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BREAKING NEWS: Malawi Judge Denies Madonna's Adoption Bid

Apr. 3 2009, Published 9:29 a.m. ET

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Madonna Friday was rejected in her bid to a adopt 4-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" James by a Malawi judge, the AP reported.

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Prospective parents must live the country for an 18-month period before they are eligible to adopt children there, the judge said in giving a reason why the application was rejected.

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Madonna -- who can appeal the ruling -- adopted her 3-year-old son, David, in 2006, despite never having spent an extended period of time in the African nation. 

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