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  Simon Cowell sees 'Idol's David Hernandez, Kristy Lee Cook in trouble

  March 12, 2008
  Simon Cowell was initially leery of allowing David Hernandez into American Idol's seventh-season Top 24 -- and despite the former male stripper wowing the judge in recent weeks, Cowell feels his poor performance during last night's live episode broadcast could hurt Hernandez with home viewers.
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  'American Idol' Top 12 seventh-season finalists take to the stage

  March 12, 2008
  American Idol's Top 12 seventh-season finalists took the stage for the first time during last night's live performance episode broadcast, singing songs from the famed John Lennon/Paul McCartney songbook.
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  'American Idol' cuts final four semifinalists, reveals Top 12 finalists

  March 7, 2008
  American Idol's Top 12 seventh-season finalists were revealed during last night's live results show broadcast that eliminated the competition's final four semifinalists.
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  'American Idol' Top 8 male semifinalists take to the stage and perform

  March 5, 2008
  On the cusp of the finals, American Idol's seventh-season Top 8 male semifinalists gave it their all in one last attempt to woo home viewers during last night's Fox broadcast
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  'American Idol' semifinalist Alexandrea Lushington dishes on ouster

  March 3, 2008
  Alexandrea Lushington was "kind of surprised" to be eliminated during American Idol's Thursday night results show broadcast, but the seventh-season semifinalist said she understands it was time for her journey to come to an end.
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  'American Idol' eliminates four more seventh-season semifinalists

  February 29, 2008
  Simon Cowell's "dark horse" and three victims of poor song selection were eliminated during last night's live American Idol seventh-season results show broadcast that revealed the Top 16 semifinalists.
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  Simon Cowell says he won't make 'American Idol 7' winner prediction

  February 28, 2008
  Although he's never been one to keep his opinions to himself, Simon Cowell is apparently planning to forgo a prediction of American Idol's next champion.
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  'American Idol 7' Top 10 male semifinalists take to the stage

  February 27, 2008
  American Idol's seventh-season Top 10 male semifinalists continued their push for the finals during last night's Fox broadcast, singing songs from the 1970s.
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  'American Idol 7' Top 12 male semifinalists take the stage and perform

  February 20, 2008
  The Top 12 male semifinalists kicked-off American Idol's seventh-season during last night's Fox broadcast, singing songs from the 1960s.
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  'American Idol' producer: Carly Smithson controversy not logical

  February 15, 2008
  Although it has yet to be mentioned in any of the show's broadcasts and also wasn't noted in the biographical information Fox released after the season's semifinalists were formally revealed on Wednesday, American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe insists the show isn't trying to hide the existence of seventh-season Top 24 semifinalist Carly Smithson's previous big-budget recording contract.

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