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"American Idol" winner

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-05-25 09:47

Taylor Hicks (R) of Birmingham, Alabama is congratulated by fellow finalist Katharine McPhee (C) of Los Angeles and host Ryan Seacrest after Hicks was named the new "American Idol" during the show's finale at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, May 24, 2006. [Reuters]