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How 23-year-old Candice Glover of South Carolina won the 12th season of 'American Idol'
• LOS ANGELES (AP) -- With a flawless voice that recalled past "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination after not making it in previous seasons, Candice Glover did the one thing Hudson wasn't able to do: She won the title of "American Idol."
• "I always knew for some reason that it would happen if I kept going," said Glover backstage Thursday after her coronation.
• The 23-year-old vocal powerhouse from St. Helena Island, S.C., auditioned for the ninth and 11th seasons of the Fox singing competition but didn't ascend to the finals until this season.
• Glover looked stunned when "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest announced amid a flurry of confetti that she had bested soulful 22-year-old country singer Kree Harrison from Woodville, Texas.
• "I don't remember him saying my name," said Glover. "I do remember confetti getting in my mouth."
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Friday, May 17, the 137th day of 2013. There are 228 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On May 17, 1973, a special committee convened by the U.S. Senate began its televised hearings into the Watergate scandal.
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• On this date:
• In 1510, Early Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli died in Florence, Italy; he was probably in his mid 60s.
• In 1792, the New York Stock Exchange had its origins as a group of brokers met under a tree on Wall Street.
• In 1849, fire erupted in St. Louis, Mo., resulting in the loss of three lives, more than 400 buildings and some two dozen steamships.
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