.
— Edwards supports civil unions, but not gay marriage.
— He wants to end poverty completely at home by the year 2036, but has been criticized for that $400 dollar hair cut.
— Wants to have universal healthcare by asking businesses and government to work together and wants to create better healthcare markets that are more fair, diverse and extensive. And once insurance is affordable, require everyone to have it.
— Wants to stop the escalation and start an immediate drawdown of troops in Iraq.
— Wants to encourage and reward responsibility from fathers, requiring fathers on welfare to work and help them find jobs to help support single mothers. This is currently not a law in place for welfare reform.
— He wants to strengthen public schools by investing in good teachers and the retention of candidates in rural and urban districts.

— Wants to make sure we work with the cooperation of international community to aggregate intelligence to root out and shut down terrorist cells.
— Wants to control borders, stop illegal trafficking and at the same time end the backlog of background checks for people who already live in this country and are applying to become citizens. He does not think it is realistic to deport more than 12 million people, but rather believes that keeping families together should be a priority of immigration laws.

Some interesting personal facts:
— Four children: Wade (killed at age 16 in car accident), Cate (attending Harvard Law School), 25, Emma Claire, 9, and Jack 7.
— His wife, Elizabeth, is battling breast cancer; they met in law school.
— His favorite musician is Bruce Springsteen.
— His favorite movie is "Shawshank Redemption."
— First Car: Plymouth Duster

OK, this is just a start. Get your brains working, and I know you will have plenty to ask about. Ask him to prove it, to back it up, counter his views, state your opinions, and let's make sure these politicians know exactly how loud we can be!

xoxo

MTV, CBS and the New York Times did a poll of 659 17-29 year olds to ask them a whole lot of questions about politics, life, and this upcoming election. It’s a big study, so I just pulled some interesting facts I thought you guys might want to know about before asking that amazing question online at MySpace on Thursday!

--80% of you guys believe you will have an impact on this election. (Now let’s turn that into a promise!)
--More of you gals out there believe you will have an impact on this election than our male buddies. (Not that the brothers aren’t out there!)

--Here are the top 5 issues that you care most about:
1. Jobs/Economy (including the issue of job training.)
2. Iraq (most of you think that things are going very badly over there.)
3. Education (especially the issue of student loans)
4. Environment (with a big want to reduce oil consumption.)
5. Health Care Coverage (duh!)

--When asked if our President is doing a “good job”: 70% of the guys and 62% of the ladies disapproved.
--When asked the general question: is this country going in the right direction or on the wrong track? It was an almost even distribution of guys and girls saying we are on the wrong track.

Some other interesting facts: 7 out of 10 of those polled said they had no problem voting for someone who has smoked marijuana. (I don’t know, that made me kinda laugh, so I thought I’d throw that in there….just goes to show, maybe we’re a lot more concerned with some REAL issues.)

Another interesting Wiki fact, this is the first election without incumbents in the primaries since 1928! It just makes things more exciting…new blood, fresh ideas, BIG POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE!

Just a little research to help you get those burning questions out there on Thursday!

xoxo

So, I landed in New Hampshire last night, drove to campus and went straight to recruiting. Standing outside of a dining hall here at UNH, clipboard in hand, accosting every single student who walked by to see if they were interested in attending the forum and, better yet, if they had an intelligent question in mind. I got a lot of "No thanks" and a few "Whattya doin for dinners?" But also more "Who's John Edwards?" than I expected.

WHO'S JOHN EDWARDS????????????????

So, I'm wondering do you or someone you know, not know who John Edwards is? (No judgment, just pure curiosity.)

Many more students were enthusiastic about the chance to ask a PPTB (Possible President to Be) a question. My favorite was a girl who walked by with a sprained ankle and wanted to ask if she would have health insurance once she graduated should something like this happen to her again. Another football player is going to ask what the heck is going on with his gas prices. Both very good points. I'm optimistic!

Check out this article I read in the Wall Street Journal from September 21, “Keeping the Debate in Politics to This Side of ‘Pants on Fire.’” It’s all about these really great, accessible websites like factcheck.org and Politifact where “facts” from candidates are researched and rated from “true” to “pants on fire”. Funny right? The site doesn’t rate the overall “truthyness” of a candidate or takes sides. Now, through the power of the people online, every time a candidate gives a speech where there’s some really juicy number or fact that gives them an edge, there are places that will tell you exactly what it means and if it’s TRUE! Hey, I’m not saying politicians aren’t going to lie, it’s just getting harder to get away with it. And I say booyakash! to that.

From the Road,
Xo

Then he gets this big grin on his face and whispers, I’d like to hear someone ask the Senator, “what makes him think running a small law firm qualifies him to run a country?”

I hope that wasn’t “off the record.” Thoughts?

From the Road,
xo