With the Irish rocker gone, only five finalists remain!
One night after the Final 6 tackled the show tunes of ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, the light died down on "Broadway" for CARLY SMITHSON, whom viewers sent packing on Wednesday evening's results show.
"I apologize for giving you a compliment last night -- kiss of death," SIMON COWELL jested with the tattooed singer, adding: "But let me tell you, Carly, you can leave with your head held high."
Other finalists to escape this week with their chins up were SYESHA MERCADO, who joined Carly in the Bottom 2, and BROOKE WHITE, whose face froze in shock upon learning that she wasn't in the Bottom 2 after fudging the opening words to "You Must Love Me" on Tuesday night.
In a sharp turnaround, the Republican candidates has opened a 5-point lead on his Democratic rival and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll.
AFP - Georgia's South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions planned rallies Thursday to ask Russia for recognition as independent states, two weeks after Russian troops occupied both provinces.
