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'''[[Sylvia Browne]]''' is a bestselling American author on the subject of [[spirituality]] who describes herself as a [[psychic]] and [[medium]]. She has been involved in numerous controversies regarding her claims, abilities and predictions. Critics such as [[James Randi]], with whom she has had a long running feud, say that she is a [[cold reading|cold reader]] whose readings are indistinguishable from those achieved by [[mentalism|mentalists]] using [[cold reading|cold]] and [[hot reading]] techniques. Recent press coverage has asserted that she is overall inaccurate, claimed to have given insight into how she treats her fans, and reported her feelings about critics like Randi.<ref name="Guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2198928,00.html Is she for real?] Saturday October 27, 2007, The Guardian by Jon Ronson</ref>
Sylvia herself has claimed that not all her readings are 100% accurate. There are so many more positive aspects than negative. Wouldn't u get a little tired of seeing millions of people all the time? Are u going to smile at every one? No.
== Introduction to predictions ==
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Although Browne has made many public predictions, according to [[James Randi]] her accuracy rate has been no better than educated guessing.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.randi.org/jr/012805opinions.html| title=Sylvia Browne's Clock-Update |publisher=[[James Randi Educational Foundation]] |date=2005-01-28 | first=James | last=Randi | accessdate= 2006-10-25}}</ref> Among her predictions, that [[Bill Clinton]] was falsely accused in the [[Lewinsky scandal]] (proved incorrect), that [[George H. W. Bush]] would defeat Bill Clinton in the 1992 U.S. presidential election (Bush lost), that [[Bill Bradley]] would win the 2000 U.S. presidential election with the [[Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform Party]] coming in second,<ref name="Predictions2000">{{cite news | url=http://www.sylvia.org/home/2000pred.cfm | title=Predictions for the year 2000 | publisher=Sylvia.org |year=2000 | first=Sylvia | last=Browne | accessdate = 2006-08-18}}</ref> the "hiding in caves" of [[Osama bin Laden]] and [[Saddam Hussein]] (found in a spider hole in the ground), the death of bin Laden (later reported by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] as incorrect), a verdict of guilty in the [[People v. Jackson|2005 child molestation trial]] of [[Michael Jackson]]<ref>Setoodeh, Ramin (January 14, 2005) [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6826824/site/newsweek/ Psychic Sylvia Browne's Predictions for 2005] ''msnbc.com''</ref> (Jackson was acquitted), and the cure and prevention of [[breast cancer]] by the end of 1999.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19990421191948/sylvia.org/1999.htm Psychic Sylvia Browne - 1999 Predictions - 408.379.7070<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Browne appeared on CNN's ''[[Larry King Live]]'' eight days before the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and failed to predict the event,<ref name="CNN09032001">{{cite news | url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0109/03/lkl.00.html | title=Are Psychics Real? | publisher=[[CNN]]/''[[Larry King Live]]'' |date=2001-09-03 | first=Larry | last=King | accessdate = 2006-08-18}}</ref> but after the fact claimed she had disturbing dreams involving a lot of fire in the week preceding the attack. She also stated on ''[[The Montel Williams Show]]'''s New Years Predictions that [[Brad Pitt]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]] would have a baby that year (they never had a child, and divorced in 2005).
[[Janet McDonald]], an author of books for young adults, describes her experience receiving a psychic reading via phone, for which she paid Browne $700. Browne predicted a "really long life" for McDonald, who died of cancer at 53 just over four years later.<ref name="Salon">[http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2003/01/08/psychic/index.html Crystal bawl.] January 8, 2003 Salon.com article by Janet McDonald.</ref><ref name="McD">[http://www.projectgirl.com/ Official website] with notice of her death.</ref><ref>Whelan, Debra Lau. [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6434296.html Young Adult Author Janet McDonald Dies at 53]. ''School Library Journal''. [[April 16]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[January 4]], [[2008]].</ref>
Of her predictions that might be considered accurate, many are predictions that are easy to make. Examples from the list of predictions for the 21st century cited above: "Elizabeth Taylor ends up back at the Betty Ford Center"; "Neither Warren Beatty nor Donald Trump has any success in politics"; "Air travel reaches an all-time high, but because of overbookings and poor service, the airlines will need to revamp their scheduling practices".
== Sago Mine controversy ==
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