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'American Idol' hopefuls descend on the Meadowlands

(AP) - New Jersey's aspiring AmericanIdols will get a shot at auditioning Tuesday. Thousands of people from New Jersey and as far away asCalifornia have been flocking to the Meadowlands over the past

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