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• n  any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

• Oprah made the procedure sound like something halfway between winning the lottery and discovering your fairy godmother: "Every woman watching, this is going to change your life .
• But the book's real pull was its take on the Cinderella story, with Sayuri as the young heroine, Mameha as the fairy godmother, Hatsumomo as the evil stepmother and the Chairman, a .
• Arroyo is godmother to one of Pineda's sons.

News & Articles

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• Mother, godmother charged with murder of autistic teenager
  CHICAGO, June 13 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Illinois say the mother and godmother of a 14-year-old autistic boy tried to take their own lives after killing him.
  June 13, 2013 - UPI
• Alex Spourdalakis' mother, godmother charged with murder
  A judge has ordered no bond for the mother and godmother accused of murdering an autistic teen in River Grove.
  June 12, 2013 - ABC 7 Chicago
• Alex Spourdalakis' mother, godmother charged with first degree murder: Police
  First degree murder charges have been filed against the mother and godmother of a River Grove boy with severe autism.
  June 12, 2013 - ABC 7 Chicago

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Washington Post
  In a statement, President Barack Obama called her "the godmother of the civil rights movement" and a hero to Americans.
• Dolly Parton in CDInsight
  Although Parton feels that Cyrus is doing well on her own, she still says, "I'm her fairy godmother.......... She does not need my advice, but she's often asking for information and advice, and I tell her what I know, but I think the girl's doing...
• Robin Givhan in Slate
  The tale of Susan Boyle will not be complete until the shy spinster blossoms,writes Givhan. "Those who have been entranced by her story so far should let Boyle's fairy godmother finish her work."