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  'Idol' champ David Cook: I'm appreciative of Simon Cowell's apology

  May 22, 2008
  'Idol' champ David Cook: I'm appreciative of Simon Cowell's apology
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  David Cook beats David Archuleta, crowned 'American Idol' champ

  May 22, 2008
  David Cook took David Archuleta's Tuesday night "knockout" punch and came out a champ.
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  David Cook, David Archuleta take 'American Idol's stage for final time

  May 21, 2008
  Simon Cowell predicted David Cook would take home the American Idol seventh-season title, but it was David Archuleta who apparently scored the knockout during last night's final live performance episode.
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  Simon Cowell deems 'American Idol' finale David Archuleta 'knockout'

  May 20, 2008
  Simon Cowell deems 'American Idol' finale David Archuleta 'knockout'
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  Simon Cowell predicts David Cook will be 'American Idol' champion

  May 20, 2008
  Better late than never, Simon Cowell has finally delivered his favorite to win American Idol's seventh season.
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  Ex-'Idol' hopeful Josiah Leming signs deal with Warner Bros Records

  May 20, 2008
  Josiah Leming may not have been American Idol material, but the rejected seventh-season hopeful has still found a home for his burgeoning music career.
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  Syesha Mercado talks about her 'American Idol' experience

  May 16, 2008
  Syesha Mercado was a late-blooming American Idol seventh-season finalist, but once she hit her stride, she rode it all the way to the Top 3.
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  Syesha Mercado knew her 'American Idol' run was "over" on Tuesday

  May 15, 2008
  It may have taken her longer than everybody else, but even Syesha Mercado eventually came to the realization that American Idol's seventh-season finale would be a battle between David Archuleta and David Cook.
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  'American Idol' ousts Syesha Mercado, sets up David vs. David finale

  May 15, 2008
  The David Archuleta vs. David Cook finale predictions have come to fruition, as Syesha Mercado became the tenth finalist eliminated from American Idol's seventh season during last night's live results show on Fox.
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  'American Idol's Top 3 seventh-season finalists take to the stage

  May 14, 2008
  American Idol's Top 3 seventh-season finalists took the stage during last night's live performance episode, as each performed three songs and had three phone numbers for viewers to call and vote to determine which two would compete in next week's finale.

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