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Reality Check: Archuleta's a Knockout on 'Idol'
Reality Check: Archuleta's a Knockout on 'Idol'
While there have been brief interludes this season where we've entertained the notion that David Archuleta may not be crowned the "Idol" winner, those days are now long over.
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Idol Headlines for 5/21/08
mjsbigblog — ... night’s final sing-off, Archuleta blew him out of the water and more than did justice to his (er, his dad’s?) lifelong dream. First, he went along with the silly boxing analogies the producers seemed intent on hammering home, gamely calling his first song a “match.” Then he showed just how likable he was by blurting out how “awesome” David Cook was right after Simon announced that they’d have to hate each other to win. Fox News Cook out? Nope, rocker deserves to win by Ayla Brown ...

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