1.0 link 102997 <![CDATA["American Idol" Winner: David Cook]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/21/american-idol-winner-davi_n_102997.html LOS ANGELES &mdash; The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the "American Idol" title Wednesday, and it wasn't as much of a surprise as it seemed.

While the judges all but crowned 17-year-old David Archuleta the night before, the voters decided otherwise _ and in a huge and unexpected way. Host Ryan Seacrest said before the results that that the margin was 12 million votes, and it turns out they broke in the favor of the...

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