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  'American Idol' sends Carly Smithson home, reveals Top 5 finalists

  April 24, 2008
  Carly Smithson was revealed to be the seventh finalist eliminated from American Idol's seventh season during last night's live results show on Fox.
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  Simon Cowell denies he's split from longtime girlfriend Terri Seymour

  April 24, 2008
  While wedding bells may not be in Simon Cowell and Terri Seymour's future, a rumor of the couple splitting was apparently untrue.
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  'American Idol's Top 6 seventh-season finalists take to the stage

  April 23, 2008
  American Idol's Top 6 seventh-season finalists took the stage during last night's live performance episode, with each singing songs from an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
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  Kristy Lee Cook 'upset' by 'Idol' ouster, felt she was getting 'stronger'

  April 17, 2008
  Despite being among the bottom three vote getters four out of her six weeks in the Top 12, Kristy Lee Cook felt as though she was finally making strides as an American Idol seventh-season finalist -- which made her elimination last night even more difficult to digest.
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  'American Idol' sends Kristy Lee Cook home, reveals Top 6 finalists

  April 17, 2008
  Kristy Lee Cook was revealed to be the sixth finalist eliminated from American Idol's seventh season during last night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  'American Idol's Top 7 seventh-season finalists take to the stage

  April 16, 2008
  American Idol's Top 7 seventh-season finalists took the stage during last night's live performance episode broadcast, with each singing a Mariah Carey song.
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  Michael Johns dishes on his 'American Idol' journey, surprise ouster

  April 14, 2008
  Michael Johns said he was "definitely aware" of the boos raining down from American's Idol live studio audience after he became the fifth seventh-season finalist eliminated from the competition.
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  'American Idol' sends Michael Johns home, reveals Top 7 finalists

  April 11, 2008
  TiVo wasn't the only one surprised by last night's American Idol results
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  'American Idol's Top 8 seventh-season finalists take to the stage

  April 9, 2008
  American Idol's Top 8 seventh-season finalists took the stage during last night's live performance episode broadcast, with each singing inspirational songs to keep with the Idol Gives Back spirit.
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  'American Idol' judges predict David Archuleta vs. David Cook finale

  April 8, 2008
  Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson agree American Idol's seventh-season finale will be a showdown between David Archuleta and David Cook.

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