In `Idol' bout, 'Archie' declared knockout winner (AP)

 
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maybe Simon Cowell was trying to galvanize David Cook's fans when he declared David Archuleta the knockout winner in the final matchup of "American Idol." (link)

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