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  'Idol' finalist Melinda Doolittle "had an idea" she'd be going home

  May 17, 2007
  If home viewers, the studio audience and even the judges were shocked at the outcome of last night's American Idol live results show that revealed the sixth season's Top 2 finalists, imagine how Melinda Doolittle must have felt.  But apparently she wasn't as surprised as one might think when she discovered she'd be leaving the competition.
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  'American Idol' cuts Melinda Doolittle, sets up Jordin vs. Blake finale

  May 17, 2007
  Hopefully American Idol judge Simon Cowell isn't a betting man.  In a somewhat surprising result -- and one Cowell wasn't expecting -- Idol eliminated Melinda Doolittle during Wednesday night's live broadcast of the Fox reality show's penultimate results show, clearing the way for Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis to compete in next week's sixth season Idol finale.
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  'American Idol's sixth season Top 3 take the stage and perform

  May 16, 2007
  Threes were wild last night when American Idol's sixth season Top 3 took the stage, as each performed three songs and had three phone numbers for viewers to call and vote for which two would compete in next week's finale.
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  Ousted 'Idol' finalist Lakisha Jones dishes on Cowell kiss, Sanjaya

  May 11, 2007
  Every contestant in American Idol's history -- be it an untalented hopeful or eventual winner -- has felt the sharp-tongue of Simon Cowell.  But recently ousted American Idol sixth season finalist Lakisha Jones is the only one who also knows what his lips feel like.
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  'American Idol' eliminates Lakisha Jones, reveals its Top 3 finalists

  May 10, 2007
  Lakisha Jones became the ninth finalist eliminated from American Idol's sixth season during Wednesday night's live broadcast of the Fox reality show's results show.
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  'American Idol's sixth season Top 4 take the stage and perform

  May 9, 2007
  American Idol's sixth season Top 4 took the stage last night and performed disco tunes from the 1970s while being mentored by Bee Gees' singer Barry Gibb.
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  'American Idol 2007' summer tour dates and locations announced

  May 7, 2007
  American Idol's sixth season Top 10 finalists won't be seeing the beach very much this summer -- they'll be too busy performing on the show's American Idol 2007 concert tour that was announced Friday.
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  Ousted 'American Idol' finalist Phil Stacey handicaps the Top 4 finalists

  May 4, 2007
  Who better to handicap the four remaining finalists on American Idol's sixth season than somebody that's spent almost every waking moment of the last three months in their presence?
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  'American Idol' cuts Phil Stacey and Chris Richardson, reveals Top 4

  May 3, 2007
  Phil Stacey and Chris Richardson became the seventh and eight finalists eliminated from American Idol's sixth season during Wednesday night's live broadcast of the Fox reality show's results show.
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  'American Idol's sixth season Top 6 take the stage and perform (again)

  May 2, 2007
  American Idol's sixth season Top 6 took the stage for a second time last night and performed songs from 1980s rock group Bon Jovi while being mentored by its famous frontman Jon Bon Jovi.

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