usmagazine.com - 5/22/2008
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David Archuleta says he wasn't shocked when his name wasn't called on Wednesday's American Idol finale .
"Oh, I was pretty sure Cook was going to win anyway!" he told Usmagazine.com after the show. "You know, he's such a great guy. I'm so glad that people really appreciate what he'd been doing because he put a lot of work into this.
"He's been my role model," Archuleta added. "Just a great person to look up to. He's been my big brother through this."
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David Archuleta Smiling Through The Pain
Socialite Life —
David Archuleta is no sore loser. He's overjoyed and proud of David Cook and loves his Dad who is in no way a maniac and loves ice cream and baseball and loves to sing and yadda yadda yadda happiness! You're 17, you lost big. You should be throwing your bat into the dugout and kicking dirt on the umpire. That would be Simon Cowell.
"Oh, I was pretty sure Cook was going to win anyway!" Archuleta says. "You know, he's such a great guy. I'm so glad that people really appreciate what he'd been doing because he put a lot of work ...
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