"American Idol" final (Reuters) Updated: 2006-05-24 10:23

"American Idol" finalists Taylor Hicks (R) and Katharine McPhee look at the
audience at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, May 23, 2006. The winner will be
announced in a televised finale on Wednesday night, when an expected 50 million
telephone and text-message ballots have been tabulated.
[Reuters]
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